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Jamaican Folk Music - Work and Play

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which national hero said that a people without knowledge of their history is like a tree without roots?

a)

Norman Manley

b)

Nanny

c)

Buju Banton

d)

Marcus Garvey

2.

Work songs may be used to...

a)

Entertain slave owners

b)

Make things harder for the workers

c)

Create a rhythm to help the workers

d)

Give workers something to look forward to.

3.

Which of the following is a digging song?

a)

Hill 'an Gully Rida

b)

Dis Long Time Gyal

c)

Day Oh

d)

I Pledge My Heart

4.

Which of the following has lyrics that describe how to restrain an angry animal?

a)

Home on the Range

b)

Old Mass Charley

c)

Manuel Road

d)

Linstead Market

5.

Which of the following is often used to accompany Jamaican folk music?

a)

Drums

b)

Maracas

c)

Rhythm sticks

d)

All of the above

6.

Which of the following is a washing song?

a)

Missa Bilban

b)

Missa Potter

c)

Mass Charley

d)

Jane and Louisa

7.

Which of the following is a cleaning song?

a)

Missa Bilban

b)

Missa Potter

c)

Mass Charley

d)

Jane and Louisa

8.

We study folk music to...

a)

Help us understand our culture

b)

Improve our speech

c)

Get better at sports

d)

None of the above

9.

The objective of "Manuel Road" is to

a)

Play fast and hurt people

b)

Play slowly

c)

Play fast without getting hurt

d)

Play fast

10.

Jamaican Folk Music is...

a)

Entertaining

b)

Informative

c)

Often humorous

d)

All of the above