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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 kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?
(a) The "certainty of springtime."
(b) The "certainty of air."
(c) The "certainty of tides."
(d) The "certainty of history."

2. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?
(a) A romantic partner.
(b) People of the past.
(c) Scholars and critics.
(d) An unnamed oppressor.

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

4. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?
(a) Cradled.
(b) Decorated.
(c) Troubled.
(d) Inspired.

5. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?
(a) Sad and meek.
(b) Angry and afraid.
(c) Tired and distracted.
(d) Distant and uninvolved.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?

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

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

4. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?

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

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