Maya Angelou Quiz

Quiz

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English

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8th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.9-10.9, RI.9-10.9, RI.8.10

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Standards-aligned

Kaleeta Wilson

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which year did Maya Angelou receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

2000

2017

2010

2014

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the title of Maya Angelou's most famous work?

The Heart of a Woman

All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes

Gather Together in My Name

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was Maya Angelou born?

New York City, New York

St. Louis, Missouri

Chicago, Illinois

San Francisco, California

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the television movie adapted from Maya Angelou's book?

Poetic Justice

How to Make an American Quilt

Georgia, Georgia

There Are No Children Here

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which year did Maya Angelou read the inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton?

1996

1999

1993

1990

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the title of Maya Angelou's first volume of autobiography?

Gather Together in My Name

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

The Heart of a Woman

All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the first screenplay written by Maya Angelou?

How to Make an American Quilt

There Are No Children Here

Poetic Justice

Georgia, Georgia

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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