Can't Stop Won't Stop (Young Adult Edition): A Hip-Hop History

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which is the correct order of events?

A) Watts riots, Black Lives Matter uprisings, LA riots

B) Black Lives Matter uprisings, LA riots, Watts riots

C) LA riots, Watts riots, Black Lives Matter uprisings

D) Watts riots, LA riots, Black Lives Matter uprisings

2. Who inspired Jerry Rentie to dance the Worm?

A) Black Lives Matter protestors

B) The Black Panther Party

C) James Brown

D) Run-DMC

3. Why did gang activity increase in the Bronx in the 1970s?

A) Police brutality led to unrest in the community.

B) Crack was introduced and became the main means of earning money.

C) Youth unemployment was high after half the neighborhood was demolished.

D) Gangs from other boroughs of New York moved into the Bronx.

4. Which of these is NOT a way hip-hop helped stop gang violence in New York and Los Angeles?

A) It inspired governments to intervene with programs and community support.

B) It gave the youth a way to spend their time.

C) It gave youths something else to compete over besides turf.

D) It changed the atmosphere from one of anger to fun and peace.

5. What is an MC?

A) The person who spins the records, tapes, or digital music

B) The person who riles the crowd and raps

C) A particular type of graffiti artist

D) A style of dancer invented in the 1970s

6. Which record producer produced Eminem?

A) Dr. Dre

B) Puff Daddy

C) Davey D

D) Def Jam Recordings

7. Why was Kanye West criticized by other hip-hop artists?

A) They believed his rap lyrics were of low quality.

B) They believed his being from the suburbs made him a fraud.

C) They believed he sold out to white people in power.

D) They disagreed with his support of George W. Bush.

8. What were DJ Kool Herc’s main inspirations for creating breakbeat?

A) Reggae, African Music, James Brown, Disco

B) Reggae, African Music, The Beach Boys, Disco

C) Reggae, African Music, James Brown, Rock ‘n’ Roll

D) Blues, African Music, James Brown, Disco

9. Which game did young Black girls play where they created rhymes long before hip-hop?

A) King’s Court

B) Hopscotch

C) Double Dutch

D) Hackeysack

10. What movie created by Charlie Ahearn and FAB 5 FREDDY showcased youth culture in New York City?

A) Juice

B) Do the Right Thing

C) Boyz N the Hood

D) Wild Style

11. Which name correctly completes the title The Miseducation of __________?

A) Li’l Kim

B) Lauryn Hill

C) Missy Elliott

D) Salt-N-Pepa

12. Which major event ended the third phase of hip-hop in 1997?

A) The death of Tupac

B) The LA riots

C) The introduction of online piracy

D) The death of the Notorious B.I.G.

13. What is Public Enemy’s overarching message?

A) Fight against the police

B) Fight against violence

C) Fight against the government

D) Fight against racism

14. What positive effects did the internet have on hip-hop?

A) More profit and wider reach

B) More variety of artists and wider reach

C) More variety of artists and more profit

D) More profit and more acceptance

15. What did Reagan economics do?

A) Cut taxes for the rich and caused mass unemployment

B) Put money into community outreach programs

C) Caused many jobs to move overseas

D) Forced people who had long lived in Los Angeles to move to other cities

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. How did hip-hop expand out of the Bronx?

2. Who were the pioneers of hip-hop, and how did they start out?

3. How did the sampler change hip-hop music forever?

4. What was the purpose of graffiti in 1970s hip-hop?

5. For each Loop of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop (Young Adult Edition), create a 1-2 sentence summary.

6. How did airing videos on MTV change the course of hip-hop?

7. Why did the Rodney King verdict cause such an extreme response in Los Angeles?

8. What are the values of hip-hop culture?