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Knowledge Quiz - 'Checking out me history'

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was John Agard born?

a)

London

b)

Guyana

c)

Jamaica

d)

United States

2.

Where was John Agard educated?

a)

London

b)

Guyana

c)

New York

d)

Kingston

3.

Which country ruled his home country when he was growing up?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

USA

c)

Jamaica

d)

Guyana

4.

What dialect does Agard use in the poem?

a)

Pidgin English

b)

Standard English

c)

Estuary English

d)

Guyanese Creole

5.

Creole means a language or dialect derived from one or more other (especially European) languages. What other word can mean this?

a)

Pidgin

b)

Pigeon

c)

Patois

d)

Patwa

6.

Which continent is Guyana on?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

America

7.

Toussaint L'Ouverture was the leader of a slave revolt...

a)

who fought against the British in Guyana

b)

who fought against the Russians in Crimea

c)

who fought against the French in Haiti

d)

who fought against Columbus and Spain

8.

Nanny de Maroon helped to free slaves and fight the British in

a)

Guyana

b)

Jamaica

c)

South Africa

d)

the USA

9.

Shaka Zulu was a leader who fought against Europeans in...

a)

The Caribbean

b)

Southern Africa

c)

South America

d)

North Africa

10.

The Caribs and Arawaks were Indigenous people of

a)

The Caribbean

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

New Zealand

11.

Summarise your understanding of the poem

4 lines
12.

'Bandage up me eye with me own identity' is using which poetic techniques? (Tick all that apply)

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Irony

d)

Phonetic Spelling

13.

The image of Agard 'carving out' his own identity has connotations of what kind of process?

a)

Time-consuming

b)

Quick

c)

Piece by piece

d)

Easy

14.

What themes are represented in this poem?

a)

War

b)

Identity

c)

Anger

d)

Pride

e)

Family