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

2. What technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?
(a) Kenning.
(b) Innuendo.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?

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