Amanda Gorman Quiz

Amanda Gorman was introduced to poetry by

• her mother

• Maya Angelou

• her elementary school teacher

• her twin sister

Does she have any siblings?

• Yes

• No

She is the youngest poet to deliver an inaugural address.

• True

• False

What was the year that she was named the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate?

• 2017

• 2018

• 2019

• 2020

Gorman has a speech impediment.

• True

• False

Office that Gorman hopes to hold one day?

• President

• Vice President

• Secretary of State

• Governor

Which record did Amanda Gorman break?

• The first African American to read a poem at a presidential inauguration

• The first woman to read a poem at a presidential inauguration

• The first person to read a poem at a presidential inauguration

• The youngest person to read a poem at a presidential inauguration

The hill mentioned the title of the poem could represent problems or difficulties that America has to overcome such as Covid or racism.

What do you call this technique where one thing means something else?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

What is the title of the poem Amanda Gorman recited at the inauguration of President Joe Biden?

• Climbing Hills Together

• The Hill We Climb

• The Hills Are Alive

• We Have Climbed Many Hills

When Amanda Gorman was given the title National Youth Poet Laureate she became the

• first person to receive this honor

• first person of color to receive this honor

• first woman to receive this honor

• all of the above