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WorksheetsJamaican Cultural Dance Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is Bruckins primarily performed to celebrate?
Christmas
Emancipation from slavery
Weddings
Harvest festivals
Which of the following is NOT an element of the Bruckins party?
Thrust and recovery movements
A King and Queen
Use of the instrument benta
Red and Blue Set Girls
Where is Dinki-mini primarily performed?
Kingston
St. Mary
St. Elizabeth
Montego Bay
What is the purpose of Dinki-mini performances?
To celebrate harvests
To celebrate weddings
To cheer up the bereaved
To honor ancestors
What instrument is integral to the Dinki-mini dance?
Fife
Drum
Benta
Guitar
From which region did Kumina originate?
Ghana
Congo
Nigeria
South Africa
Kumina is associated with which Jamaican parish?
Kingston
St. Mary
St. Thomas
St. James
Which element is considered the most important in a Kumina session?
Singing
Dancing
Drumming
Costumes
What is the Maypole also referred to as?
Long Ribbon Pole
Dance Pole
Long Pole
Party Pole
Which of the following is NOT a traditional pattern in Maypole?
Grand chain
Spider Web
Basket weave
Triangle twist
What style of Quadrille incorporates African elements?
Ballroom style
Camp style
Contra style
English style
Which Quadrille style is performed entirely to Mento music?
Ballroom style
Camp style
Contra style
Elite style
What type of event typically features Jonkunnu performances?
Weddings
Christmas
Funerals
Birthdays
What instrument is NOT typically used in Jonkunnu?
Fife
Shakka
Benta
Drums
Which of the following dances is performed by masqueraders?
Bruckins
Quadrille
Jonkunnu
Revivalism
Revivalism began as a part of which movement?
The Emancipation movement
The Great Revival
The Industrial Revolution
The Freedom movement
What are the two major forms of Revivalism?
Zion and Pocomania
Kumina and Dinki-mini
Jonkunnu and Quadrille
Bruckins and Maypole
Which activity is NOT a part of Revivalism?
Hand-clapping
Drumming
Singing
Ribbon-weaving
Which of the following parishes is NOT associated with Revivalism?
Kingston
St. Andrew
St. Mary
St. Catherine
Which song is associated with Revivalism in Jamaica?
"O let the power fall on me my Lord"
"River Come Down"
"By the rivers of Babylon"
"Hail to the Queen"
