1 When was "Enlightenment" published? 2012 2020 2005 2015 2 What is the tone of the poem? Somber Elegiac Upbeat Contemplative 3 What was the name of the collection the poem was included in? Monument Collected Works Thrall Native Guard 4 What historical figure is the poem about? George Washington Thomas Jefferson John Adams Alexander Hamilton 5 What type of stanzas does the poem have? Ocrtaves Tercets Sestets Couplets 6 What is the name of Jefferson's home? Homestead Alexandria Mount Vernon Monticello 7 What does the speaker compare her father to? A portrait A bird A field guild A song 8 What is the genre of the poem? Aubade Confessional poetry Historical poetry Ode 9 What relationship does the speaker explore in the poem? Her relationship with her mother Her relationship with her grandfather Her relationship with her father Her relationship with the past 10 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration? "across the centuries, his lips fixed as if" "his forehead white with illumination —" "at Monticello, he is rendered two-toned:" "In the portrait of Jefferson that hangs" 11 Who is the speaker of the poem? A tour guide at Monticello Natasha Trethewey Thomas Jefferson Sally Hemings 12 Where is the poem primarily set? At Harper's Ferry In Colonial Williamsburg In Washington D.C. At Monticello 13 Who wrote "Mayor Harold Washington"? Langston Hughes Maya Angelou James Baldwin Gwendolyn Brooks 14 What does the speaker compare the past to? A haunted villa A beautiful ruin A deserted castle An abandoned city 15 What is the central conflict of the poem? The speaker's dislike of Virginia The speaker's bad relationship with her father The speaker not wanting to visit Monticello The speaker's disagreement with her father about Thomas Jefferson 16 What image does the poem begin with? A portrait of Jefferson The speaker's father Jefferson's horse stable Monticello 17 How long is the poem? Twenty lines Eighteen stanzas Seventeen lines Five stanzas 18 Which of the following is a poem by Robert Lowell? "Shiloh" "Incident" "Jonathan Edwards in Western Massachusetts" "Medusa" 19 What is the meter of the poem? Free verse Trochaic hexameter Dactylic trimeter Iambic pentameter 20 Where was Trethewey born? Gulfport, Mississippi Charlottesville, Virginia Newport, Rhode Island Austin, Texas 21 What was the name of the slave with whom Jefferson had an affair? Sally Hess Sarah Henfield Sally Hemings Susan Hartfield 22 What is the tone of the line "This is where / we split up. I'll head around to the back"? Angry Joking Critical Bitter 23 To what does the phrase "dark subtext" refer? The contradictions between Jefferson's beliefs and his personal life Jefferson's mishandling of the Revolutionary War The poor quality of his portrait The speaker's father's marital problems 24 When does the climax of the poem occur? When the speaker makes fun of a tour guide's remark When the speaker realizes her father feels some connection to Jefferson When the speaker visits Monticello When the speaker sees a rare Virginia bird 25 Who is the protagonist of the poem? Sally Hemings The speaker The speaker's father Thomas Jefferson
