Ms. Mathison's Caribbean Studies Module 1 Prep

The development of peasantry in the Caribbean was a key component of economic enfranchisement because it:

I. improved the pattern of consumption for ex-slaves

ii. led to the diversification of the economy

iii. created new systems of productions

iv. encouraged a sense of self-sufficiency among ex-slaves

• I and II only

• I, II and III only

• II, III and IV only

• I, II, III and IV

Which of the following is the BEST interpretation of the concept of 'culture'?

• The beliefs of a group of people

• The norms and values adopted by the various social institutions

• The consumption patterns of a group of people

• The behaviours, interactions and connections developed by a group of people over time

Which is NOT true of the cultural patterns in the Caribbean?

• They influence people's values and beliefs

• They are altered over time by new cultural patterns

• They are shaped by the region's historical experiences

• They are strictly confined to the Caribbean

Which of the following was NOT a method used by Amerindians to resist the Europeans in the early 1500s?

• Running away to the mountains

• Stealing animals

• Commiting large scale suicides

• Leading open rebellions

Which of the following group did NOT occupy the Caribbean?

• The Lucayan

• The Aztec

• The Kalinago

• The Taino

Which of the following is the MAIN reason for the high outward migration in the Caribbean?

• The high levels of crime and violence

• The increasing gap between the social classes

• The availability of economic opportunities in developed countries

• The several incidents of political corruption

A diaspora is BEST described as

• people who live away from their country

• communities developed away from their homelands

• communiteis which are scattered over a large geographic area

• people who were settled and worked on plantations in the Caribbean

Which of the following outcomes did NOT result from adult suffrage in the Caribbean?

• Decolonization

• Democraticc Reform

• Government approval

• Political enfranchisement

In what section of the slave trade does the MIDDLE PASSAGE refer?

• The journey from West Africa to the New World

• The interior to the coast of West Africa

• The Caribbean sugar plantations to Europe

• West Africa to the slave trading ports of Europe

Under slavery, Caribbean society was characterized by

• social mobility

• rigid separation of classes

• equality among all people

• the rise of middle-class groups