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