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FD11A MCQ End of Semester Exam April 26, 2010 9am to 11 am noon Assembly Hall

1. A perspective centered on males is referred to as?a. Androcentricb. Androgynyc. Misogynyd. Patriarchal

2. Which is true about the role of Taino women?a. Hunted and took care of the familyb. Planted agricultural cropsc. Were important in religious ceremoniesd. No female could ever become cacique

3. Which is true of Calypso pre 1900? a. ????b. Upperclass blacks had masked balls ????c. ????d. Was a pre steel pan era

4. Calypso is said to originate from Which of the following?a. Kaisob. ????c. Bukkud. Parang

5. The ancestral spirits of Kumina were referred to as?a. Kuyub. Katac. KNaambi Mpungad. ????

6. Kbandu were ______________?a. Drums used in the kumina ceremonies to summon spiritsb. Spirits for whom proper burial rites had not been conductedc. Headwear for the person in charge of the ceremonyd. ????

7. In his article what did Raul Canizares say about Santaria?a. The lucumi religion was practiced in Haiti by Dahomey slavesb. Santaria was exclusively practiced by Cuban Hispanics

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c. The lucumi religion was practiced by Cubans????d. Santaria was a syncretism which originated in cuba practiced by Yoruba slaves

8. Steel pan music is said to originate from which of the following?a. Tamboo Bamboo musicb. Bruk-a-tuk musicc. Ping-ting musicd. Rukatuk music

9. Osbourne “King Tubby” Rudduck is associated with which musical artform?a. Scab. Reggaec. Calypsod. Dub

10. Who were Sonny Ramdin and Alfred Valentine????a. The first batsmen for the west indies of Indo-caribbean and Afro-caribbean descent

respectivelyb. A duo of spin bowlers who were integral in the first test victory of the West-Indies against

Englandc. Calypsonians who wrote the song cricket o lovely cricketd. ???

11. According to Rex Nettleford what is the biggest obstacle of national integration?a. A multifocal historyb. ???c. ???d. ???

12. What is the motto of Trinidad of Tobago?a. Together we aspire, together we achieveb. Out of many one peoplec. One Peolple, One Nation, One Destinityd. One God, One Nation, One Destinity

13. According to Norman Girvan the Caribbean Identity is imagined and in reality it is actually reflected by?a. Diversityb. ???c. ???d. ???

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14. The West-Indies won the first cricket World Cup held in which year?a. 1958b. 1975c. 1983???d. 1979

15. Who was the Fist Blackman to captain the West-Indies cricket team?a. George Headlyb. ???c. ???d. ???

16. Which of the following was a black missionary?a. William Knibbb. Geoge Lisle (Leile)c. ???d. ???

17. Who won the first gold medal for Trinidad?a. Ato Boldonb. Hasley Crawfordc. Richard Thompsond. ????

18. Which of the following was the fist black woman to take up Public office?a. Mary Morris-Knibbb. ????c. ???d. ???

19. According to the theories of Herbert Spence and Patrick Geddes, which is NOT true about Victorian Ideals?a. Women were sedentary beingsb. A woman not being a virgin before marriage was considered a fallen womanc. Any other sexual position outside of the missionary position was unnaturald. ???

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20. Which of the following perspectives was NOT in support of the Hegemonic Masculinity?a. Gay male perspectiveb. Socialist perspectivec. Evangelical-Christian perspectived. Conservative perspective

21. Which of the following was not yet active by the end of the seventeenth century?a. The Roman Catholic Chuchb. The church of Englandc. Moraviand. The church of Scottland

22. The practice of “Big Drum” is associated with which territory?a. St. Luciab. Grenadac. Barbados???d. Trinidad????

23. All gives evidence of the creolization of hosay, except?a. The parading of the tazia of the 10th day of the festivalb. The name was changed from Muharram to Hosayc. Inclusion of Afro-caribbeans in the celebrationsd. Inclusion of Peacock and other Animal shaped adornments on the hosay

24. Hosay is practiced in all of the following except?a. Jamaicab. Belizec. Barbadosd. Guadeloupe

25. Which was the creator deity in Hinduisma. Shivab. Vishnuc. Brahmand. ????

26. Pilgrimage to mecca is called?a. Hajjb. Hijra

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c. ??d. ??

27. The _______ theory was used by Moravians to justify slavery?a. Hittiteb. Shemitec. Hamited. ????

28. The stick swords of Hosay fighters were called?a. Gutkab. ???c. ???d. ???

29. Which of the following was in support of compensation for slaves?a. Victor Schoelcherb. ???c. ???d. ???

30. According to Patrick Hylton what was the role of the Churcha. To Mould the minds of the colonized to be obedient servants and labourersb. To establish a peasantryc. ????d. ????

31. Which was not a reason for the initial preference of male Indian Indentrued labourers?a. Men were better workersb. Planters had to take responsibility of children under 16 years oldc. Women had a higher annual expenditured. Male indentureship contract was longer than female indentureship

32. Which is NOT a feature the Caribbean religious viewa. Increased focus on the afterlifeb. Adaptation of the function of African religious beliefs to reflect a Caribbean realityc. ???d. ????

33. Which of the following was not a syncretism of Catholicisma. Orisha

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b. Vodunc. Santariad. Pukkumina???

34. Which is associated with “New Social History”? a. Positivist approach to historyb. Each culture writes its history in its own wayc. ???d. ???

35. Caribbean History had its origin in the Golden triangle of?a. Manchester, Cambridge, Oxfordb. Bristol, London, Oxfordc. London, Cambridge, Oxfordd. Liverpool, Cambridge, Oxford

36. How much was to be donated annually for the Caribbean Education development by Britain, between 1835-1845?a. 30,000 poundsb. 10,000 poundsc. 5,000 poundsd. ?????

