PEP - Social Studies Practice Test

Which of the following factors influenced the Caribbean culture immensely?

• climate

• vegetation

• immigration

• landscape

Which group of immigrants came to the Caribbean involuntarily?

• Africans

• British

• Indians

• Chinese

What did emancipation mean for the enslaved African immigrants?

• They no longer had to work.

• They would get pay for the work they had done.

• The were no longer properties of plantation owners.

• The would be made owners of sugar plantations.

Which of the following is not classified as a secular festival?

• Crop Over

• Mardi-Gras

• Id-ul Fitr

• Jerk Festival

Which ethnic group introduced curried food, roti and turbans to the Caribbean?

• Chinese

• Africans

• Indians

• Spaniards

Which was the first immigrants to come to the Caribbean region?

• Europeans

• Africans

• Asians

• Amerindians

Your teacher asked you to conduct a research to find out what life was like on the sugar plantations for indentured labourers. Which of the following would be the most useful and credible source for information?

• Book entitled "On the plantation - Pre-Emancipation"

• Story book about the Chinese and Indians

• JIS Documentary - Chinese and Indians Plantation History

• Interviews with Chinese and Indian Students from your school

Which section of Africa did most of the Slaves come from to work on sugar plantations?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which of the following helps us to remember that our culture is a melting pot of cultures?

• National Pledge

• National Anthem

• Motto

• National Song

Which of the following describes Universal Adult Suffrage?

• Freedom from Slavery

• The right to vote

• The freedom of speech

• The right to life