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Music and the Fight Against Extrajudicial Killings

Music and the Fight Against Extrajudicial Killings

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "They Won't Go When I Go" in response to the extrajudicial killings in the Philippines?

  1. Bob Dylan
  2. Joan Baez
  3. John Lennon
  4. Nina Simone
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician wrote the song "The Ghost of Tom Joad" about the plight of migrant workers and the victims of extrajudicial killings?

  1. Bruce Springsteen
  2. Bob Dylan
  3. Woody Guthrie
  4. Pete Seeger
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" in 1998, which included the song "Doo Wop (That Thing)" that addressed police brutality and extrajudicial killings?

  1. Lauryn Hill
  2. Erykah Badu
  3. Mary J. Blige
  4. Whitney Houston
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "Strange Fruit" in 1939, which protested the lynching of African Americans in the United States?

  1. Billie Holiday
  2. Nina Simone
  3. Ella Fitzgerald
  4. Sarah Vaughan
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "Mississippi Goddam" in 1963, which protested the racism and extrajudicial killings in Mississippi?

  1. Nina Simone
  2. Joan Baez
  3. Bob Dylan
  4. Pete Seeger
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the album "Songs of Freedom" in 1962, which included the song "Blowin' in the Wind" that became an anthem of the civil rights movement?

  1. Bob Dylan
  2. Joan Baez
  3. Pete Seeger
  4. Woody Guthrie
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "Get Up, Stand Up" in 1973, which became an anthem of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa?

  1. Bob Marley
  2. Peter Tosh
  3. Bunny Wailer
  4. Rita Marley
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "War" in 1970, which protested the Vietnam War and extrajudicial killings?

  1. Edwin Starr
  2. Marvin Gaye
  3. Stevie Wonder
  4. Curtis Mayfield
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "What's Going On" in 1971, which protested the Vietnam War and extrajudicial killings?

  1. Marvin Gaye
  2. Stevie Wonder
  3. Curtis Mayfield
  4. Gil Scott-Heron
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "The Message" in 1982, which addressed police brutality and extrajudicial killings?

  1. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
  2. Run-DMC
  3. LL Cool J
  4. Public Enemy
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "Fight the Power" in 1989, which became an anthem of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa?

  1. Public Enemy
  2. N.W.A
  3. Ice Cube
  4. Dr. Dre
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "Killing in the Name" in 1992, which protested police brutality and extrajudicial killings?

  1. Rage Against the Machine
  2. Pearl Jam
  3. Nirvana
  4. Soundgarden
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "Alright" in 2015, which became an anthem of the Black Lives Matter movement?

  1. Kendrick Lamar
  2. J. Cole
  3. Chance the Rapper
  4. Big Sean
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "This Is America" in 2018, which addressed police brutality and extrajudicial killings?

  1. Childish Gambino
  2. J. Cole
  3. Kendrick Lamar
  4. Drake
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which musician released the song "I Can't Breathe" in 2020, which protested the death of Eric Garner and other victims of police brutality?

  1. H.E.R.
  2. Beyoncé
  3. Alicia Keys
  4. John Legend
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