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 Maya Angelou Quiz

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Coverage : The Maya Angelou Quiz will test your knowledge about this African American poet, author, actress, producer, director, playwright, historian and civil rights activist. The Maya Angelou Quiz covers various aspects of her life and work.

1. What was Maya Angelou’s birth name?
a.Marguerite Annie Johnson
b.Mary Louise Jones
c.Maddie Lou Jackson
d.Mason Bailey Johnston
 
2. What kind of book was her National Book Award nominated title “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”?
a.Fiction novel about slavery
b.Biography about Rosa Parks
c.Collection of Maya Angelou’s poetry
d.Maya Angelou’s autobiography
 
3. Where did Maya Angelou spend 5 years working as a journalist and teacher in the 1960’s?
a.The U.S. in the south
b.Africa
c.The U.K.
d.Haiti
 
4. What award was Maya Angelou nominated for in 1972?
a.Pulitzer Prize
b.Nobel Peace Prize
c.Grammy
d.Oscar
 
5. What movie was Maya Angelou nominated for an Emmy for her role in?
a.The Color Purple
b.Before Women Had Wings
c.Roots
d.Fried Green Tomatoes
 
6. Which U.S. President did she write a poem called “On The Pulse Of The Morning” for his presidential inauguration for, upon his request?
a.Jimmy Carter
b.John F. Kennedy
c.Bill Clinton
d.Ronald Reagan
 
7. What work did Maya Angelou do with Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur?
a.She presented them with awards at the People’s Choice Awards
b.She  wrote lyrics for some of their songs
c.She worked at a fundraiser for the United Negro College Fund with them
d.She appeared with them in the 1993 film Poetic Justice
 
8. What disability did Maya Angelou suffer from for approximately 5 years of her youth?
a.She had severe chronic asthma and a long list of deadly allergies
b.She was mute
c.She was illiterate
d.She stuttered
 
9. How old was Maya Angelou when her 1st child, a son named Guy was born?
a.16
b.21
c.30
d.45
 
10. Maya Angelou speaks numerous languages fluently. True or False?
a.True
b.False
 
11. Which of the following did Maya Angelou have the distinction of?
a.She was San Francisco’s 1st African American cable car conductor
b.She wrote the 1st screenplay by an African American woman to be filmed and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize
c.She was the 1st African American woman allowed to be a singer and dancer in a nightclub
d.She was the 1st African American to have a book of poetry published
 
12. How did she get the name Maya Angelou?
a.Her husband called her that on their 1st date, saying it means feminine angel.
b.Her brother nicknamed her Maya when they were young and Angelou was a form of her married name; Angelos.
c.It was given to her by the great black poet Paul Laurence Dunbar
d.Her 1st agent gave her name because he said it sounded pretty like a poem or a song just like her work
 
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