Hip-Hop as Culture

To achieve means to

• try.

• quit.

• believe.

• succeed.

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To assert means to

• answer a question correctly.

• change your answer at the last minute.

• insist on having your opinions recognized.

• forgive someone for not keeping a promise.

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Culture means

• the attitudes and behaviors of a group.

• the risks that people are willing to take.

• the events that most affect a person's life.

• the number of family members in a group.

To evolve means to

• turn around.

• end suddenly.

• solve a mystery.

• change over time.

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A family's heritage is its

• work.

• future.

• background.

• neighborhood.

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If a person is an innovator, it means the person

• collects valuable art.

• follows directions exactly.

• introduces something new.

• inspects something carefully.

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Perspective is a

• point of view.

• feeling of doubt.

• change of plans.

• moment of silence.

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Self-esteem is a feeling of

• fear.

• hope.

• sadness.

• confidence.

The author's main purpose in the essay is to

• share facts and opinions about hip-hop.

• persuade the reader to listen to hip-hop.

• warn the reader about the dangers of hip-hop.

• amuse the reader with funny stories about hip-hop.

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The author includes a quotation from Hip-Hop America to show that hip-hop

• is related to rap music.

• affects many parts of American culture.

• can only be understood by youth in inner cities.

• appeals to older people who want to feel young.

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