Maya Angelou Quiz 18 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. True or False:Angelou's only skill was writing.

Correct Answer: B) False.

2. Which correction needs to be made to the last sentence?

Correct Answer: D) Change "roll" to "role".

3. Synonyms:gift, tradition, heritage

Correct Answer: B) Legacy.

4. To separate people, especially by race, or to restrict use of or access to a place or service to members of a certain race or category.

Correct Answer: C) Segregate.

5. Mother liked to speak of herself as the original "do-it-yourself girl."

Correct Answer: A) True.

6. Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise" contains many references or ..... to the speaker's desire to honor and fulfill the dreams of her ancestors.

Correct Answer: C) Allusions.

7. The poem alternates between describing the free bird and the caged bird. This structure emphasizes

Correct Answer: B) The contrast between being free and confined.

8. Angelou is best known for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a

Correct Answer: D) Memoir.

9. What language pattern can be seen running through the extract?

Correct Answer: B) Language describing plays and acting.

10. Supervision-She said she didn't want to leave me without adult supervision, because I was a thirteen-year-old girl. What does supervision mean?

Correct Answer: A) Supervision means to have someone caring for another person who cannot completely care for oneself.

11. What was the poem name in the power point

Correct Answer: D) ''Still I rise".

12. Everyone had heard of the athlete's great ..... After her injury, she trained and worked hard and made it to the Olympics!

Correct Answer: A) Resilience.

13. What frightened Maya at the beginning of the story?

Correct Answer: D) Seeing her mother who she had not seen in years frightened her.

14. My grandfather had a heart attack.

Correct Answer: A) Literal.

15. He was not allowed to go to regular school as a child.

Correct Answer: A) True.

16. What is the best example of personification?

Correct Answer: A) The trade winds soft through the sighing breeze.

17. Which word means you writing a story about your life.

Correct Answer: A) Autobiography.

18. Why did Maya Angelou stop speaking for five years?

Correct Answer: C) She felt guilty.

19. Difficult. Which of the following gases has the weakest attractive forces between particles?

Correct Answer: A) He.

20. Find a connotative phrase used by Maya Angelou to depict perseverance.

Correct Answer: D) Still I rise.