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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Still I Rise," Lines 1 - 43 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?
(a) The "certainty of air."
(b) The "certainty of tides."
(c) The "certainty of springtime."
(d) The "certainty of history."

2. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?
(a) Persistence.
(b) Independence.
(c) Endurance.
(d) Power.

3. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?
(a) Apostrophe.
(b) Verbal irony.
(c) Catalog.
(d) Allegory.

4. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?
(a) Intelligent and curious.
(b) Lighthearted and silly.
(c) Brave and perseverent.
(d) Lively and confident.

5. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?
(a) "I rise and rise."
(b) "Still I rise."
(c) "Again I rise."
(d) "I rise."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?

2. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?

3. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?

4. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?

5. Which is the best definition for "trod" in the context of line 3?

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