This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Maya Angelou > Maya Angelou – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Maya Angelou Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did Maya Angelou win two NAACP awards? A) Teaching students. B) Building friendships. C) Authoring books. D) Showing hate to others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Authoring books. 2. How many awards did Maya Angelou win? A) 54 awards. B) 3 awards. C) 36 awards. D) 100+ awards. E) 24 awards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 54 awards. 3. Who is on the heads side of the Maya Angelou quarter? A) Kanye West. B) Alain McNeil. C) George Washington. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George Washington. 4. How are Maya Angelou and Helen Keller similar? A) Both are singers. B) Both are dancers. C) Both are authors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are authors. 5. Who is the persona of the poem? A) Voiceless in society. B) Black people who lost their freedom and rights. C) People who are victims of discrimination. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black people who lost their freedom and rights. 6. Pick the best synonym for the word fray. A) Conflict. B) Converse. C) Sew. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 7. What is the Message (or meaning) of this poem? A) To list the things you're scared of. B) Face your fears with courage. C) Kids are afraid of lots of things. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Face your fears with courage. 8. "Your smile is like the sunlight" is an example of a ..... A) Imagery. B) Autobiography. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 9. Which of the following was NOT a struggle Maya faced during her life? A) She didn't learn to read until she was 14 years old. B) She faced racial discrimination and prejudices. C) She did not speak for 5 years. D) She moved back and forth between her mother's and grandmother's homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She didn't learn to read until she was 14 years old. 10. What was the title of Maya Angelou's first autobiography? A) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. B) Gather Together in My Name. C) Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas. D) The Heart of a Woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 11. The final two lines of Maya Angelou's "The Lesson, " printed below, illustrate which literary device? I keep on dying, Because I love to live. A) Parameter. B) Parabola. C) Parenthesis. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paradox. 12. How was self-expression conveyed through the poem? A) The caged bird singing. B) "his wings are clipped and his feet are tied". C) Free bird. D) Bars of rage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The caged bird singing. 13. She was born in ..... A) St. Francisco. B) California. C) Missouri. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Missouri. 14. True or False:The only thing she is famous for is her acting A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What does the caged bird's singing reveal about him? A) He is terribly unhappy. B) He prefers to sing rather than to fly. C) He does not know how to sing. D) Singing is the only way he can talk to other birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is terribly unhappy. 16. Poems collectively or as a genre of literature A) Rhythm. B) Poem. C) Rhyme. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poetry. 17. The mood varies throughout the poem A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Which word is a synonym for memoir as it is used in the text? A) Truck. B) Book. C) Paragraph. D) Laptop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Book. 19. Choose the NEAR RHYME example: A) I go BOO // They go SHOO. B) I just SMILE // They go WILD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I just SMILE // They go WILD. 20. In Maya Angelou's writings, what is the connotation of the word 'hope'? A) Negative and discouraging. B) Neutral and indifferent. C) Confusing and ambiguous. D) Positive and uplifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Positive and uplifting. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets QuizzesMaya Angelou Quiz 1Maya Angelou Quiz 2Maya Angelou Quiz 3Maya Angelou Quiz 4Maya Angelou Quiz 5Maya Angelou Quiz 6Maya Angelou Quiz 7Maya Angelou Quiz 8Maya Angelou Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books