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

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