IDTC Pedagogy 3 Resource Pack Quiz

What is an adinkra?

• Adinkra is a cotton cloth created and used in Ghana by stamping symbols that represent symbolic meaning.

• A type of quilt.

• An alphabet.

• Cool art designs.

What does this Adinkra Symbol, "Sankofa", mean

• look your enemy in the eye

• seeing is believing

• learn from the past

• duck looking over

Katherine Dunham is famous for

• creating dance technique.

• drumming.

• songwriting.

Katherine Dunham's research and dance technique was greatly influenced by

• Mexico, Canada, China

• Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad

• Germany, Korea, Russia

Which types of dance does Dunham technique include?

• Brazilian and Greek

• Canadian and Argentinian

• African and Caribbean

Dunham announced to an audience that she would not perform for an all white audience until

• tickets were on sale.

• the shows had an earlier start time.

• people of color could watch the shows too.

Katherine Dunham's dance company performed on Broadway and was in movies in Hollywood.

• true

• false

11. What do you call culture passed down from generation to generation?

• a. art

• b. literature

• c. community

• d. heritage

Caribbean culture is the way of life:

• Brought to the Caribbean by the Europeans

• Of Amerindians who live in the region

• Brought to the Caribbean by the East Indians

• Brought about by the blending of cultures all people who settled in the Caribbean.

One way to preserve Caribbean culture is to learn about our traditions and festivals, and consciously celebrate our food, clothing, music, dance, and oral traditions.

• True

• False