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CHAPTER 8 QUIZ 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a dialect used in everyday speech that blends elements of several languages

a)

Pig Latin

b)

Bilingual

c)

Patois

d)

Syncretism

2.

In Central America, most industrial employment is ______ _______, those which employ workers in their homes.

a)

Cottage Industries

b)

CO-OP Farms

c)

Remote from home

d)

strictly forbidden

3.

In Central America, __percent of people are Roman Catholic while in the Caribbean, similarly high populations of Roman Catholics occur mainly where French or Spanish is spoken

a)

60

b)

20

c)

40

d)

80

4.

 Traditionally, these large farms were owned by wealthy families and worked by the poor. Such estates were known as  _________, and the relationships between landowners and workers persist even today, with corporations owning the land and the poor providing the labor.

a)

Latifa

b)

Latifundia

c)

Latvia

d)

Cottage Industries

5.

Protestant religions are common where ______is spoken. Other faiths include Hinduism, Islam, and indigenous and African religions, often mixed with Christianity and other faiths.

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Mayan

d)

Spanish

6.

Some campesinos still farm _________, or small plots of land, to feed their families. However, workers rarely own the land and may be forced to work to pay off debts to landowners.

a)

Mega Cities

b)

Latifundia

c)

Minifundia

d)

Terraces

7.

Generally, children are required to complete _____________ school , but many do not, lacking money for clothing and supplies or the means to travel long distances to school

a)

Pre-K

b)

Middle School

c)

High School

d)

Elementary

8.

Rumba and salsa originated in _______,

a)

Cuba

b)

Mexico

c)

Peru

d)

Chile

9.

In the Caribbean, family structure is often  _________, or headed by a woman.

a)

Matriarchal

b)

Patriarchal

c)

Collaborative

d)

anti-societal

10.

Increases in the number of working women are attributed to advancing levels of ___________, as well as to social movements promoting gender equality

a)

Salary

b)

Education

c)

Birth Rate

d)

Trade Exports