1 For whose presidential inauguration did Angelou write this work? Barack Obama Jimmy Carter John F. Kennedy Bill Clinton 2 How many stanzas are in the poem? 21 3 13 8 3 What is the work's rhyme scheme? ABABAB ABBA CDDC AABBCC It has no rhyme scheme 4 What does the mention of "a bordered country" suggest? Emotional isolation Exciting secrecy Harmful immigration policies The mystery of the past 5 Which does NOT describe the work's tone? Imploring Thoughtful Hopeful Angry 6 Which is a central argument of this poem? That history must be bravely faced That democracy is a fragile institution That free speech is both dangerous and necessary That history must be forgotten 7 Who is the speaker? A recently freed slave An array of immigrants arriving to America A small child The speaker is a fluid, omnipotent-seeming entity 8 What is the poem's meter? It is written in iambs, but the number of feet varies Dactylic hexameter Free verse Iambic pentameter 9 Where does the poem take place? California in the Gold Rush America New Orleans Washington, D.C. 10 Which of the following is an argument of the poem? That every region of the United States is equally important in different ways That interpersonal and environmental destruction go hand-in-hand That colonialism is ongoing throughout America's territories abroad That Americans must travel their country to speak to one another 11 Which prehistoric animal is alluded to in this work? Mastodon Pterodactyl Single-celled amoeba Wooly mammoth 12 In which year was this poem first performed? 1964 1993 2012 2009 13 What is meant by the word "hastening"? Storming Speeding up Awkward A type of seasoning 14 What is meant by the word "sojourn"? Folk song common in the U.S. Temporary dwelling Presidential term Summertime 15 What is a mendicant? A seamstress A beggar A doctor A farmer 16 How does the poem's speaker exemplify the theme of unity? By leading call-and-response chants to bring an audience together By serving as a shared voice for a variety of different beings and entities By offering itself up for the good of the nation By describing how it forgives and embraces its oppressors 17 What type of stanzas comprise this poem? Tercets The poem has no single stanza type Couplets Sextets 18 Which of the following is used as a metaphor for cynicism? A telephone A shield A wound A garden 19 Which can best be described as the poem's antagonist? The speaker Mastodons Human brutality The neighbor 20 Who has NOT read a poem at a presidential inauguration? Amanda Gorman Elizabeth Alexander Langston Hughes Robert Frost 21 Which of the following is used as a metaphor for producing a dream? Writing a poem An assembly line Giving birth Cooking a meal 22 The line “Rock, the River, the Tree, your country," includes which of the following? Assonant OU sounds Alliterative T sounds Alliterative R sounds Assonant A sounds 23 How does Angelou emphasize the links between Midas, the mastodon, and the mendicant? Through rhyme Through onomatopoeia Through alliteration Through assonance 24 What does morning symbolize? Hard work Solitude A fresh start Clarity 25 What does "Midas" allude to? An American founding father A mythological king An early African American poet A Native American tribe