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Maya Angelou Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. She had a very ..... collection of furniture in her living room.
2. So many people were dying in Guam. and Germany.
3. A reader might criticize the sentence '' No absences, no tardiness, and my academic work was among the best of the year" (par. 11) for
4. Pick the best synonym for the word redeem.
5. Determine the quantity of prepositional phrases in this sentence:Maya Angelou lived in different countries during her lifetime so that she could experience a variety of cultures and share her understanding that we are all one big happy family.
6. Average. Across a period, effective nuclear charge increases as ..... remains constant.
7. A written account of one's personal life.
8. An art paint medium that is water soluble and is used for canvas painting.
9. How does Maya Angelou describe the power of love in 'Love Liberates'?
10. What does "black ocean" represent?
11. Reread lines 10-13. What do you learn about King from Angelou's description of him?
12. What kind of thoughts often disrupt our sleep at night?
13. Maya's words have been read by people all over the world.
14. Salvador Dali is associated with which art movement?
15. In 1954, the Supreme Court declared that it was not constitutional to ..... schools and that schools had to accept students of all races.
16. After a long and interesting life, she decided to write a ..... about her experiences.
17. What attitude can you infer about the speaker?
18. They had a heart to heart talk.
19. According to the article, who did Maya Angelou work with to fight for civil rights?
20. What is one thing Maya Angelou talked about in "Still I Rise" ?
21. Care is to careful as ..... is to essential.
22. The author uses which of the following text structure styles in this poem:
23. What did Maya call her mother?
24. When my bones are stiff and aching, And my feet won't climb the stair, I will only ask one favor:Don't bring me no rocking chair. This extract features .....
25. Similes and metaphors are examples of ..... , as they do not mean what they literally say, and they make writing more colorful.
26. Average. Oxygen is essential in cellular respiration. What is the role of oxygen in the electron transport chain?
27. How long was Maya Angelou mute?
28. Why was Maya's book special?
29. What do the rhyming words rage and cage in stanza 2 emphasize?
30. When someone overcomes an obstacle they
31. Average. Which of the following is also known as a spreading center?
32. "Like travelers with exotic destinations on their minds, the graduates were remarkably forgetful" (par.1) is an example of
33. What was her story about?
34. "Don't bring me no rocking chair." is an example of .....
35. When is her birthday?
36. Democrat is to democracy as ..... is to aristocracy.
37. What does 'coyness' mean?
38. "Like a sack left on a shelf" is an example of [ ..... ]
39. Which of the selections has the most bitter tone?
40. Easy. Which is NOT considered as a major rock type?
41. Which of the following is a complex sentence?
42. The caged bird can be interpreted as a metaphor expressing the importance of
43. Memoir is another name for autobiography.
44. Read the sentence and decide whether it is correct or incorrect. Maya Angelou holds the record, for the longest running non-fiction paperback book on the New York Times Bestseller list.
45. How did Mrs. Flowers influence Angelou's life?
46. Who invited the public to submit names for consideration on the quarter?
47. Since Maya loved dancing and singing what occupation did she choose?
48. Which statement best describes the structure of "Caged Bird" ?
49. How does the poem's final stanza differ from the ones before it?
50. The free bird dares to claim the sky.
51. In 1969, Random House published I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, immediately rocketing Angelou to international fame. What is the meaning of the word "rocketing" in this sentence?
52. What does sympathy means?
53. What is DIFFERENT about Maya Angelou's focus in 'Love Liberates' from Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech?
54. Which word means "to connect with another by sharing one's personal thoughts and feelings on a deep level" ?
55. Where do you recognize Maya Angelou from?
56. Reread lines 45-49. What does King's statement suggest about him?
57. Where had she seen the job advertised?
58. "Looking at him in my office, alone, was like seeing a lion sitting down at my dining-room table eating a plate of mustard greens." This line is an example of what kind of figurative language?
59. In stanza 8, what is the meaning of "In minor ways we differ / in major we're the same."
60. The phrase "still I rise" that is repeated throughout the poem is an example of .....
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