Mod 1 MCQ Flashcards
What Caribbean country is located outside the Caribbean Sea
Barbados
Which of the following cultural methods used as a resistance to slavery had the greatest effect
Syncretic religion
Which of the following terms best describes a historical feature( think historical processes)of the Caribbean
Enslavement
A society is best described as
People with shared traditions living in the same geographical area
Soil deterioration in the Caribbean can be caused by
Monocropping
The term Creole is used to refer to
A language, a white person born in the Caribbean, an enslaved person born in the Caribbean
Graveyism which occurred in the 20th century is an example of cultural
Renewal
Which of the following was the most important determining factor of one’s position in the colonial plantation society
Race
What is a syncretic religion
The combination of two or more religions or beliefs systems combining to form a new one
Which of the following syncretic religions had its early beginnings in Jamaica
Rastafarianism
Which of the following aspects of the Caribbean culture is least threatened by cultural erasure
Driving habit
Which family type was introduced to the Caribbean by the East Indians
Extended
In which wayhas religion positively influenced Caribbean society
Establishing values and identity
What measure did Caribbean people used to challenge European domination during the 15 century
Microlevel resistance
What sport did the white plains art class used in an effort to demonstrate moral and racial superiority over there black subjects
Cricket
The Rastafarian movement gained world wide recognition mainly through
Reggae music
Which Amerindian group settled in Central America in pre-Columbian times
Maya
What is not a characteristics of Caribbean society
Cultural homogeneity
The practice of using indigenous labor in the Caribbean in exchange for conversion to Christianity is referred to as
Encomienda
A method that does not prevent soil erosion is
Deforestation
Which music genre is an indigenous Caribbean art form
Reggae
Give an example of material culture
Food
Social structures, groups and institutions work together towards achieving social stability and ensuring that the collective will of the members of society is achieved this statement best summarizes which view of society
Functionalist
What is the Marxist theory and its goal
The theory is a political and economic theory where a society has no classes. Their goal is to achieve a classless society
What is Garveyism
A 20th century racial and political doctrine in advocate and black separation and the formation of self governing black nations in Africa
Eurocentric ideals of society a best reflected in the ideology of
Functionalism
Creolization is a function of the Caribbean society mainly because of the
Merging of cultures to retain identity
Mulattos form the middle layer of the plantation society mainly because they had
European fathers
One of the best examples of cultural retention is
Hammocks in the porch for relaxation
The declaration of emancipation day on August 1 as a public holiday by several Caribbean countries is an attempt at cultural
retention
The presence of Indian dishes, like roti and doubles in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, that is not present in India is most likely evidence of
Creolization
Every year mike Antoine takes some of his local band members to participate in Notting Hill, Caribana and labour day festivities his actions are a good example of
Influence of local culture on the diaspora
Marxists regards religion is the opiate of people because it’s
Allows exploitation of the poor with rewards promised in the after life
Which of the following areas does RSS operate in
Security
 One achievement of adult suffrage in the Caribbean societies is
Political enfranchisement
Ocean and landforms are found on subterranean feature of the earths crust call
Plate
Where is Nottinghill celebrated
London
Where is Caribana
Toronto
Which of the following did not results from adults suffrage in the Caribbean
Government approval
What section of the slave trade does middle passage refer to
Did Ginny from west Africa to the New World
The enslavement of Africans in the Caribbean country made it to the erasure of their cultural practices because they
Because they were separated from their family and kinship groups
The main role of colonial education in the Caribbean was
To control the masses at the time
What belief best shows the link between cultural norm and cultural value
Cooking extra food for unexpected guest signifies hospitality
Is the Bahamas a part of the greater Antilles
No
The term manumission is used to describe
A slave purchasing his or her freedom from the master
Carbon families in which the mother is the center of the hospitals are referred to as
Matrifocal
Name three islands that are not located in the Caribbean Sea
The Bahamas, Bermuda, turks and Caicos’s yeah
What three things Is culture best defined as
The way of life, artistic and literary creations and Norms and values
The caste system has been called a close system of social stratification because
Membership is through birth, members with the caste expected to interact and members within the caste are expected to intermarry.
Movements that impact and influence the earth surface are also known as
Plate tectonics
What statement does not apply to notting hill carnival
It is held in the Leeds
