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Mod 1 MCQ Flashcards

1
Q

What Caribbean country is located outside the Caribbean Sea

A

Barbados

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2
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Which of the following cultural methods used as a resistance to slavery had the greatest effect

A

Syncretic religion

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3
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Which of the following terms best describes a historical feature( think historical processes)of the Caribbean

A

Enslavement

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4
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A society is best described as

A

People with shared traditions living in the same geographical area

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5
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Soil deterioration in the Caribbean can be caused by

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Monocropping

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6
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The term Creole is used to refer to

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A language, a white person born in the Caribbean, an enslaved person born in the Caribbean

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7
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Graveyism which occurred in the 20th century is an example of cultural

A

Renewal

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8
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Which of the following was the most important determining factor of one’s position in the colonial plantation society

A

Race

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9
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What is a syncretic religion

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The combination of two or more religions or beliefs systems combining to form a new one

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10
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Which of the following syncretic religions had its early beginnings in Jamaica

A

Rastafarianism

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11
Q

Which of the following aspects of the Caribbean culture is least threatened by cultural erasure

A

Driving habit

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12
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Which family type was introduced to the Caribbean by the East Indians

A

Extended

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13
Q

In which wayhas religion positively influenced Caribbean society

A

Establishing values and identity

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14
Q

What measure did Caribbean people used to challenge European domination during the 15 century

A

Microlevel resistance

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15
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What sport did the white plains art class used in an effort to demonstrate moral and racial superiority over there black subjects

A

Cricket

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16
Q

The Rastafarian movement gained world wide recognition mainly through

A

Reggae music

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17
Q

Which Amerindian group settled in Central America in pre-Columbian times

A

Maya

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18
Q

What is not a characteristics of Caribbean society

A

Cultural homogeneity

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19
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The practice of using indigenous labor in the Caribbean in exchange for conversion to Christianity is referred to as

A

Encomienda

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20
Q

A method that does not prevent soil erosion is

A

Deforestation

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21
Q

Which music genre is an indigenous Caribbean art form

A

Reggae

22
Q

Give an example of material culture

A

Food

23
Q

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

A

Functionalist

24
Q

What is the Marxist theory and its goal

A

The theory is a political and economic theory where a society has no classes. Their goal is to achieve a classless society

25
Q

What is Garveyism

A

A 20th century racial and political doctrine in advocate and black separation and the formation of self governing black nations in Africa

26
Q

Eurocentric ideals of society a best reflected in the ideology of

A

Functionalism

27
Q

Creolization is a function of the Caribbean society mainly because of the

A

Merging of cultures to retain identity

28
Q

Mulattos form the middle layer of the plantation society mainly because they had

A

European fathers

29
Q

One of the best examples of cultural retention is

A

Hammocks in the porch for relaxation

30
Q

The declaration of emancipation day on August 1 as a public holiday by several Caribbean countries is an attempt at cultural

A

retention

31
Q

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

A

Creolization

32
Q

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

A

Influence of local culture on the diaspora

33
Q

Marxists regards religion is the opiate of people because it’s

A

Allows exploitation of the poor with rewards promised in the after life

34
Q

Which of the following areas does RSS operate in

A

Security

35
Q

 One achievement of adult suffrage in the Caribbean societies is

A

Political enfranchisement

36
Q

Ocean and landforms are found on subterranean feature of the earths crust call

A

Plate

37
Q

Where is Nottinghill celebrated

A

London

38
Q

Where is Caribana

A

Toronto

39
Q

Which of the following did not results from adults suffrage in the Caribbean

A

Government approval

40
Q

What section of the slave trade does middle passage refer to

A

Did Ginny from west Africa to the New World

41
Q

The enslavement of Africans in the Caribbean country made it to the erasure of their cultural practices because they

A

Because they were separated from their family and kinship groups

42
Q

The main role of colonial education in the Caribbean was

A

To control the masses at the time

43
Q

What belief best shows the link between cultural norm and cultural value

A

Cooking extra food for unexpected guest signifies hospitality

44
Q

Is the Bahamas a part of the greater Antilles

A

No

45
Q

The term manumission is used to describe

A

A slave purchasing his or her freedom from the master

46
Q

Carbon families in which the mother is the center of the hospitals are referred to as

A

Matrifocal

47
Q

Name three islands that are not located in the Caribbean Sea

A

The Bahamas, Bermuda, turks and Caicos’s yeah

48
Q

What three things Is culture best defined as

A

The way of life, artistic and literary creations and Norms and values

49
Q

The caste system has been called a close system of social stratification because

A

Membership is through birth, members with the caste expected to interact and members within the caste are expected to intermarry.

50
Q

Movements that impact and influence the earth surface are also known as

A

Plate tectonics

51
Q

What statement does not apply to notting hill carnival

A

It is held in the Leeds

Caribbean Studies MCQ (2 decks)

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