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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. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Sexiness.

2. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?
(a) "Again I rise."
(b) "I rise."
(c) "Still I rise."
(d) "I rise and rise."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?

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

3. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?

4. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?

5. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?

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