WorksheetsAkala: Shakespeare or Hip Hop
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who is the founder of the Hip Hop Shakespeare Company?
Akala
Eminem
Jay-Z
William Shakespeare
Which artist is known as Sean Carter?
Inspectah Deck
RZA
Eminem
Jay-Z
From which play is the quote 'Men would rather use their broken weapons than their bare hands'?
Macbeth
Hamlet
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Who is the head of the Wu-Tang Clan mentioned in the text?
Jay-Z
RZA
Eminem
Inspectah Deck
Which Shakespearean work is performed to hip hop music in the text?
Sonnet 18
Othello
Hamlet
Macbeth
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
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
What is the fifth element of hip hop as mentioned in the text?
DJing
MCing
Knowledge
Graffiti art
Which Shakespeare play's quote was used to describe Akala's rap style in the freestyle?
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
The Tempest
Othello
What similarities does Shakespeare share with Hip Hop artists? (choose all that apply)
Masters of rhythm
The ability to bring all types of people together
Critics insult them without ever really listening to them
The lyrics (words) express a value for knowledge
