FD11A MCQ Midsemester

Recalled Single-handedly by Mr. Da Roux Barrett, Medical Class of 2k14

Addendum: Minor corrections/improvements were also contributed by duly acknowledged individuals as indicated. To honour the privacy of each individual such persons will remain unnamed.

FD11A MCQ Midsemester March 19, 2010 12 noon Old Dramatic Theatre

1. Which is true about Nanny Grigg and Cudah?a. They are known for their resistance on the slave shipb. ?c. They were known for their resistance in Antigua and Guyana????d. They were known for their resistance in Jamaica and Barbados????

2. What is true about internal and external criticism?a. They are used by historians to evaluate sources to assess their validity and authenticityb. They are an approach used in historical research based on primary sourcesc. They rely on the use of investigation techniques both inside and outside the civilization to

evaluate sourcesd. They are questions historians ask themselves to determine their personal biases

3. What were the first pens?a. Fish Finsb. Quillsc. Reedsd. Feathers

4. Which was not a form of resistance by women on plantations?a. They delayed lactationb. Took part in uprisingsc. Women that were head of boiling houses sabotaging sugar productiond. Aborting pregnancies

5. Which is true of Taino women?a. They hunted and planted crops and took care of the familyb. They were important participants in religious ceremoniesc. No woman could ever become caciqued. ?

6. Taino people had small agricultural plots called?a. Conucosb. C…….?c. Caciquesd. ?

7. Whish of the following was an important Taino item of religion?a. Duhob. Zemic. Macanad. ?

8. In David Lowenthal’s book, why did the author title the Book : The past is a foreign country?



a. Because each civilization re-writes its own historyb. The past is forever lost and cannot be recreated by historiansc. Special investigative techniques and research methodologies are needed to reconstruct the

pastd. ?

9. Why is the word pre-history a myth?a. The world is only 6000 years oldb. Because written sources are more reliablec. Because history represents more than just what was recorded via written sourcesd. ???

10. Griot, who were they?a. West African Sorcerersb. Persons trained in preserving history thorough Oral traditionsc. Messengers who ran from village to village delivering messagesd. ?

11. All of the following is true about the middle passage except?a. It lasted 8 weeksb. African enslaved women were raped by white sailorsc. Slaves displayed no forms of resistanced. ?

12. All of the following was a challenge to Iberian monopoly except?a. Settlementb. Privateeringc. Illegal tradingd. Mercantilism

13. Which of the following was the mainstay of Plantation slavery in Trinidad in the nineteenth century?a. Cocoab. Gingerc. Sugard. Tobacco

14. Which of the following Caribbean territories were the largest exporters of the sugar by 1750?a. Haitib. Barbadosc. Jamaicad. Guyana

15. The feasibility of plantation sugar production was realized following the expulsion of the Dutch from which of the following Settlements in Brazil in 1654?



a. Pernambucob. Rio de Jineroc. Sao Paulo???d. Maderia??

16. The Treaty of Tordisillas divided the New-world between which two countries?a. Spain and Portugalb. England and Francec. France and Hollandd. Spain and France

17. Which was not a condition of the encomienda system?a. Tainos were to pay tribute from their plot of landb. Tainos were to be paid for their labourc. Encomenderos were to receive a grant of landd. Encomenderos were obliged the instill the Christian faith in the Taino

18. Which was the main reason for using African Slaves?a. The climate in West Africa was similar to that of the Caribbeanb. They provided a cheap abundant supply of labourc. They were barbarians in need of Christiansd. White indentured labour was illegal in Europe

19. Which of the following was not a consequence of Slavery in the Caribbean?a. Britain became the leading Sovereign power of the timeb. The development of Modern day commercial institutions such as Insurances companies and

loan agencies?c. Establishment of stable political units in west Africa to manage the logistics of the slave

traded. The development of costal areas such as Liverpool and Nantes

20. Which is NOT true about colonialism?a. It promotes dependenceb. The annexed territory preserved its sovereigntyc. The colonized territory could maintain a certain degree of self-governanced. ??

