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Quiz work 13/05/24

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hip hop culture was first created by teenagers in the poorest districts of

a)

Chicago

b)

Brooklyn

c)

The Bronx NY

d)

Queens

2.

Which dance style is associated with hip hop music of the 1970s and 80s?

a)

breakdancing

b)

disco dancing

c)

ballet dancing

3.

There are four elements of Hip Hop: Graffiti, Djing, Mcing (rapping) and ____________

a)

Singing

b)

Breakdancing

c)

Backing

4.

Hip hop developed when DJs began making beats that MCs could _______ to on stage.

a)

Sing

b)

Dance backwards

c)

Rap

5.

The ability to rap with a good sense of rhythm is called

a)

Flow

b)

Fling

c)

Flag

6.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's song The Message is an example of _______ rap.

a)

Playful

b)

Sinister

c)

socially-conscious

7.

DJ kool Herc was a

a)

Car sales man

b)

A piano player

c)

A DJ who is credited for creating Hip Hop

8.

Hip hop as both a musical genre and a culture was formed during the 1970s when ____________ became increasingly popular in New York City,

a)

Chocolate sales

b)

Beaches

c)

Movie theaters

d)

block parties

9.

Afrika Bambaataa was a _______________________

a)

Car Sales Man

b)

Community Organizer

c)

Pizza Maker

d)

worked at sears

10.

A short section of an old record that's copied and re-used in a new track is called a __________________

a)

Turntable

b)

Kind gesture

c)

a sample

11.

What is Hip Hop

a)

a dance style with that started from the streets

b)

a dance style, usually danced to hip-hop music, that evolved from the hip-hop culture.

c)

a dance style that has fast and hard hitting movements.

12.

Who is the father of Hip Hop

a)

DJ Herc

b)

DJ Heckle

c)

DJ Tiesto

13.

Hip hop developed from one culture

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What are the 4 elements of hip hop?

a)

disc jockeys

b)

graffiti (art)

c)

Hip Hop Clothes

d)

B-boys and B-girls.

e)

MCs (rappers)

15.

Hip-hop dance steps require skill and experience to (a)   .

16.

Dancers with a good sense of rhythm find it easier to learn hip-hop steps

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Breakdancing started in

a)

Chicago,

b)

The Bronx

c)

Las Vegas

d)

California

18.

Uprock moves are performed

a)

upside down

b)

on the gound

c)

standing up

19.

Hip hop is taught all over the

(a)  

20.

Who is particularly interested in learning how to dance hip hop?

a)

Small children

b)

teens

c)

adults

d)

elderly

21.

Where did Hip Hop get its start?

a)

Brooklyn

b)

The Bronx

c)

Queens

d)

Florida

22.

WHEN did hip hop start?

a)

1950's

b)

1990's

c)

2020

d)

1970's

23.

What was it like in the neighborhoods in the South Bronx in the 1970's?

a)

Rough- There was lots of violence and crime

b)

Fun- People were happy all the time

24.

What was the new style of music and dance that was popular when hip hop started?

a)

Salsa

b)

Disco

c)

Rock and roll

d)

Swing

25.

What was disco like?

a)

happy and fun

b)

sad and slow

c)

angry and rough

d)

silly and weird

26.

How did the people who started hip hop feel about disco?

a)

They loved it and felt happy too.

b)

They didn't care about it.

c)

They wanted to go against it because it was not like their lives and experiences.

27.

What did hip hop dancers do at shows and parties?

a)

make friends

b)

play games

c)

battle each other

d)

take a nap

28.

What did original hip hop dancers call themselves?

a)

B-boys

b)

C-Boys

c)

D-Boys

d)

Da Boyz

29.

Who started the style called popping?

a)

Boogaloo Bob

b)

Super Sam

c)

Boogaloo Sam

d)

B-Boy Bobby

30.

Why is popping called popping?

a)

Because you quickly squeeze and release your muscles like they're popping

b)

Because you eat popcorn

c)

Because you pop up and down

31.

