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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) An unnamed oppressor.
(c) People of the past.
(d) A romantic partner.

2. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?
(a) A lake.
(b) A river.
(c) A stream.
(d) An ocean.

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

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

5. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Personification.
(d) Juxtaposition.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What techniques are used in line 19, "’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines"?

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

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

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