37. How much was promised as compensation for the loss of the British Planters due to the abolition of slavery ?a. 10 million poundsb. 126 million poundsc. 20 million poundsd. ?????

38. Which is NOT true about women in Plantation society?a. They outnumbered men in field gangsb. Pregnant women were whippedc. The mother child bond was unable to developd. ???

39. In which policy statement was it declared that the United States my take of the role of an International Policea. Munroe doctrineb. Roosevelt Corollaryc. ???

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d. ????

40. By which amendment to the Cuban constitution did the United States have the right to intervene if the US Congress felt that important economic, military or human interests were threateneda. Teller Amendmentb. Platt Amendmentc. ???d. ???

41. Who wrote the book, “Occasional discourse of the Negro (Nigger) question?”a. ???? Thorpeb. ??? Froudec. Thomas Carlyle ????d. ????

42. Which of the following was NOT a reason for the interest of the United States in The Caribbean?a. A need to secure its bordersb. The Development of foreign marketsc. A need to make her western shores more accessible to trade????d. The development of foreign production???

43. Which of the following territories did not receive and indentured labourers?a. Barbadosb. Trinidadc. Jamaicad. Guyana

44. With which territory did the ???Pomalita???? dance become associated?a. The Salmitra??? People of Surinameb. The Garifuna of Belizec. The ????? of Barbadosd. The Maroons of Jamaica

45. Which is NOT true about the apprenticeship period?a. Domestic slaves were to be freed by 1838b. All children under 6yrs old were to be freedc. A slave could not purchase his freedomd. A compulsory 40 hour week without wages until August 1 1840

46. What was the role of “Protectors of Emigrants” overseeing the Indentureship?

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a. To collect fees from planters to pay for the transport of indentured labourersb. To arbitrate claims of abuse made by the indentured labourersc. To ensure that indentured labourers were voluntarily enrolling as indentured labourersd. ????

47. All of these are reasons for the failure of the Chinese Indentureship EXCEPT?a. Chinese government insisted on a free return passageb. Chinese Labourers preferred to go the South-East Asia or California to workc. Shipping Agents found shipping cargo more profitable than transporting labourersd. Chinese were not suitable for the work conditions in the Caribbean

48. Which Rastafari Pioneer was known as the “Gong”?a. Leonard Howellb. ???c. ???d. ???

49. Reason of Indians to become indentured labourers EXCEPT?a. Escape the caste systemb. To avoid involvement in Hindu-Muslim Clashes prevalent in india at the timec. To send money home to buy land and animalsd. Avoiding the ravages of famine caused by drought

50. Approximately how many Indians came to the Caribbean as indentured labourers, between 1838-1917?a. 430,000b. ????c. 2,700d. ?????

51. According to ?????, what made Sca and Ragga popular?a. Musiciansb. Beatc. Violent lyricsd. ???

52. Whish is true of evolution of Reggae?a. It has lost its Association with Rastafarib. To talk about Caribbean music is to talk about reggaec. ???d. The music has suffered from Creolisation

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53. What was NOT a motive of the Indentureship programme?a. Set examples for freedmen what it meant to be industrious???b. Set up an inland peasantry occupying the inland territoriesc. ???d. ???

54. Which was done to attract Indian Indentured labourers to remain on the plantation?a. Offering to sell them crown land at 10 pounds per acreb. Recognizing all Hindu marriages by lawc. ???d. ???

55. Which is NOT true about history in the Caribbean between 1900-1950?a. Consisted mainly of amateur historiansb. Contributions were made by Professional Historians of the regionc. Much of the history was as a part of how the Caribbean fitted into the European pictured. Focused on “Specific” History about ?????

56. Caribbean History after 1950????a. Neo-culturalism????b. Oral tradition was a valuable source of information????c. ???d. ???

57. Which is true about Caribbean Music????a. Can be separated along geographic bordersb. ???c. ???d. ???

58. Who said the problem with the Caribbean is that we have very little history, which is not being properly managed/preserved by our local historians?a. C.L.R. Jamesb. Gordon Rohlehrc. ???d. ???

59. What was the reason why Haitian Slaves were successful in Gaining their independence from France?a. Military Skill of the Slaves

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b. Slaves outnumbered whites on the plantationc. ????d. ????

60. Which is NOT true about the Social Stratification of the Plantation Society ????a. There were Coloured freemen who were of higher social status than poor whitesb. White Planters were at the top of the social hierarchy??????c. Enslaved Blacks were at the bottom of the social hierarchy?????d. ????

*****There was also a question in the middle of the exam about Gordon Rohlehr, this would have to dovetail with one of the other questions above though since there were only 60 MCQs!!!

Section TWO consisted of a single set of questions from each unit (each worth 1 or 2 marks, adding up to 10 marks in total). In all there were TEN such sets of questions, one for each unit. Each candidate was required to choose TWO sets of questions corresponding to any TWO of the 10 units covered in the course. The recalled questions (that were answered by Yours truly) below corresponded to the Units indicated.

Unit Five Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Development of Creole Society in Jamaica, 1770-1820

2. Differentiate between the concepts of Fact of Identity and Sense of Identity?3. Meaning of the phrase Diasporic double-conciousness4. Give one example of “segmented” creolization in Plantation Slavery Society5. ???6. ???

Unit Six Short Answer Questions

7. TWO reasons Trinidad received more post-emancipation emigrants?8. State one non-Asian source of indentured slaves?9. What was the message of the Roosevelt corollary to the Caribbean?10. What were Two arguments made against The Indentureship programme11. What were some things planters did to ensure freedmen had limited access to land12. What can be said about the attitude of freedmen towards plantation slavery in the post-

emancipation era