Quiz on Maya Angelou

In which decade did Maya Angelou begin her career as a stage performer?

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

What was the name of the musical revue Maya Angelou wrote in 1960?

• Cabaret for Freedom

• Singin' and Swingin'

• Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

• All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

Which book by Maya Angelou is described as presenting "a fascinating universality of perspective and psychological depth"?

• The Heart of a Woman

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

• All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

• A Song Flung Up to Heaven

What role did Maya Angelou have in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

• Northern coordinator

• President

• Secretary

• Treasurer

What honor did President Barack Obama award Angelou in 2011?

• National Book Award

• Pulitzer Prize

• Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Nobel Prize

Which organization expressed disapproval over the USPS's decision to use Angelou's image on a stamp?

• American Film Institute

• American Revolution Bicentennial Council

• United States Postal Service

• American Library Association

What was Angelou's first Broadway appearance?

• The Blacks

• Calypso Heatwave

• Porgy and Bess

• Cabaret for Freedom

What was Angelou's role in the film "Roots"?

• Director

• Producer

• Actress

• Writer

Which book was published in 1970?

• Gather Together in My Name

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

• Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

• The Heart of a Woman

Which work is a children's book?

• Angelina of Italy

• Amazing Peace

• Letter to My Daughter

• Mom & Me & Mom