Hood Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A resident uses a regional expression you have never heard before. What is the most culturally informed first response?
Assume its dictionary meaning must apply everywhere
Use the surrounding context and ask respectfully if clarification is needed
Repeat it immediately in unrelated settings
Conclude that everyone from the neighborhood uses it identically
2. In common usage, “the hood” is most directly a shortened form of which word?
Neighborhood
Brotherhood
Livelihood
Childhood
3. Which term describes a sustained lack or withdrawal of public and private investment from a neighborhood?
Suburbanization
Disinvestment
Cultural diffusion
Rent stabilization
4. What is a traditional neighborhood block party?
A private event limited to property owners
A formal meeting about zoning regulations
A community gathering, often held on a temporarily closed street
A commercial fair operated by national retailers
5. In graffiti terminology, what is a “tag”?
A large mural commissioned by a city
A removable label identifying a paint color
A writer’s stylized name or signature
A symbol showing that a wall is legally available
6. Someone claims that a neighborhood has “no community resources.” Which evidence would most directly challenge that claim?
A local directory of clinics, tenant groups, faith organizations, youth programs, and independent shops
A map showing only major highways
A ranking based on social-media mentions
A list of recent home sale prices
7. In African American oral tradition, what are “the dozens”?
A verbal contest involving witty, exaggerated insults
A set of twelve neighborhood laws
A twelve-person dance formation
A collection of early hip-hop record labels
8. The emergence of hip-hop culture in the 1970s is most closely associated with which place?
South Philadelphia in the 1960s
The South Bronx in New York City
West Los Angeles in the 1980s
Downtown New Orleans in the 1990s
9. After a building fire, neighbors directly organize meals, clothing, rides, and temporary places to stay for affected families. What does this best illustrate?
Electoral redistricting
Commercial redevelopment
Code enforcement
Mutual aid
10. Which description of public housing is most accurate?
Government-owned or publicly managed rental housing offered under eligibility rules
Privately owned housing rented only at market rates
Any apartment located inside a major city
Any temporary shelter providing overnight beds
11. Which scenario best illustrates cultural appropriation rather than cultural appreciation?
A student researches a tradition and clearly cites community sources
A visitor attends a public cultural event and follows the hosts’ guidance
A buyer purchases artwork directly from its creator and credits the artist
A company copies a community’s distinctive style, removes its context, and markets it as its own creation
12. A DJ switches between two copies of a record to keep its percussion-heavy instrumental section playing longer. What is being extended?
The vocal chorus
The sound check
The break
The record label intro
13. A neighborhood receives new investment, but rents rise sharply and longtime residents face displacement. Which concept best fits this pattern?
Mutual aid
Redistricting
Code-switching
Gentrification
14. Historical maps graded some neighborhoods as undesirable, contributing to denied or restricted mortgages and other services. What is this practice called?
Rent control
Redlining
Urban homesteading
Mixed-use zoning
15. Which statement most accurately describes African American Vernacular English, or AAVE?
It is slang with no consistent patterns
It is another name for every Southern U.S. accent
It is a rule-governed language variety with its own grammatical patterns
It is formal English translated into street terminology
16. Someone speaks one way with childhood friends and shifts to more formal language during a job interview. Which concept best describes this?
Transliteration
Cultural isolation
Urban renewal
Code-switching