Akala: Shakespeare or Hip Hop

Who is the founder of the Hip Hop Shakespeare Company?

• Akala

• Eminem

• Jay-Z

• William Shakespeare

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Which artist is known as Sean Carter?

• Inspectah Deck

• RZA

• Eminem

• Jay-Z

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From which play is the quote 'Men would rather use their broken weapons than their bare hands'?

• Macbeth

• Hamlet

• Much Ado About Nothing

• Othello

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Who is the head of the Wu-Tang Clan mentioned in the text?

• Jay-Z

• RZA

• Eminem

• Inspectah Deck

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Which Shakespearean work is performed to hip hop music in the text?

• Sonnet 18

• Othello

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

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What is the rhythm mentioned that is common to both Shakespeare's writing and hip hop music?

• Trochaic tetrameter

• Iambic pentameter

• Dactylic hexameter

• Anapestic tetrameter

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What does the 'hip' in 'hip hop' originate from?

• A Latin word meaning 'to move'

• A Wolof word meaning 'to open one's eyes and see'

• A Greek word meaning 'dance'

• An English word meaning 'cool'

Which album by Wu-Tang Clan was mentioned as the first hip-hop album to go number one?

• Iron Flag

• Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

• Wu-Tang Forever

• The W

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What is the fifth element of hip hop as mentioned in the text?

• DJing

• MCing

• Knowledge

• Graffiti art

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Which Shakespeare play's quote was used to describe Akala's rap style in the freestyle?

• Hamlet

• Romeo and Juliet

• The Tempest

• Othello

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