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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) An unnamed oppressor.
(b) A romantic partner.
(c) People of the past.
(d) Scholars and critics.

2. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?
(a) Mean-spirited and petty.
(b) Strange and eccentric.
(c) Sneaky and dishonest.
(d) Arrogant and proud.

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

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

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) Personification.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?

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

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

4. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?

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

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