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FOOD OF SOUTH AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

LATIN AMERICA IS ENTIRELY COVERED IN MOUNTAINS.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

THE AZTECS, THE MAYAS AND THE INCAS HAVE DOMINATED THE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

COFFEE WAS NATIVE TO LATIN AMERICA.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

LATIN AMERICA HAS MANY DISHES FEATURING CORN, RICE, AND BEANS, WHICH TOGETHER FORM A COMPLETE PROTEIN.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

CORN THAT IS DRIED, COOKED, SOAKED IN LIMEWATER, AND THEN DRIED INTO DOUGH CALLED SOPA.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

IN ADDITION TO BEING USED AS A HOT BEVERAGE, CHOCOLATE IS ALSO USED TO SEASON SAUCES AND MAIN DISHES IN MEXICO.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

THE TROPICAL COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL AMERICA SHARE SEVERAL FOOD TRADITIONS WITH THE CONTINENTS OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, BECAUSE THEY ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY LINKED.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

THE CUISINE OF BRAZIL COMBINES THE INFLUENCES OF NATIVE CULTURES, PORTUGUESE CULTURE, AND AFRICAN CULTURE.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

DESSERTS IN BRAZIL MAY CONSIST OF FRUITS SUCH AS FIGS, PAPAYAS, AND PEACHES SERVED WITH SOLID FRESH CHEESE.

a)

T

b)

F

10.

SEAFOOD IS THE MAJOR INDUSTRY AND NATIONAL FOOD OF ARGENTINA.

a)

T

b)

F

11.

JERKY WAS INVENTED BY THE AMERICANS IN THE 18TH CENTURY.

a)

T

b)

F

12.

POTATOES MAY HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ANDES.

a)

T

b)

F

13.

THE CARIBBEAN IS ONE LARGE ISLAND IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

a)

T

b)

F

14.

ALL CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES SHARE THE SAME HISTORY AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES.

a)

T

b)

F

15.

JERK IS A BLEND OF CHILES, ONIONS, GARLIC, ALLSPICE AND OTHER HERBS AND SPICES USED TO SEASON MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH IN JAMAICA.

a)

T

b)

F

16.

WHICH IS NOT A NATIVE CULTURE THAT HAS DOMINATED THE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA?

a)

AZTEC

b)

MAYA

c)

CHEROKEE

d)

INCA

17.

WHICH IS A FOOD THAT ALL THREE NATIVE CULTURES OF LATIN AMERICA CULTIVATED?

a)

BEANS

b)

POTATOES

c)

SQUASH

d)

ALL THE ABOVE

18.

WHICH FOOD WAS INTRODUCED TO LATIN AMERICA BY EUROPEAN COLONISTS?

a)

POTATOES

b)

PORK

c)

CORN

d)

SQUASH

19.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF A TURNOVER FILLED WITH MEAT, VEGETABLES, FRUIT, OR ALL THREE?

a)

CEVICHE

b)

CHORIZO

c)

MASA

d)

EMPANADA

20.

WHAT IS THE NAME FOR AN APPETIZER OF RAW FISH MARINATED IN CITRUS JUICE UNTIL FIRM AND OPAQUE?

a)

SOPA

b)

CEVICHE

c)

EMPANADA

d)

CHORIZO

21.

WHAT IS THE NAME FOR A SPICY SAUSAGE THAT FLAVORS MANY STEWS?

a)

CEVICHE

b)

CHORIZO

c)

MASA

d)

EMPANADA

22.

WHICH FOOD STAPLE WAS CONSIDERED SACRED BY THE AZTECS AND IS STILL COMMON IN MEXICAN COOKING?

a)

BENAS

b)

PORK

c)

CORN

d)

BEEF

23.

WHAT IS THE SPANISH WORD FOR BEANS?

a)

FRIJOLES

b)

SOPAS

c)

BRIJOLES

d)

MOLES

24.

WHAT IS MOLE?

a)

A TYPE OF SALSA

b)

A TYPE OF BEEF

c)

A TYPE OF CORN DISH

d)

A TYPE OF CHOCOLATE SAUCE

25.

WHAT IS NOT A COUNTRY IN CENTRAL AMERICA?

a)

GUATEMALA

b)

COSTA RICA

c)

BRAZIL

d)

PANAMA

26.

HOW MANY COUNTRIES MAKE UP SOUNTH AMERICA?

a)

3

b)

13

c)

11

d)

17

27.

WHICH GROUP OF PEOPLE ONCE RULED BRAZIL?

a)

AFRICANS

b)

PORTUGUESE

c)

FRENCH

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

28.

WHICH IS A PART OF BRAZILIAN CUSINE?

a)

FRESH AND DRIED BEEF

b)

CHORIZO

c)

PIG'S FEET

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

29.

WHAT IS THE MAJORITY AND NATIONAL FOOD OF ARGENTINA?

a)

PORK

b)

BEEF

c)

CHEESE

d)

SAUSAGE

30.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN ANDEAN NATION?

a)

PERU

b)

ECUADOR

c)

ARGENTINA

d)

CHILE

31.

WHAT TYPE OF GEOGRAPHY INFLUENCES THE CUISINE OF THE ANDEAN NATION?

a)

MOUNTAINS

b)

SEACOASTS

c)

TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

32.

HOW DO THE FOODS OF URUGUAY COMPARE TO THE FOODS OF ITS NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES, BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA?

a)

THEY SHARE MANY FOODS IN COMMON

b)

THEIR FOODS ARE VERY DIFFERENT

c)

THEIR CUISINES ARE IDENTICAL

33.

WHICH GROUP COLONIZED THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND INFLUENCED THEIR CUISINES?

a)

BRITISH

b)

ARAWAKS

c)

CARIBS

34.

WHICH CULTURE IS IMPORTANT IN THE CUISINE OF JAMAICA?

a)

AFRICAN

b)

AZTEC

c)

MAYAN

d)

BRAZILIAN

35.

WHICH CULTURE HAS INFLUENCED HAITI?

a)

FRENCH

b)

GERMAN

c)

RUSSIAN

d)

AZTEC