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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) ABAC.
(b) ABBA.
(c) ABAB.
(d) ABCB.

2. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?
(a) Intelligent and curious.
(b) Lively and confident.
(c) Brave and perseverent.
(d) Lighthearted and silly.

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

4. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Rhetorical question.
(d) Internal rhyme.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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