Which of these is a kind of popping?

a)

tutting

b)

botting (robot)

c)

waving

d)

hitting

e)

all of these

32.

Why is locking called locking?

a)

because your body ties in a knot like a lock

b)

because you move smooth and then sharply lock in a position

c)

because you lock everyone out when you dance

33.

What was the popular TV show where the Lockers performed in the 1970's?

a)

Soul Party

b)

Choo-Choo Soul

c)

Soul Train

d)

Funky Train

34.

How did B-Boys battle each other?

a)

fighting each other

b)

playing with each other

c)

having a dance contest

35.

What is a crew?

a)

a bunch of friends who play together

b)

a bunch of b-boys and b-girls who dance together

c)

a bunch of people on the train

36.

Why do B-Boys toprock? (check all that apply)

a)

to have fun

b)

to make space to dance

c)

to get ready to go down to the floor

d)

to fight

37.

What are the 3 parts of B-Boying /Breaking?

a)

toprock, bottomrock, middlerock

b)

toprock, footwork, cartwheels

c)

toprock, footwork, freezes

d)

toprock, shuffles, freezes

38.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements of hip hop?
a)
Emcee
b)
B-Boys & Girls
c)
Block Parties
d)
DJ
39.
Who is the originator of hip hop?
a)
DJ Kool Herc
b)
DJ Jazzy Jeff 
c)
Nas
d)
Notorious B.I.G.
40.
Hip hop began in the ____________.
a)
1970s
b)
1960s
c)
1980s
d)
1990s
41.
Which of the following people/groups are NOT associated with gangsta rap?
a)
NWA
b)
Ice-T
c)
Common
d)
2Pac
42.
What is conscious rap?
a)
a sub-genre of hip-hop that focuses on creating awareness and imparting knowledge
b)
a type of rap that forces you to stay awake
c)
a type of rap that implores listeners to have morals
d)
a type of rap that encourages thinking about hip hop often
43.
Grandmaster Flash is one of the pioneers of hip hop.
a)
True 
b)
False
44.
The first person/person to win a Grammy for a rap song was/were __________.
a)
Chance the Rapper
b)
Wu Tang Clan
c)
LL Cool J
d)
The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff
45.
During Sunday's 59th Grammy Awards (February 11, 2017), _____________ became the first artist to win a Grammy without selling physical copies of his music—or selling much of his music at all, for that matter.
a)
Migos
b)
21 Savage
c)
Big Sean
d)
Chance the Rapper
46.

What were some of the venues that early Hip Hop parties were held in?

4 lines
47.

What borough did Hip Hop originate in?

a)

Manhattan

b)

The Bronx

c)

Brooklyn

d)

Queens

48.

Where was Kool Herc originally from?

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Haiti

c)

Jamaica

d)

Puerto Rico

49.

What equipment did Grandmaster Flash use to build a new musical sound?

4 lines
50.

What are the breaks that Grandmaster Flash refers to?

4 lines
51.

How does Grandmaster Flash describe the role of the Master of Ceremonies?

4 lines
52.

What comes to mind when you hear or read the word "hip-hop"?

4 lines
53.

What element in hip-hop refers to the markings or drawings that are often scribbled, scratched, or spray-painted on walls?

a)

Mcing or Rhyming

b)

Deejaying

c)

B-boying

d)

Graffiti

54.

What element in hip-hop refers to the act of making music by playing with a phonograph or disc with the hands?

a)

Mcing or Rhyming

b)

Deejaying

c)

B-boying

d)

Graffiti

55.

What element in hip-hop refers to the dance performed on streets?

a)

Mcing or Rhyming

b)

Deejaying

c)

B-boying

d)

Graffiti

56.

What element in hip-hop refers to the act of rhyming words and rapping?

a)

Mcing or Rhyming

b)

Deejaying

c)

B-boying

d)

Graffiti