cape caribbean studies topic 1.1 - multiple choice

8/17/2019 Cape Caribbean Studies Topic 1.1 - Multiple Choice

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CARIBBEAN STUDIES

MODULE ONE :

CARIBBEAN SOCIETY

AND CULTURE

Topic 1.1 – Location and

Definition of the

Caribbean


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1. The term ‘Caribbean’ originated

(a) with Columbus’s belief that he had reached the East,

the lands of the Great Khan.

(b) with the original inhabitants of the region who called

themselves ‘Caribs’.

(c) in myths about a vanished continent that lay in the Atlantic.

(d) in the Spanish belief that the Amerindians were

cannibals.


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2. “El gran Caribe” refers to

(a) the historical period when Spain was the

colonial power in the Caribbean.

(b) the Spanish-speaking islands of the

Caribbean.

(c) the islands of the Greater Antilles.

(d) all the territories located around the


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3. The widest definition of the Caribbean

is the _______________ one.

(a) geographical (c) historical

(b) geological (d) political


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4. ‘The Caribbean is synonymous with CARICOM, its

members, associates and observers’ is

(a) the definition used by the British colonial

government in the past.

(b) the historical definition.

(c) the modern political definition used in the Anglophone world.

(d) too narrow a definition to be useful or acceptable.


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5. The term “West Indies” is used to refer to

(a) the members, associate members and observers of

CARICOM.

(b) the former and present British colonies in the

Caribbean region.

(c) the English-speaking islands in the Caribbean.

(d) all the islands of the Caribbean Sea.


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6. The geographical definition of the Caribbean has the

advantage of

(a) limiting the term ‘Caribbean’ to those territories that

identify themselves as such.

(b) mirroring the political grouping known as the Free

Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).

(c) including all the territories generally considered part

of the Caribbean cultural sphere.

(d) being linked to a defined physical space.


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7. The traditional boundary between the

Windward and Leeward Islands lies between

(a) St. Lucia and Martinique

(b) Guadeloupe and Antigua

(c) Martinique and Dominica

(d) Puerto Rico and St. Kitts


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8. The island immediately to the north of St.

Vincent is

(a) Barbados

(b) St. Lucia

(c) Martinique

(d) Grenada


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9. Which group of islands is placed within a territory

incorrectly?

(a) Bahamas – Andros, Eleuthera, Paradise Island.

(b) U.S. Virgin Islands – St. John, St. Croix, St. Thomas.

(c) St. Vincent Grenadines – Mustique, Canouan, Union

Island.

(d) Netherlands Antilles – Tortola, Anegada, Jost Van

Dyke.


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10. Which group of Caribbean territories has a

similar physical landscape?

(a) Antigua, Guadeloupe, St. Maarten

(b) Grenada, Dominica, St. Kitts

(c) Cuba, Belize, Guyana

(d) Trinidad, Tobago, Suriname


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11. White sand beaches can be found in ALL of

the following territories EXCEPT

(a) Antigua (c) Aruba

(b) Guadeloupe (d) Saba


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12. The ‘Cockpit Country’ of Jamaica is

(a) an alluvial flood plain.

(b) a basalt volcanic plateau.

(c) Barchan sand dunes.

(d) Karst limestone landscape.


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13. The southern boundary of the Caribbean

Plate is

(a) a transform boundary.

(b) a subduction zone.

(c) a constructive plate margin.

(d) a divergent plate margin.


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14. All of the following territories lie on the

Caribbean Plate EXCEPT

(a) Bonaire (c) Puerto Rico

(b) Cuba (d) Tobago


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15. The people of the Dominican Republic historically do not

identify themselves as Caribbean people for all of the following

reasons EXCEPT

(a) They have a small African population that have been

assimilated into the Latino population.

(b) They take pride in the fact that they were the stepping-stone for

Spanish colonization of Latin America.

(c) They speak Spanish and so more readily identify with Latin America.

(d) They became independent in the nineteenth century and do not

see themselves as having the same colonial history as the rest ofthe Caribbean region.


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16. Which group of Caribbean territories has

similar political structures?

(a) Guyana, Suriname, Belize

(b) Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada

(c) Barbados, Bahamas, Antigua

(d) Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Cuba


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17. All of the following are full members of

CARICOM except

(a) Belize (c) Bermuda

(b) Haiti (d) Suriname


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18. The constitutional status of Martinique, Guadeloupe

and Guiane can best be described as

(a) colonies of France governed directly from France.

(b) parts of France and the European Union located inthe Americas with all the rights of French citizens.

(c) former colonies of France but now independentterritories.

(d) existing in a Commonwealth relationship with France

that parallels Puerto Rico’s relationship with the US.


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19. Which language formed in the Caribbean is

not correctly paired with the territory in which it

is spoken by the majority of the inhabitants?

(a) Papimiento –

Netherlands Antilles

(b) Sraran – Suriname

(c) Gullah - Belize

(d) Kweyol - Haiti


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20. Which group of cities is not matched with the Caribbean

territory in which they are located?

(a) Jamaica – Port Antonio, Port Royal, Ocho Rios

(b) Dominican Republic –

Santiago, La Romana, SantoDomingo

(c) Suriname – Bartica, Linden, New Amsterdam

(d) St. Lucia – Vieux Fort, Castries, Anse La Raye


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21. Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Lucia and

Dominica share all of the following EXCEPT a

(a) Court of Appeal

(b) Central Bank

(c) Governor-General

(d) Civil Aviation Authority


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22. The Garifuna are best described as

(a) the largest of the Maroon communities found in the

Cockpit Country in central Jamaica.

(b) the descendants of runaway slaves who live in theinterior in Suriname.

(c) the descendants of rebel Caribbean slaves

transported by the British to the Central American

mainland.

(d) Haitian ‘boat people’ who move from island to island


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23. All of the following European cities have

significant populations of Caribbean immigrants

EXCEPT

(a) Amsterdam (c) Edinburgh

(b) Paris (d) Birmingham


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24. All of the following elements are considered important in the

personal acceptance of a Caribbean identity EXCEPT

(a) A physical connection with the region through birth, descent or

residence.

(b) An acceptance of hybrid cultural norms, values and institutions.

(c) A recognition of the history of the region as being one of

oppression, colonisation, resistance and resilience.

(d) A commitment to one’s ancestral ethnicity and a desire to return

to the homeland outside the region.


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25. ‘Economic citizenship’ is available in all of

the following Caribbean jurisdictions EXCEPT

(a) St. Kitts (b) Belize

(c) Jamaica (d) Dominica

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