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