This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Maya Angelou > Maya Angelou – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Maya Angelou Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read these lines from the poem. But a bird that stalksdown his narrow cagecan seldom see throughhis bars of rage What do these lines reveal about the caged bird? A) The caged bird is aware of its surroundings. B) The caged bird has strong feelings about his situation. C) The caged bird is satisfied with its life. D) The caged bird has difficulty flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The caged bird has strong feelings about his situation. 2. The rhyme scheme follows an aabbccddeeffgg structure throughout the poem A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Which of the options is the correct level according to the intensity of the feeling? A) Annoyed, grumpy, angry. B) Angry, angry, annoyed. C) Annoyed, angry, squeamish. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Annoyed, angry, squeamish. 4. Where was Maya's hometown? A) Alabama. B) Alaska. C) Atlanta. D) Arkansas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arkansas. 5. What is the name of the program that includes coins featuring prominent women in American history? A) Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020. B) Women on Coins. C) Money Making Women. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020. 6. What does the repetition of stanza 3 emphasize about the poem's theme? A) The caged bird dreams of freedom. B) The only thing the caged bird has its voice. C) The songs of caged bird ignored. D) The caged bird is down by its situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The only thing the caged bird has its voice. 7. Her books and poems filled with ..... , Like similes, metaphors, and imagery. A) Resilience. B) Autobiography. C) Figurative Language. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figurative Language. 8. (adj) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious A) Transmitters. B) Fated. C) Inanimate. D) Auspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transmitters. 9. What is the best description of a theme for this story? A) People do not gain self-confidence until they realize that their existence matters. B) Listen to those who have more life experience. C) It is important to read in order to self-educate. D) Life lessons sometimes come from surprising opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People do not gain self-confidence until they realize that their existence matters. 10. What organizational pattern is used throughout the passage? A) Cause and Effect. B) Problem and Solution. C) Chronological. D) Enumeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chronological. 11. What was Maya Angelou's true love? A) Dancing. B) Acting. C) Writing. D) Singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing. 12. What is the purpose of the first paragraph in this article? A) To tell the reader why Maya Angelou is so important. B) To tell the reader about all of the awards Maya Angelou has received. C) To give the reader background information about Maya Angelou's childhood. D) To tell the reader about Maya's brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give the reader background information about Maya Angelou's childhood. 13. The content of stanza 3 is repeated in stanza 6. This repetition is called A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Internal rhyme. D) Chorus or refrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chorus or refrain. 14. What does the "grave of dreams" refer to? A) Death of hope for freedom. B) Many slaves with the dream of freedom, died. C) Discrimination is finally rid of. D) Death of Maya Angelou. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death of hope for freedom. 15. The "grave dream" represents A) A feeling of ignorance. B) Where the bird will die. C) The possibility for the future. D) A feeling of hopelessness because the dream is desroyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A feeling of hopelessness because the dream is desroyed. 16. From these four selections, you can conclude that Angelou A) Is concerned about the hardships many people face in life. B) Believes that she has had an easy life. C) Thinks people make their own "cages" in life. D) Believes we cannot get out of the situation into which we are born. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is concerned about the hardships many people face in life. 17. Fact or Opinion-Maya Angelou was the best writer ever. A) Fact. B) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opinion. 18. Why does the caged bird sing? A) It wants to challenge the free bird. B) It has to make others feel good. C) It wants to entertain people. D) It has only one way to express itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has only one way to express itself. 19. In "New Directions" what does Angelou's grandmother mean when she says "I decided to step off the road and cut me a new path" ? A) She wanted to get married again and have her husband help support her. B) She was going to find an unexpected way to support herself and her family. C) She was hoping to earn enough to move from the South to the North. D) She knew that she was hopelessly trapped in poverty and hard work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was going to find an unexpected way to support herself and her family. 20. The extract begins and ends with a description of the same place. Which place? A) The streetcar. B) The crummy waiting room. C) The street. D) Her home. 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