Refugee Rap Vocabulary

Refugee Rap Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition of the word "exile" as it is used in the

text?

They have little hope of returning but "in exile, the future is never clear," said Yaser.

• the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home

• to welcome home

• to bring for a permanent stay

• the state of setting up permanence

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition of the word "staccato" as it is used in the

text?

Staccato lyrics may be no match for Bashar al-Assad's military firepower, but two brothers, who

fled to Paris from Syria and perform as Refugees of Rap, find sniping with words a liberating

experience.

• having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music

• performed with each note sharply detached or separated from the others.

• pleasing to the ear

• a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition of the word "sniping" as it is used in the

text?

Staccato lyrics may be no match for Bashar al-Assad's military firepower, but two brothers, who

fled to Paris from Syria and perform as Refugees of Rap, find sniping with words a liberating

experience.

• not critical : lacking in discrimination

• showing lack or improper use of critical standards or procedures

• lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

• to aim a carping or snide attack

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition of the word "liberating" as it is used in the

text?

Staccato lyrics may be no match for Bashar al-Assad's military firepower, but two brothers, who

fled to Paris from Syria and perform as Refugees of Rap, find sniping with words a liberating

experience.

• to set free

• to set bounds or an upper limit for

• to confine within bounds

• something that bounds, restrains, or confines

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition of the word "asylum" as it is used in the

text?

And we're seeking asylum there

• unwillingness to comply

• rejection of housing

• refusing admittance

• an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : SANCTUARY

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition of the word "solemn" as it is used in the

text?

Over a pounding beat, solemn music blending high piano keys and low violin tones, the brothers

"spit", or speak, the chorus in unison: "We have to wake up, stop dreaming. The time for silence is

long gone, swept away by words."

• to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath

• marked by grave sedateness and earnest sobriety

• joyfully elated : EUPHORIC

• exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition of the word "unison" as it is used in the

text?

Over a pounding beat, solemn music blending high piano keys and low violin tones, the brothers

"spit", or speak, the chorus in unison: "We have to wake up, stop dreaming. The time for silence is

long gone, swept away by words."

• he state of being at variance : DISPARITY

• a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity

• in perfect agreement : so as to harmonize exactly

• a person or thing that exhibits differences when compared with another