Literature

Question 1

Define:

stolid

Answer 1

having or expressing little or no sensibility

Question 2

Define:

Griots

Answer 2

storytellers of western Africa

Question 3

Define

Fetishism

Answer 3

belief that an object possesses magical power to protect or help its owner.

Question 4

Define:

cutlass

Answer 4

large knife or machete

Question 5

Define:

Musket

Answer 5

large caliber gun

Question 6

Define:

Hatch covers

Answer 6

covers placed on the small openings of a ship

Question 7

define

Lithely

Answer 7

With flexibility and grace

Question 8

Define:

Bulwark

Answer 8

the side of the ship above the upper desk

Question 9

Define

Gallery

Answer 9

the kitchen and cooking apparatus

Question 10

Define

Barter

Answer 10

exchange of one item for another or trading goods

Question 11

Define

Parasols

Answer 11

Lightweight umbrellas used to shade a person from the sun

Question 12

Define

Cowries

Answer 12

small,brightly colored,glassy shells of a marine animal that were used as money and as ornaments.

Question 13

Define

Elephantiasis

Answer 13

disease in which a person’s tissues or limbs enlarge

Question 14

Define

culverin

Answer 14

old fashioned firearm

Question 15

Define:

Litter

Answer 15

device used for carrying a stick or injured person

Question 16

Define

Lamentation

Answer 16

Act of mourning, cying or wailing