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

2. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?
(a) From well-chosen friends.
(b) From the passage of time.
(c) From her ancestors.
(d) From effort and hard work.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?

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

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

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