Maya Angelou Quiz

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

• 2000

• 2017

• 2010

• 2014

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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

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Where was Maya Angelou born?

• New York City, New York

• St. Louis, Missouri

• Chicago, Illinois

• San Francisco, California

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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

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

• 1996

• 1999

• 1993

• 1990

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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

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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

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In which year did Maya Angelou receive the National Medal of Arts?

• 2000

• 2010

• 2014

• 2017

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

• Gather Together in My Name

• All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

• A Song Flung up to Heaven

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In which city did Maya Angelou work as the first African American and first female street car conductor?

• San Francisco, California

• St. Louis, Missouri

• Chicago, Illinois

• New York City, New York

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