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