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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poetry in "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" was written from 1989 until when?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1992.

2. In "The Promise," Shakur writes, "I too would be afraid of passion governed by" what?
(a) Money.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Reason.

3. Oliver North was involved in what political scandal?
(a) The Kennedy assassination.
(b) The Vietnam war.
(c) Watergate.
(d) Iran-Contra Affair.

4. Shakur writes in "When Ure Hero Falls," "when ure Hero falls so do" what?
(a) "Ure villains."
(b) "Hopes and dreams."
(c) "The stars."
(d) "Expectations."

5. What "always prevail" in the poem "Nightmares"?
(a) "The pure at heart."
(b) "The rich and powerful."
(c) "Those who R with god."
(d) "The righteous."

Short Answer Questions

1. What ceases to work "when your hero falls from grace" in "When Ure Hero Falls"?

2. The poet asks "Does that make me" what "2 deny the world of my salvation" in "A Love Unspoken"?

3. What did "they" order the execution of in "Just a Breath of Freedom"?

4. George Jackson was co-founder of what prison gang?

5. What does the poet say [you] raise in pride in "Just a Breath of Freedom"?

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