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

Old Dramatic Theatre

March 19, 2010

12 noon

1. Which is true about Nanny Grigg and Cudah? a. They are known for their resistance on the slave ship b. ? 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 authenticity b. They are an approach used in historical research based on primary sources c. They rely on the use of investigation techniques both inside and outside the civilization to evaluate sources d. They are questions historians ask themselves to determine their personal biases 3. What were the first pens? a. Fish Fins b. Quills c. Reeds d. Feathers 4. Which was not a form of resistance by women on plantations? a. They delayed lactation b. Took part in uprisings c. Women that were head of boiling houses sabotaging sugar production d. Aborting pregnancies 5. Which is true of Taino women? a. They hunted and planted crops and took care of the family b. They were important participants in religious ceremonies c. No woman could ever become cacique d. ? 6. Taino people had small agricultural plots called? a. Conucos b. C.? c. Caciques d. ? 7. Whish of the following was an important Taino item of religion? a. Duho b. Zemi c. Macana d. ?

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8. In David Lowenthals book, why did the author title the Book : The past is a foreign country? a. Because each civilization re-writes its own history b. The past is forever lost and cannot be recreated by historians c. Special investigative techniques and research methodologies are needed to reconstruct the past d. ? 9. Why is the word pre-history a myth? a. The world is only 6000 years old b. Because written sources are more reliable c. Because history represents more than just what was recorded via written sources d. ??? 10.Griot, who were they? a. West African Sorcerers b. Persons trained in preserving history thorough Oral traditions c. Messengers who ran from village to village delivering messages d. ? 11.All a. b. c. d. 12.All a. b. c. d. of the following is true about the middle passage except? It lasted 8 weeks African enslaved women were raped by white sailors Slaves displayed no forms of resistance ? of the following was a challenge to Iberian monopoly except? Settlement Privateering Illegal trading Mercantilism

13.Which of the following was the mainstay of Plantation slavery in Trinidad in the nineteenth century? a. Cocoa b. Ginger c. Sugar d. Tobacco 14.Which of the following Caribbean territories were the largest exporters of the sugar by 1750? a. Haiti b. Barbados c. Jamaica d. Guyana

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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. Pernambuco b. Rio de Jinero c. Sao Paulo??? d. Maderia?? 16.The Treaty of Tordisillas divided the New-world between which two countries? a. Spain and Portugal b. England and France c. France and Holland d. Spain and France 17.Which was not a condition of the encomienda system? a. Tainos were to pay tribute from their plot of land b. Tainos were to be paid for their labour c. Encomenderos were to receive a grant of land d. 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 Caribbean b. They provided a cheap abundant supply of labour c. They were barbarians in need of Christians d. 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 time b. 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 trade d. The development of costal areas such as Liverpool and Nantes 20.Which is NOT true about colonialism? a. It promotes dependence b. The annexed territory preserved its sovereignty c. The colonized territory could maintain a certain degree of self-governance d. ?? 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 factor b. Slaves were seen as social beings c. It was a form of settling a debt

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d. ????........................................................... naturally this was presumed to be the correct answer 22.In what year did the Haitian Revolution begin? a. 1801 b. 1791 c. 1789 d. 1793 23.All a. b. c. d. of the following are in the Windward Islands except? Dominca St Lucia St. Vincent Grenada

24.The Spanish were successful in conquering the Black Muslims (Moors), thereby reclaiming their last Stronghold which was? a. Granada b. Madrid c. Portugal d. Gibraltar 25.The rapid Development of exploration in the early fifteenth century was due to all of the following except? a. Developments in cartography b. Development of a new caravel c. The belief that the earth was flat d. Philosophy of Mercantilism???? 26.Which of the following was not practiced reflecting the philosophy of mercantilism? a. Promotion of exportation of locally produced goods b. Replacement of imported goods with local substitutes c. Trying to achieve a negative trade balance d. Preventing other Europeans from trading with colonies 27.What was the Bohio? a. House of the cacique b. Instrument used to smoke tobacco c. House of the Kalinago men d. ? 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 Europeans b. That no archeological artifacts were discovered

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c. 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 today d. ?

29.Which is true of the Paleo-Indians? a. They had tools made of Shells and stone b. They planted cassava c. They had pottery with zone incisions and cross hatchings d. 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 materials b. Equatorial location provided all year round rainfall for agriculture c. The development of irrigation techniques to control the flooding of the flooding of the Nile d. ? 31.Which of the following were the main villages in the Indus valley territory? a. Mesopotamia and Babylon b. Harrappa and Mesopotamia c. ????? and ?????? d. ????? and ?????? 32.All a. b. c. d. of the following contributed to varying civilizations except? Natural Resources Climatic Factors Different Races 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 Antigua b. Martinique, St Kitts and Barbuda c. Barbuda, St. Martin and Dominica d. Anguilla, Nevis and Barbados???? 34.Which of the following contributed to the end of slavery in the British Caribbean? a. Morant Bay Rebellion b. Decline of beet sugar in the early 19th century c. The work of black activists in Britain d. The work of Victor Schloser???

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35.Which is NOT true about indentured labour? a. By 1680??? only 20% of the indentured population were female b. The indentured labourer was bound to a fixed term contract c. The indentured labourer was contracted to serve only for a 5 year term so the mortality rate was not high d. The mortality rate was high 36.What is the name given to a civilization focused on males? a. Androcentric b. Androgyny c. Misogynous d. Patriarchal 37.All a. b. c. d. of the following contributed to the decline of the Taino population except? Misogyny Overwork Spanish acts of cruelty Interbreeding

38.What was the name given by the Dutch to their slave suppliers in West Africa? a. Compradores b. Conquistadores c. ???? d. ???? 39.The development of agriculture and husbandry marked the beginning of which of the following? a. Neolithic Age b. Paleolithic Era c. Plasteoscine Age d. 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. Haiti b. Barbados c. Jamaica d. Guyana???