Poetry and Rap

When was the word rap first used?

• 1300 and 1600 AD

• 1970s

• Roman Empire

• 1800 BC

What are some synonyms of the verb 'to rap'? (several possible answers)

• to chatter

• to imagine

• to converse

• to talk

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What is the rhyme scheme of the following verse by Eminem?

I was playin' in the beginning, the mood all changed

I've been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage

But I kept rhymin' and stepped right in the next cypher

Best believe somebody's payin' the Pied Piper

• ABCB

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABAC

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Where is the Bronx?

• Green island

• Purple island

• Red island

• Yellow island

• Orange island

Why was living in the Bronx so hard in the 1970s? (several possible answers)

• Because of unemployment

• Because of crimes

• Because of diseases

• Because of segregation

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What is the name of the person who started the genre of rap?

• DJ Dool Herc

• DJ Kool Merc

• DJ Dool Merc

• DJ Kool Herc

Complete the following sentence: "DJ Kool Herc manipulated records to create longer dance segments using two ___________________."

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At the beginning of hip-hop or rap music, who were the two people who had to be involved in its creation?

• Break-dancers

• MCs

• Rappers

• DJs

In his song "I Used To Love H.E.R.", who is Common talking about?

• Hip-hop

• The Bronx

• The woman he fell in love with

• His girlfriend

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What is the name of this literary device?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Anaphora

• Oxymoron

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