Ethnic Groups in Jamaica

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A community or group of people who share common ancestors and a common culture often including a common history, religion, language and other characteristics is called?

descendant

ethnic group

ancestor

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

People who come after us, our children and grandchildren are called?

descendants

ancestors

ethnic group

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

People we are descended from are called?

descendants

ethnic group

ancestors

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which are the five major ethnic groups that came to the Caribbean?

Caucasian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Chinese & Whites

East Indians, Caucasian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Whites

Amerindians, Europeans, Africans, Caucasians, East Indians

Chinese, East Indians, Africans, Europeans & Chinese

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which ethnic group would the black people in our country belong to?

Amerindians

Europeans

Chinese

Africans

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When one set of people (such as the Europeans) treat another set of people (such as the Africans) as slaves what is this referred to as?

ancestors

colonization

enslavement

emancipation

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the meaning of emancipation?

Along period of time with very little or no rainfall.

The ending of slavery.

A period of 100 years.

The edge of an area or the edge of a map.

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In Trinidad & Tobago, which ethnic group had the highest population of persons?

Africans

Caucasians

Portuguese s

East Indians

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

An ethnic group is people who

grow similar food.

share a language, ancestry or religion.

share a belief in god or gods.

like to read the same literature.

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is Jamaica's motto?

"By any Means Necessary".

"Out of Many, One People".

"Everything Irie".

"No Problem Mon".

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Jamaica's style of cooking is influenced by _______________.

Only Africans

Tainos, Europeans, Asians and Africans

Europeans and Asians

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The group that was indigenous to Jamaica was the...

Chinese

Africans

Tainos

Indians

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which 2nd European power defeated the Spanish and took over Jamaica in 1655?

the Africans

the British

the Middle Easterners

the Chinese

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Most of the animals we use today, were brought here by the...

Tainos

Spanish (1st Europeans)

Africans

British (2nd Europeans)

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

We inherited good business skills from the...

Spaniards (1st Europeans)

British (2nd Europeans)

Chinese

Indians

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When the Tainos died out, the Spaniards (1st Europeans) brought slaves from ____________ to Jamaica.

China

Africa

India

England

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The British created a strong ____________ industry in Jamaica.

sugar

rice

bread

flour

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