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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. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Sexiness.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Intelligence.

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

3. What technique is used in line 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Allegory.

4. 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."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?

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

3. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?

4. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?

5. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?

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