Maya Angelou

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Questions on this quiz are based on information from
Maya Angelou.

1. Where was Maya Angelou born?
a. Raleigh, North Carolina
b. St. Louis, Missouri
c. Atlanta, Georgia
d. Portland, Oregon
e. Fresno, California

2. What was Maya Angelou's birth name?
a. Michelle
b. Anne
c. Ruth
d. Harriet
e. Marguerite

3. Who gave Maya her nickname?
a. Her brother Bailey
b. Her sister Anne
c. Her best friend Rachel
d. Her grandmother
e. Her father

4. Why did Maya stop talking for five years at the age of seven?
a. She didn't like the sound of her voice
b. She had a terrible stutter
c. She got really sick and couldn't talk
d. She thought her voice had caused the death of a man
e. All of the above

5. Which of the following jobs did Maya work in the early part of her career?
a. Dancer
b. Waitress
c. Cable-car conductor
d. Fry cook
e. All of the above

6. True or False: Maya Angelou worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. and his organization in the early part of the Civil Rights movement.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.

7. What was the name of Maya Angelou's first autobiography that told the story of her life up to the age of seventeen?
a. Seventeen Years of My Life
b. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
c. Time Stands Still
d. The Edge of Everything
e. Even the Stars Look Lonesome

8. Maya recited her poem On the Pulse of Morning at the inauguration of what president?
a. George Bush
b. Barack Obama
c. Jimmy Carter
d. Bill Clinton
e. All of the above

9. According to the article what was Maya Angelou?s true passion?
a. Acting
b. Singing
c. Writing
d. Dancing
e. Cooking

10. True or False: Maya Angelou was once nominated for a Tony Award for her acting.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.

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