Amanda Gorman full name, Amanda S. C. Gorman is a famous American poet and social activist. She mostly focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. and she was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate. Gorman was Born in Los Angeles, California, and attended New Roads, a private school in Santa Monica after that, she received a Milken Family Foundation college scholarship then she studied sociology at Harvard College. After that, she started her poetry career and was chosen as the first youth poet laureate of Los Angeles. Then she published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015. Her poem generated international acclaim, and shortly thereafter, two of her books achieved best-seller status, and she obtained a professional management contract. Let's start this quiz and know more interesting facts about the career of Amanda Gorman.
1. What is the title of Amanda Gorman's first book?
A. Change Sings
B. In This Place
C. The Hill We Climb
D. The Miracle of Morning
2. Which of the following poem did Amanda Gorman recite at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration?
A. The Miracle of Morning
B. The Hill We Climb
C. Chorus of the Captains
D. In This Place (An American Lyric)
3. What literary award did Amanda Gorman win in 2021?
A. Pulitzer Prize
B. Man Booker Prize
C. National Book Award
D. Nobel Prize in Literature
4. How old was Amanda Gorman when she was honored with the Youth Poet Laureate title?
A. Five years old
B. Ten years old
C. Twenty years old
D. Sixteen years old
5. How old was Amanda Gorman when she started writing poetry?
A. Five years old
B. Ten years old
C. Three years old
D. Twenty years old
6. Which famous poet inspired Amanda Gorman to become a poet?
A. Maya Angelou
B. Robert Frost
C. Walt Whitman
D. Langston Hughes
7. How many books has Amanda Gorman published?
A. Five books
B. Ten books
C. Four books
D. Seven books
8. In which year did Amanda Gorman become the first National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States?
A. 2009
B. 2015
C. 2019
D. 2022
9. What was the theme of the poem that Amanda Gorman recited at the Super Bowl LV?
A. Unity
B. Love
C. Hope
D. Justice
10. When did Gorman found the nonprofit organization One Pen One Page, a youth writing and leadership program?
A. 2006
B. 2009
C. 2016
D. 2017
11. Which of the following magazine named Amanda Gorman one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021?
A. Time Magazine
B. Forbes magazine
C. Fortune Magazine
D. Vogue Magazine
12. Which of the following book did Amanda Gorman publish in September 2021?
A. Change Sings
B. In This Place (An American Lyric)
C. The Miracle of Morning
D. The Hill We Climb and Other Poems
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