Jamaican Folk Music - Work and Play

Which national hero said that a people without knowledge of their history is like a tree without roots?

• Norman Manley

• Nanny

• Buju Banton

• Marcus Garvey

Work songs may be used to...

• Entertain slave owners

• Make things harder for the workers

• Create a rhythm to help the workers

• Give workers something to look forward to.

Which of the following is a digging song?

• Hill 'an Gully Rida

• Dis Long Time Gyal

• Day Oh

• I Pledge My Heart

Which of the following has lyrics that describe how to restrain an angry animal?

• Home on the Range

• Old Mass Charley

• Manuel Road

• Linstead Market

Which of the following is often used to accompany Jamaican folk music?

• Drums

• Maracas

• Rhythm sticks

• All of the above

Which of the following is a washing song?

• Missa Bilban

• Missa Potter

• Mass Charley

• Jane and Louisa

Which of the following is a cleaning song?

• Missa Bilban

• Missa Potter

• Mass Charley

• Jane and Louisa

We study folk music to...

• Help us understand our culture

• Improve our speech

• Get better at sports

• None of the above

The objective of "Manuel Road" is to

• Play fast and hurt people

• Play slowly

• Play fast without getting hurt

• Play fast

Jamaican Folk Music is...

• Entertaining

• Informative

• Often humorous

• All of the above