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