Power (Adrienne Rich poem) Quizzes

Power (Adrienne Rich poem) Quiz

1 Who does the speaker primarily include in the "our" of "our history"?

women

gardeners

victims of radiation sickness

scientists
2 What is the poem's form?

sestina

iambic terameter

sonnet

free verse
3 Which of the follow does the speaker *not* imagine the amber bottle to contain?

a cure for melancholy

a vaccine for influenza

a tonic

a cure for fever
4 Why might people need the tonic in the amber bottle?

to mix with gin

radiation sickness

the challenges of life, both physical and bodily

thirst
5 What is the effect of describing the earth's "crumbling flank"?

it shows that the garden being dug up is barren

it shows that the soil in the area is dry

it has an almost-human fragility

it emphasizes that the earth is like a piece of meat
6 How does the "amber bottle" compare to Curie's discoveries?

it is newer

it shows that Curie was behind the times

it likely contains a less-effective medicine

it treats the same illnesses just as well
7 Why does the speaker believes Curie knew she had radiation sickness?

it was diagnosed

because she was a doctor

the severity of her symptoms

because her husband wrote an op-ed announcing it
8 How does the speaker describe radiaton's effect on Curie?

as a drift into sleep

as a slow decline

as a bombardment or attack

as a sharp, dagger-like pain
9 According to the poem, which of the following was not one of Curie's symptoms?

heart palpitations

cracked skin

puss

cataracts
10 What was the effect of Curie's symptoms?

she won the Nobel prize

people thought she was hysterical

she turned her back on her discoveries

she could no longer practice science
11 Why is it important that Curie was a "famous woman"?

the speaker sympathizes with the pressures of fame

her fame came at the expense of her health

it is not important

there were no other female celebrities during her time
12 Why does the author emphasize that Curie's power comes from the same source as her wounds?

to decry the dangers of radiation

to show that women cannot safely wield power

to suggest that power corrupts absolutely

to show that power cannot exist without vulnerability
13 What course of action does the speaker reccomend?

to deny your wounds

to stay away from radiation

to deny your power if other people might be jealous

to embrace your wounds along with your power

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