This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Maya Angelou > Maya Angelou – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Maya Angelou Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Easy. Which is NOT considered as a major rock type? A) Igneous. B) Concrete. C) Sedimentary. D) Metamorphic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concrete. 2. Which of the following is a complex sentence? A) Maya Angelou wrote about her life, and she shared personal experiences through poetry and stories. B) Maya Angelou became famous after publishing I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. C) Although Maya Angelou faced adversity in her life, she used her struggles to inspire others. D) Maya Angelou had a tough childhood, but she overcame her obstacles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although Maya Angelou faced adversity in her life, she used her struggles to inspire others. 3. The caged bird can be interpreted as a metaphor expressing the importance of A) Freedom for all. B) Helping others. C) Protecting birds. D) Acceptance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freedom for all. 4. Memoir is another name for autobiography. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. 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. A) No change needed. B) Fix the capitalization errors. C) Eliminate the comma. D) This is a run-on sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eliminate the comma. 6. She was a ..... A) Civil rights activist, poem writer and actress. B) Civil rights activist, poem writer and teacher. C) Civil rights activist, poem writer and doctor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civil rights activist, poem writer and actress. 7. How did Mrs. Flowers influence Angelou's life? A) By bringing her books. B) By taking her to the doctor. C) By giving her a job as a dancer. D) By getting her interested in science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By bringing her books. 8. Who invited the public to submit names for consideration on the quarter? A) US Mint. B) Money Makers of America. C) Eisenhower Students. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) US Mint. 9. Since Maya loved dancing and singing what occupation did she choose? A) Skater. B) Nurse. C) Teacher. D) Performer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Performer. 10. Which statement best describes the structure of "Caged Bird" ? A) Each stanza in "Caged Bird" conveys a different location in nature. B) Each stanza in "Caged Bird" describes a different feeling in the speaker. C) Each stanza in "Caged Bird" conveys a different mood. D) Each stanza in "Caged Bird" describes the same aspect of birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Each stanza in "Caged Bird" conveys a different mood. 11. How does the poem's final stanza differ from the ones before it? A) This stanza is different because it doesn't make a list. B) This stanza is emphasizing the word "all". C) This stanza shows that the speaker was frustrated and ran out of words. D) This stanza emphasizes the point of the whole poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This stanza emphasizes the point of the whole poem. 12. The free bird dares to claim the sky. A) Politicians using power to steal from the public treasury. B) Birds that eat or take their young or eggs are both birds that are weaker than them. C) People who discriminate and harm others because of skin color and social status and are even favored by society. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People who discriminate and harm others because of skin color and social status and are even favored by society. 13. 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? A) Sailing. B) Rising. C) Sending. D) Rocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising. 14. What does sympathy means? A) Do not cry over something small. B) Feeling of pity for someone else's misfortune. C) Ability to share someone else's feeling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feeling of pity for someone else's misfortune. 15. What is DIFFERENT about Maya Angelou's focus in 'Love Liberates' from Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech? A) Angelou emphasizes farewell and gratitude. B) Gehrig focuses on the liberating power of love. C) Both focus on life's challenges. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Angelou emphasizes farewell and gratitude. 16. Which word means "to connect with another by sharing one's personal thoughts and feelings on a deep level" ? A) Commune. B) Compilation. C) Catastrophe. D) Unification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commune. 17. Where do you recognize Maya Angelou from? A) She was a famous jazz singer. B) She's a famous rapper. C) She's the author of Mom & Me & Mom. D) This is the first time I've seen this woman in my life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She's the author of Mom & Me & Mom. 18. Reread lines 45-49. What does King's statement suggest about him? A) He believes a person needs to fight the people that make them the most angry. B) A person is free no matter what other people think. C) Everyone needs to fight for something they believe in. D) He is understanding and care about others; he does not judge them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is understanding and care about others; he does not judge them. 19. Where had she seen the job advertised? A) In the newspaper the 'Chronicle'. B) In an agency window. C) In the office window. D) A friend had sent her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the newspaper the 'Chronicle'. 20. "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? A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets QuizzesMaya Angelou Quiz 1Maya Angelou Quiz 2Maya Angelou Quiz 4Maya Angelou Quiz 5Maya Angelou Quiz 6Maya Angelou Quiz 7Maya Angelou Quiz 8Maya Angelou Quiz 9Maya Angelou Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books