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Culture October 23, 2020

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am an agreement or contract that bound me to service or work for a specific period of time. What am I?

a)

Culture

b)

Indentureship

c)

Heritage

2.

A group of people who share common ancestors and culture are called?

a)

Heritage group

b)

Indentured Labourers

c)

Ethnic group

3.

What is culture?

a)

The movement of people from one country to the next.

b)

The way of life including customs, traditions and festivals

c)

A generation of people who look alike

4.

The way we eat, the songs we sing, the music we make, the way we dress and the environment which allows it is called our _______

a)

Life

b)

responsibility

c)

culture

d)

festival

5.

People who left India in the 1800's to live in the Caribbean were likely to work as ______

a)

Indian slaves

b)

plantation supervisors

c)

emigrants

d)

indentured labourers

6.

I did not like working on plantations. A soon as the contract ended, I left to set up a shop. This is most likely ________

a)

an Indian

b)

an African

c)

A Taino

d)

a Chinese

7.

Which of the following cultural cooking practices was passed on by the Africans?

a)

sweet and sour dishes

b)

curry dishes

c)

cassava dishes

d)

ackee dishes

8.

What is meant by indentureship?

a)

A contract for employment for a set period of time

b)

An East Indian or Chinese labourer

c)

wages paid for labour

d)

A passage from India to the Caribbean

9.

Which of the following is not the best way of preserving Caribbean culture?

a)

Learning about your religious traditions and festivals

b)

Setting apart time for celebrating Caribbean culture for the citizens

c)

speaking ones native language

d)

embracing new traditions and moving on from the old ones

10.

How did the Africans contribute to the development of the Agricultural sector in Jamaica? They were the main ____

a)

consumers

b)

importers

c)

exporters

d)

workers

11.

Who were the first inhabitants of Jamaica?

a)

Indians

b)

Europeans

c)

Tainos

12.

What represented Taino gods?

a)

statues

b)

zemis

c)

cacique

13.

Which group of people introduced the pepper pot soup?

a)

Tainos

b)

Africans

c)

English

d)

Africans

14.

Which set of of immigrants were indentured labourers?

a)

Indians

b)

Africans

c)

Chinese

d)

Spaniards

e)

Europeans

15.

Which aspect of Jamaica's culture, do you enjoy the most?

a)

food

b)

dress

c)

music

d)

hairstyle

e)

language

16.

Choose the best description of Jamaica's flag?

a)

It is red, green and gold.

b)

It is made up of two green triangles and two black triangles.

c)

It is green, gold and with a black (X).

d)

it is made up of two green triangles and two black triangles with a gold/yellow (X) across the middle that separates the green and black from each other.

17.

Which ethnic group you think made the most contribution to Jamaica's culture?

a)

Tainos

b)

Chinese

c)

Africans

d)

Indians

e)

Europeans

18.

What sea is Jamaica in?

(a)  

19.

What type of music originated in Jamaica?

a)

Rock

b)

Reggae

c)

Hip Hop

d)

Pop

20.

What kind of currency do they use in Jamaica?

a)

Peso

b)

Pound

c)

Dollar

d)

Euro

21.

Jamaica is an ________________?

a)

peninsula

b)

tree

c)

island

d)

beach

22.

What is used the most to communicate among Jamaicans?

a)

Spanish

b)

Jamaican Creole

c)

English

d)

Papiamento

23.

Two well known Jamaican reggae artists are?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

How do you say "Hello" in Jamaican Patois?

a)

Waah Gwaan!

b)

Weh yuh deh pan!

c)

Lickle more!

d)

Laytah!

25.

How many Jamaican National Heroes/Heroine are there?

a)

8

b)

5

c)

7

d)

6