Hip-Hop Planet", "Ka'Ba", and "Harlem II"

Question

According to McBride, the roots of hip-hop music began in
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Responses

West Africa centuries ago.
West Africa centuries ago.

a 19th-century slave ship.
a 19th-century slave ship.

the streets of Harlem.
the streets of Harlem.

Puerto Rico and Jamaica.

Answer 1

West Africa centuries ago.

Answer 2

Hip-hop music is a type of music that is
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popular wherever there is a large minority population.
popular wherever there is a large minority population.

globally popular.
globally popular.

popular in two places—West Africa and the Bronx.
popular in two places—West Africa and the Bronx.

steadily losing its popularity.

Answer 3

globally popular.

Answer 4

The tone of the poem “Ka’Ba” versus the tone of the poem “Harlem II” might be described as
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grateful vs. ungrateful.
grateful vs. ungrateful.

certain vs. doubtful.
certain vs. doubtful.

hopeful vs. defeated.
hopeful vs. defeated.

safe vs. dangerous.
safe vs. dangerous.

Answer 5

hopeful vs. defeated.

Answer 6

Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics for questions 15–16.

Dr. Smith had a rationale for giving his students “A’s”: he believed grades hindered learning.
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Responses

choice
choice

promise
promise

reason
reason

manifesto

Answer 7

reason

Answer 8

One affluent suburb decided to outlaw bus stops in its neighborhoods.
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Responses

backward
backward

groomed
groomed

scheming
scheming

wealthy
wealthy

Answer 9

wealthy