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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 first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

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

3. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?
(a) Night and daybreak.
(b) Gathering clouds and rain.
(c) The directions east and west.
(d) A seed and a sprout.

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

5. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Internal rhyme.
(c) Rhetorical question.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?

2. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?

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

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

5. What technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?

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