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Test Description: Caribbean stuff
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1) Why do different islands in the Caribbean have different languags?
A
Islands belong to different countries. Each uses the language of the country it belongs to.
B
It is a Caribbean law.
C
The High Commissioner of Puerto Rico decided it.
D
Languages spoken are based on the method the islands are formed.
2) Which is not a type of music from the Caribbean
A
nerfduddle
B
goombay
C
calypso
D
reggae
3) What is the Caribbean instrument made from a hollowed-out gourd with many grooves cut across it. It's rubbed with a stick and makes a scratching sound.
A
harambu
B
florin
C
guiro
D
gourde
4) Which is NOT a form of currency in the Caribbean?
A
euro
B
gourde
C
florin
D
Dominican indigo
5) What is indigo used for?
A
blue dye
B
red paint
C
white paper
D
Orange Crush
6) What are Nutmeg, Plantains, Guava, and Yams
A
Names of islands
B
Names of spices
C
Names of volcanoes
D
Names of hurricanes
7) What is island-hopping?
A
Recording the biodiversity of an island.
B
Mapping out an island.
C
Visiting lots of islands in one trip.
D
Shopping on islands that have rabbits.
8) The islands of the Caribbean are usually divided into ____ groups.
A
3
B
1
C
4
D
2
9) The Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles are . . .
A
volcanoes
B
Caribbean languages
C
hurricanes
D
groups of islands
10) Grenada is known as the ....
A
Nice Island
B
Mice Island
C
Spice Island
D
Rice Island
11) Where the Taino lived
A
Caribbean
B
Coast of Florida
C
Coast of Central America
D
Mexico
12) Where did the ancestors of the Taino Come from originally?
A
Central America
B
South Ameirca
C
Asia
D
North America
13) About how many Taino were living in the New World before 1492?
A
100,000
B
1492
C
98788
D
1 to 2 million
14) What were there leaders called?
A
cassavas
B
yucas
C
zemis
D
caciques
15) Year Columbus made contact with the Taino
A
1942
B
1924
C
1429
D
1492
16) Where does the name for the country of Haiti come from?
A
The Taino word for the island of Hispaniola
B
The Taino word for the island of Cuba
C
The Taino word for the island of Jamica
D
The Taino word for the island of Barbados
17) What percentage of Taino died after 1492?
A
About 80%
B
About 20%
C
About 100%
D
About 50%
18) WHERE were the Taino forced to work by the Spaniards?
A
Mines and plantations
B
Plantations and stores
C
Boats and beaches
D
Plantations and boats
19) What percentage Taino are Puerto Rican today?
A
about 50%
B
10% - 20%
C
about 80%
D
almost 100%
20) Which is NOT a Taino word?
A
tobacco
B
canoe
C
hammock
D
toboggan
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