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Ethnic groups

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An ethnic group is people who

a)

grow similar food.

b)

share a language, ancestry or religion.

c)

share a belief in god or gods.

d)

like to read the same literature.

2.

People who come after us, our children and grandchildren are called?

a)

descendants

b)

ancestors

c)

ethnic group

3.

People we are descended from are called?

a)

descendants

b)

ethnic group

c)

ancestors

4.

Which are the five major ethnic groups that came to the Caribbean?

a)

Caucasian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Chinese & Whites

b)

East Indians, Caucasian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Whites

c)

Amerindians, Europeans, Africans, Caucasians, East Indians

d)

Chinese, East Indians, Africans, Europeans & Chinese

5.

Which ethnic group would blacks belong to?

a)

Amerindians

b)

Europeans

c)

Chinese

d)

Africans

6.

Are people in the world today, descendants of people that included: Tainos, Caribs, Africans, Spanish, British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, East Indians, Chinese and People from Middle East.

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

What is Jamaica's motto?

a)

"By any Means Necessary".

b)

"Out of Many, One People".

c)

"Everything Irie".

d)

"No Problem Mon".

8.

What does the gold in the Jamaican flag represent?

a)

It represents the sun

b)

It represents the golden sunshine

c)

It represents the sunflower

9.

Jamaica's style of cooking is influenced by _______________.

a)

Only Africans

b)

Tainos, Europeans, Asians and Africans

c)

Europeans and Asians

10.

Which ethnic group introduced the method of preparing food to Jamaica?

a)

British

b)

Tainos

c)

Indians

d)

African

11.

What is culture?

a)

the places people visit

b)

the way of life of a particular people

c)

the ethnic groups in a country

d)

the group of people in a community

12.

The group that was indigenous to Jamaica was the...

a)

Chinese

b)

Africans

c)

Tainos

d)

Indians

13.

We inherited the "jerk" and "barbecue" cooking methods from...

a)

the Africans

b)

the Tainos

c)

the Indians

d)

the Europeans

14.

Which 2nd European power defeated the Spanish and took over Jamaica in 1655?

a)

the Africans

b)

the British

c)

the Middle Easterners

d)

the Chinese

15.

The three main continents from which the ethnic groups came are

a)

Africa, Europe, Asia

b)

Europe, Africa, Australia

c)

Australia, Africa, Europe

d)

Asia, Australia, Africa