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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Shining Star Within," the poet writes, "in this place no one Dares 2 Breathe / in Fear of" what?
(a) Persecution.
(b) Self-expression.
(c) The truth.
(d) Vengence.

2. What did "they" order the execution of in "Just a Breath of Freedom"?
(a) "All minds they couldn't control."
(b) "Free thinking."
(c) "Active Imaginations."
(d) "Intelligence."

3. The poet claims in "Government Assistance or My Soul" that he would "go hungry and homeless" before what?
(a) "Taking handouts."
(b) "The American Government gets my soul."
(c) "Filling out all the paperwork."
(d) "Eating bad food."

4. What "means nothing" in "When Ure Heart Turns Cold"?
(a) "The life of another."
(b) "A mother's love."
(c) "A father's pride."
(d) "A baby's cry."

5. What single word is written in all capital letters in "In the Depths of Solitude"?
(a) WARRIOR.
(b) COMPLETELY.
(c) CONSTANTLY.
(d) LOVE.

Short Answer Questions

1. "From First Glance" is dedicated to whom?

2. To whom is "Black Woman" dedicated?

3. Shakur opens "Black Woman" with "The day I met u I saw" what?

4. What is the first line of the only untitled poem in Section 3?

5. Of what does the poet write "nah I leave the cutting up 2 Dize" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?

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