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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Nelson Mandela born?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1908.

2. Shakur writes in "Liberty Needs Glasses" that "Justice stubbed her Big Toe on" whom?
(a) "Nixon."
(b) "The Indians."
(c) "Castro."
(d) "Mandela."

3. "Or My Soul" is dedicated to whom?
(a) "Dads."
(b) "Moms."
(c) "Uncles."
(d) "Aunts."

4. "For Mrs. Hawkins" is written in the memory of whom?
(a) James Joseph.
(b) Yusef Hawk.
(c) Yusef James.
(d) Joseph Hawk.

5. What is the first line of the only untitled poem in Section 3?
(a) "Joy is overcome by Pain."
(b) "The night is overcome by Brightness."
(c) "Strength is overcome by weakness."
(d) "And Love-it remains the same"

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet claims in "Government Assistance or My Soul" that he would "go hungry and homeless" before what?

2. When did Ronald Reagan begin his term as U.S. President?

3. To whom is "Wife 4 Life" dedicated?

4. What does the rose prove wrong by learning to walk without feet in "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"?

5. Whose blood does the poet write of being in his veins in "For Mrs. Hawkins"?

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