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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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