SOCIAL STUDIES

The way we eat, the songs we sing, the music we make, the way we dress and the environment which allows it is called our _______

• Life

• responsibility

• culture

• festival

I did not like working on plantations. A soon as the contract ended, I left to set up a shop. This is most likely ________

• an Indian

• an African

• A Taino

• a Chinese

One of the items in the list below was not a push factor for Indian Indentured labourers leaving home to find work in the Caribbean

• poverty

• promises of a better lifestyle

• escaping famine

• heavy taxation

Which of the following cultural cooking practices was passed on by the Africans?

• sweet and sour dishes

• curry dishes

• cassava dishes

• ackee dishes

Which is a Jewish festival?

• Diwali

• Passover

• Crop Over

• Hosay

One of the following is not a religious festival

• Hosay

• Diwali

• Crop Over

• Passover

Which is not true of the conditions of East Indian labourers?

• They were given basic food rations

• They were given housing

• They were given clothing and tools

• The were not allowed to leave the plantations

In which country is Diwali celebrated?

• Jamaica

• Trinidad

• Barbados

• Cuba

Which of the following was not an indentured immigrant?

• Jews

• Chinese

• Africans

• Indians

Which of the following is not the best way of preserving Caribbean culture?

• Learning about your religious traditions and festivals

• Setting apart time for celebrating Caribbean culture for the citizens

• speaking ones native language

• embracing new traditions and moving on from the old ones