1 When was "Enlightenment" published? 2005 2012 2015 2020 2 What is the tone of the poem? Upbeat Contemplative Somber Elegiac 3 What was the name of the collection the poem was included in? Thrall Monument Native Guard Collected Works 4 What historical figure is the poem about? Alexander Hamilton George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson 5 What type of stanzas does the poem have? Tercets Ocrtaves Sestets Couplets 6 What is the name of Jefferson's home? Mount Vernon Alexandria Homestead Monticello 7 What does the speaker compare her father to? A field guild A song A bird A portrait 8 What is the genre of the poem? Confessional poetry Aubade Historical poetry Ode 9 What relationship does the speaker explore in the poem? Her relationship with the past Her relationship with her mother Her relationship with her father Her relationship with her grandfather 10 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration? "In the portrait of Jefferson that hangs" "at Monticello, he is rendered two-toned:" "his forehead white with illumination —" "across the centuries, his lips fixed as if" 11 Who is the speaker of the poem? Thomas Jefferson Sally Hemings Natasha Trethewey A tour guide at Monticello 12 Where is the poem primarily set? In Colonial Williamsburg At Monticello At Harper's Ferry In Washington D.C. 13 Who wrote "Mayor Harold Washington"? Maya Angelou Langston Hughes Gwendolyn Brooks James Baldwin 14 What does the speaker compare the past to? An abandoned city A deserted castle A haunted villa A beautiful ruin 15 What is the central conflict of the poem? The speaker's bad relationship with her father The speaker's dislike of Virginia The speaker not wanting to visit Monticello The speaker's disagreement with her father about Thomas Jefferson 16 What image does the poem begin with? The speaker's father A portrait of Jefferson Jefferson's horse stable Monticello 17 How long is the poem? Seventeen lines Eighteen stanzas Twenty lines Five stanzas 18 Which of the following is a poem by Robert Lowell? "Shiloh" "Incident" "Jonathan Edwards in Western Massachusetts" "Medusa" 19 What is the meter of the poem? Iambic pentameter Dactylic trimeter Free verse Trochaic hexameter 20 Where was Trethewey born? Newport, Rhode Island Gulfport, Mississippi Austin, Texas Charlottesville, Virginia 21 What was the name of the slave with whom Jefferson had an affair? Susan Hartfield Sarah Henfield Sally Hess Sally Hemings 22 What is the tone of the line "This is where / we split up. I'll head around to the back"? Bitter Joking Critical Angry 23 To what does the phrase "dark subtext" refer? The contradictions between Jefferson's beliefs and his personal life The poor quality of his portrait The speaker's father's marital problems Jefferson's mishandling of the Revolutionary War 24 When does the climax of the poem occur? When the speaker sees a rare Virginia bird When the speaker makes fun of a tour guide's remark When the speaker visits Monticello When the speaker realizes her father feels some connection to Jefferson 25 Who is the protagonist of the poem? The speaker Thomas Jefferson Sally Hemings The speaker's father
