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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Via Sony’s massive radio-based network
B It was distributed via Priority Records’ alternative network which avoided commercial radio altogether.
C It was sold out of the back of a car.
D It was exported and then re-imported to avoid an explicit lyrics sticker
Question #2
A His other productions reflected his earlier influences of electro-funk from the 1970s and early 1980s.
B Dre had a day job editing disco mixes and his other productions were largely instrumental with no rapping whatsoever.
C His other productions were more pared-down and were criticized as being too much like Rick Rubin’s
D His other productions largely features string sections and slow, ballad-like sections.
Question #3
A In over-the-top insults and threats of violence
B In superficial lyrics about dancing.
C In the fact that at the time Hip Hop was becoming political.
D In the use of rhyming.
Question #4
A Because some people, particularly in “mainstream” America, thought that the lyrics described real events and desires.
B Because he was being sued for copyright infringement.
C Because he was going to retire and needed to ensure that the money kept rolling in.
D Because he was hired to star in a kids’ movie and needed to clean up his image.
Question #5
A He is connecting rap lyrics to mainstream, “White” culture.
B He was sued for copyright infringement.
C He is connecting rap lyrics to a larger tradition.
D He doesn’t want to have to pay royalties.
Question #6
A The inclusion of rhymes in the lyrics
B The inclusion of the Jay-Z interpolation.
C The fact that he is talking about cars at the beginning.
D The way that Pusha-T raps – i.e. his flow.
Question #7
A Most of the time the monkey wins.
B Most of the time it is not a monkey but a British boy in the story.
C Most of the time it is a Bengal Tiger and not an African Lion
D Most of the time there is no swearing
Question #8
A Gates connects the history of this story to a trope of African-American literature
B Gates felt that it was more important to swear a lot to show anger than it was to be clever
C Gates saw this movie and based his ideas on Rudy Ray Moore’s comedy
D Gates got his start in show business in this movie
Question #10
A He doesn’t engage with it.
B He raps behind it.
C He raps ahead of it.
D He raps on top of it
Question #11
A Batterram – Toddy Tee
B Standing of the Verge of Getting It On – Funkadelic
C PSK (What Does It Mean) – Schooly D
D Atomic Dog – Parliament
