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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. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?
(a) Scholars and critics.
(b) A romantic partner.
(c) People of the past.
(d) An unnamed oppressor.

2. What techniques are used in line 19, "’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines"?
(a) Sibilance and onomatopoeia.
(b) Alliteration and assonance.
(c) Assonance and sibilance.
(d) Onomatopoeia and alliteration.

3. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?
(a) ABAB.
(b) ABCB.
(c) ABAC.
(d) ABBA.

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

5. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Nikki Giovanni.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Alice Walker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?

3. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?

4. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?

5. What technique is used in line 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?

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