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Our Common Heritage (Tainos & History of Jamaica)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do the Coat of Arms represent?

a)

the National Anthem

b)

our Jamaican identity

c)

one love

d)

our national heroes

2.

Which word best describes the Tainos?

a)

Peaceful

b)

Tired

c)

Warlike

d)

Fierce

3.

What was the name of the Taino chief?

a)

bohio

b)

Taino

c)

cacique

d)

priest

4.

What methods did the Tainos use in order to get their food?

a)

fishing

b)

hunting animals

c)

buying fruits at the market

d)

farming

5.

How many "gods" did the Tainos have?

a)

one

b)

none

c)

many

d)

two

6.

What does the Red Flag on our Coat of Arms represent?

a)

First Aid

b)

the British Flag

c)

that we were once ruled by the British

d)

Switzerland's Flag

7.

What does the crocodile on our Coat of Arms represent?

a)

the determination and strength of our people

b)

aggressive people

c)

violence

d)

warmth and beauty

8.

The Tainos migrated to Jamaica from...

a)

America

b)

the West Indies

c)

South America

d)

Greenaland

9.

What did the Tainos look like?

a)

tall, with straight noses and green eyes

b)

brown-skinned, medium height and build, with straight black hair and flat foreheads

c)

short, with curly, red hair and small feet

d)

slimly built, with long, blonde hair and broad lips

10.

Taino provinces were probably established near to the sea so that they could

a)

travel on the sea using canoes

b)

take pictures by the seaside

c)

practice fishing

d)

go skiing for fun