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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) Intelligence.
(b) Sexiness.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Beauty.

2. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Dialect.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Parallelism.

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 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."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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