21. Which is NOT true about the Form of Slavery which existed in West Africa before the arrival of the Europeans?a. There was no racial factorb. Slaves were seen as social beingsc. It was a form of settling a debtd. ????........................................................... naturally this was presumed to be the correct

answer

22. In what year did the Haitian Revolution begin?a. 1801



b. 1791c. 1789d. 1793

23. All of the following are in the Windward Islands except?a. Domincab. St Luciac. St. Vincentd. Grenada

24. The Spanish were successful in conquering the Black Muslims (Moors), thereby reclaiming their last Stronghold which was?a. Granadab. Madridc. Portugald. Gibraltar

25. The rapid Development of exploration in the early fifteenth century was due to all of the following except?a. Developments in cartographyb. Development of a new caravelc. The belief that the earth was flatd. Philosophy of Mercantilism????

26. Which of the following was not practiced reflecting the philosophy of mercantilism?a. Promotion of exportation of locally produced goodsb. Replacement of imported goods with local substitutesc. Trying to achieve a negative trade balanced. Preventing other Europeans from trading with colonies

27. What was the Bohio?a. House of the caciqueb. Instrument used to smoke tobaccoc. House of the Kalinago mend. ?

28. It is said that the history of the Taino is a ventriloquised one. What does this mean?a. That no Taino ever learnt the language of the Europeansb. That no archeological artifacts were discoveredc. That the history of the Taino people was obtained from the accounts of European sources

who were the primary contributors to much of the written history available todayd. ?

29. Which is true of the Paleo-Indians?a. They had tools made of Shells and stone



b. They planted cassavac. They had pottery with zone incisions and cross hatchingsd. They migrated into the Caribbean from the Orinocco river basin

30. Which is of the following contributed to the continued development of civilizations in the vicinity of the Nile river?a. Densely forested areas provided lumber for building materialsb. Equatorial location provided all year round rainfall for agriculturec. The development of irrigation techniques to control the flooding of the flooding of the Niled. ?

31. Which of the following were the main villages in the Indus valley territory?a. Mesopotamia and Babylonb. Harrappa and Mesopotamiac. ????? and ??????d. ????? and ??????

32. All of the following contributed to varying civilizations except?a. Natural Resourcesb. Climatic Factorsc. Different Racesd. Proximity to other Civilizations

33. Which of the following are all in the Leeward Islands? ....................... I am not certain of the arrangement of the choices (NOR the choices themselves) but I know that these islands were used to compose the one correct choice………….. This correct choice may not necessarily be reflected below?a. St. Marteen, St Lucia and Antiguab. Martinique, St Kitts and Barbudac. Barbuda, St. Martin and Dominicad. Anguilla, Nevis and Barbados????

34. Which of the following contributed to the end of slavery in the British Caribbean?a. Morant Bay Rebellionb. Decline of beet sugar in the early 19th centuryc. The work of black activists in Britaind. The work of Victor Schloser???

35. Which is NOT true about indentured labour?a. By 1680??? only 20% of the indentured population were femaleb. The indentured labourer was bound to a fixed term contractc. The indentured labourer was contracted to serve only for a 5 year term so the mortality rate

was not highd. The mortality rate was high

36. What is the name given to a civilization focused on males?a. Androcentric



b. Androgynyc. Misogynousd. Patriarchal

37. All of the following contributed to the decline of the Taino population except?a. Misogynyb. Overworkc. Spanish acts of crueltyd. Interbreeding

38. What was the name given by the Dutch to their slave suppliers in West Africa?a. Compradoresb. Conquistadoresc. ????d. ????

39. The development of agriculture and husbandry marked the beginning of which of the following?a. Neolithic Ageb. Paleolithic Erac. Plasteoscine Aged. Ceramic Age

40. Come …… into my mind???..... Perhaps it went a little something like this. I have a healthy dose of skepticism that this was on the exam but nothing else has come to mind after an hour and a half of reflective cogitation. My hesitance is further fueled by the similarity to “question 14.”

Which of the following was the first British territory to begin the production of sugar?a. Haitib. Barbadosc. Jamaicad. Guyana???

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