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

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

3. Why is the speaker's past "rooted in pain" (line 32)?
(a) Because of bigotry and discrimination.
(b) Because no one appreciates her value.
(c) Because she has been abandoned by someone she loves.
(d) Because of the death of a loved one.

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

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) Persistence.
(c) Independence.
(d) Endurance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?

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

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