ADBPT
PORTMORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE EXAMINATION
SEMESTER 2 – APRIL 2011
PROGRAMMES: BUSINE SS STUDIES
COURSE NAME: CARIBBEAN STUDIES
COURSE CODE: (CARS2301)
YEAR GROUP: TWO
DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
TIME: 5:30 – 8:30
DURATION: 2 HOURS
EXAMINTATION TYPE: COURSE WORK 5
INSTRUCTIONS:
SECTION A: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
SECTION B: ANSWER ANY ONE QUESTION IN THIS SECTION
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This Course Work script has 5 pages
DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO SO.
SECTION A
Instructions: On this page, circle the most appropriate answer for each question.
1 Which of the following is NOT an annual festival celebrated in Jamaica?
A. Literary Festival
B. Crop Over Festival
C. Yam Festival
D. Seafood Festival
2 What is the MOST significant benefit that the internet has had on the Caribbean business
sector? It has:
A. enabled business enterprise to secure their goods by placing “orders” on-line
B. enabled customers to view goods on-line before making up their minds to purchase
C. improved advertising and the dissemination of business information
D. enabled buyers and sellers to communicate instantaneously thus facilitating
information transfer and business transaction on-line
3 The mass media can facilitate Caribbean development. The most obvious contribution
these institutions can offer is to:
A. educate Caribbean people on their respective government agenda
B. work in partnership with government and private sector institutions to educate the
people
C. broadcast investigative documentaries to local and international business entities
D. expose corruption in the public and private sectors
4 Cricket and football are two (2) of the major sports played in the Caribbean, which are
apart of our ______legacy.
A. British
B. African
C. Asian
D. Spanish
5 Where is the headquarters of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union located?
A. Jamaica
B. Guyana
C. Barbados
D. Dominica
6 The Indian and Chinese labourers were contracted to work on Caribbean sugar
plantations because:
A. they provide to be better workers
B. the wages paid was attractive
C. there was a labour shortage on the plantations
D. they were cheaper than African labour
7 Which of the following does NOT reflect our early festivals or celebrations within the
Caribbean region?
A. Dinki Mini
B. Yam Festival
C. Jonkonnu
D. Passa Passa
8 Which of the following groups of sports can be BEST classified as traditional Caribbean
sporting activities?
A. Cricket, athletic and football
B. Basketball, cricket and football
C. Boxing, rugby and netball
D. Volleyball, athletics and swimming
9 Which of the following names is NOT associated with Jamaican sculpture?
A. Edna Manley
B. Leonardo de Vinci
C. Namba Roy
D. Alvin Marriott
10 The Hindu religion was bought into The Caribbean by:
A. East Indians
B. Africans
C. Chinese
D. Europeans
11 In the British colonized Caribbean territories the praedial apprentices would be freed in:
A 1848
B 1846
C 1840
D 1844
12 Which of the following persons is associated with the British abolition of Slavery?
A Bonaparte
B Mansfield
C Garvey
D Wilberforce
13 Which of the following Christian religion is not associated with abolition?
A Baptists
B Moravians
C Methodists
D Mormons
14 The author Claude McKay is from which of the following territories?
A Barbados
B Jamaica
C Grenada
D Trinidad
15 The jonkanoo probably started during which of the following centuries?
A 14th
B 16th
C 18th
D 20th
16 Crop over begun in:
A 1720’s
B 1760’s
C 1740’s
D 1780’s
17 Crown colony government was established in all of the following territories EXCEPT:
A Barbados
B Jamaica
C Antigua
D Trinidad
18 The FIRST West Indian governor general was:
A Butler
B Hailes
C Adams
D Manley
19 The federal capital was situated in:
A Jamaica
B Barbados
C Dominica
D Trinidad
20 When was the West Indies Federation established?
A 1948
B 1958
C 1984
D 1962
21 Vere Bird is associated with which of the following territory?
A Jamaica
B Antigua
C Dominica
D Guadeloupe
22 The University of the West Indies was established in:
A 1918
B 1928
C 1938
D 1948
23 The carnival was brought to Jamaica, as a road march in the year:
A 1960
B 1990
C 1970
D 1980
24 The FIRST team West Indies played in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
A Bangladesh
B Sri Lanka
C South Africa
D Netherlands
25 West Indian cricket team was established in:
A 1600s
B 1700s
C 1800s
D 1900s
SECTION B
Instructions: Answer any ONE (1) question in this section.
*[even though some questions are divided, if you do not write in an essay format now and at exam you will lose marks]
Question 1
Identify two territories in the Caribbean colonized by the following European territories:
i. Spain
ii. England
iii. Holland
iv. France
Also give a short geographical definition of the Caribbean region.
(Total 25 marks)
Question 2
Sports have always been a long-standing element of Caribbean Culture. Discuss the social
economic and cultural contribution of sports on the Caribbean people and the region on a whole.
(Total 25 marks)
(Total 25 marks)
Question 3
In 1513, Spain implemented the asiento system thereby allowing for the importation of slaves
directly from Africa to sugar estates in the Caribbean.
Explain five (5) impact of this decision on West Africa communities.
(Total 25 marks)
Question 4
a. Explain briefly the term “mass media” and give five (5) examples of mass media.
(5 marks)
b. Explain how mass media has impacted each of the following:
i. Politics (5 marks)
ii. Caribbean Business (5 marks)
iii. Believes and values (5 marks)
iv. Current patterns (dress, food, music) (5 marks
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