This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Maya Angelou > Maya Angelou – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Maya Angelou Quiz 23 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Memoirs are usually written in A) Cause/effect text structure. B) Problem/solution text structure. C) Chronological text structure. D) Any of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chronological text structure. 2. Which Shakespeare play does she reference? A) Macbeth. B) The Tempest. C) Romeo and Juliet. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamlet. 3. Which president did Maya write and and read a poem for at their inauguration? A) Barack Obama. B) Donald Trump. C) Bill Clinton. D) George W. Bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bill Clinton. 4. What is the name of Maya Angelou's older brother? A) Baily Johnson Jr. B) Bailey Johnson J. C) Bailey Johnson Jr. D) Bailey Johnsn Jr. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bailey Johnson Jr. 5. Which Renaissance artist is the most famous procrastinator of all time? A) Donatello. B) Michelangelo. C) Raphael. D) Leonardo da Vinci. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leonardo da Vinci. 6. What part of speech is "acclaimed" ? A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 7. Which of the following sentences follows correct English grammar and punctuation? A) Maya Angelou recited a poem at President Clinton's Inauguration. B) Maya Angelou recited a poem, at President Clinton's inauguration. C) Maya Angelou recited a poem at president Clinton's inauguration. D) Maya Angelou recited a poem at president Clinton's inauguration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maya Angelou recited a poem at President Clinton's Inauguration. 8. In the poem, the aging speaker uses the literary device of [ ..... ] to address an unknown "you" to highlight their self-sufficiency and independence. A) Apostrophe. B) Anaphora. C) Epistrophe. D) Diacope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 9. She wrote and read the poem, On the Pulse of the Morning, for ..... 's inauguration in 1993 A) President Bush. B) President Clinton. C) President Obama. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President Clinton. 10. Charitable-"Come on, baby, smile for Mother. come on. Be charitable." What does charitable mean? A) Charitable means giving up one's seat at a table. B) Charitable means giving a seat to the needy. C) Charitable means giving a table to the needy. D) Charitable means giving something to benefit another person in charity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charitable means giving something to benefit another person in charity. 11. What is SIMILAR about the theme or main idea in the speeches "Love Liberates by Maya Angelou" and Lou Gehrig's Farewell Address? A) They both show Love and Gratitude. B) They both show Baseball Achievements. C) They both show Life's Challenges. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They both show Love and Gratitude. 12. Don't ..... ! You can do it! A) Stand up. B) Wake up. C) Set up. D) Give up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Give up. 13. My grandmother always has a delightful ..... of baked goods in her kitchen, from brownies to cookies to scones. A) Array. B) Itinerary. C) Arraignment. D) Memoir. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Array. 14. Help is to assist as ..... is to inject. A) Cascade. B) Aura. C) Essence. D) Infuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infuse. 15. The woman in "Woman Work" says that the only thing she can call her own is A) Her children. B) Her home. C) Her private thoughts. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nature. 16. In "Caged Bird", the phrase "But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage/can seldom see through his bars of rage" can best be interpreted as meaning A) Each of us is responsible for fighting injustice. B) People must be flexible and take the path that works best for them. C) People must learn to get over their anger because it will only harm them. D) Anyone who is treated unfairly is going to be angry at the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anyone who is treated unfairly is going to be angry at the world. 17. Which of the following refers to black people? A) Heaven is considered his own. B) He opened his beak to sing. C) A bird fluttered behind the wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He opened his beak to sing. 18. A group of lines within a poem; a verse A) Stanza. B) Rhythm. C) Elements. D) Pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 19. (Imagery) Loud appeals to what sense? A) Smell. B) Touch. C) Sight. D) Hearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hearing. 20. Was Maya Angelou married A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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