History/Social Studies multiple-choice questions and map work on the early inhabitants of the Caribbean. The focus is on the Mongoloids and the Tainos.

1. Vere Technical High School
Social Studies Test
Grade 8B, G & H
Teacher: Mr. Gooden Name of Student:____________________________________
Instruction: Read the questions carefully then answer ALL
questions.
(1) ArawakanspeakingpeoplesettledMAINLYin
A. NorthAmerica
B. The LesserAntilles
C. The Greater Antilles
D. SouthAmerica
(2) Kalinagosettlementswere tobe foundMAINLYin
A. The entire Caribbean
B. The Bahamas
C. The Greater Antilles
D. The LesserAntilles
(3) Whichgroup of indigenouspeoplespoke the Arawakan
language?
A. The Mongoloids
B. The Aztec
C. The Kalinagos
D. The Tainos
(4) Whichtwo groupsof islandswere occupiedbyboththe
Kalinagosandthe Tainos?
A. PuertoRicoand Trinidad
B. Jamaicaand PuertoRico
C. Trinidadandthe Bahamas
D. PuertoRicoand Cuba
(5) The Indigenouspeople of the Caribbeanmigratedinto
the regionfrom:
A. NorthAmerica
B. SouthAmerica
C. Central America
D. Asia
(6) Give the specificareafromwhichthe indigenouspeople
migratedintothe Caribbean.
A. SouthernNorthAmerica
B. Central America
C. NorthernSouthAmerica
D. Central SouthAmerica
(7) Which indigenous group in incorrectly matched
with their area of settlement?
A. Mayan – Yucatan Peninsula and Belize
B. Sioux – SouthAmerica
C. Aztec– Central America
D. Incas – South America
8. Whichcountry/regionis notcorrectly matchedwithits
indigenouspeople?
A. Mexico– Aztec
B. Peru– Incas
C. Inuit– The Caribbean
D. The Apache – NorthAmerica
9. The indigenouspeopleof the Caribbeanare
descendantsof:
A. the Mongoloids
B. the Inuits
C. the Chinese
D. the Mayans
10. The Mongoloidswere:
A. AdventurersandSurfers
B. AdventurersandHunters
C. NomadsandFood Gatherers
D. FoodGatherersand Adventurers
11. Whichof the followingdidthe Mongoloids NOThunt?
i.The Mammoth
ii.The Lion
iii.The deer
iv.The Bisons
A. All of the above
B. None of the above
C. (ii) and(iv) only
D. (i) and(iii) only
12. The Mongoloidsjourneyedacrossthe ____________ in
theirmigrationintoNorthAmerica.
i.Caribbean
ii. BeringStrait
iii.Gulf of Mexico

2. Vere Technical High School
Social Studies Test
Grade 8B, G & H
Teacher: Mr. Gooden Name of Student:____________________________________
A. None of the Above
B. (i) only
C. (ii) only
D. (iii) only
13. The Taino isdividedintothree groups.Whichof the
followingisnota part of the Tainos?
A. The Borinquens
B. The Kalinagos
C. The Tainos
D. The Lucayens
14. Whichgroup of Tainoswere the most warlike?
A. The Borinquens
B. The Kalinagos
C. The Tainos
D. The Lucayens
15, Tainoswere descendantsof the:
(a) negroes(black)
(b) Caucasians(white)
(c) mongoloids
(d) westernCaucasians
16. Tainosprobablymigratedtothe Caribbeanfrom:
(a) Venezuela
(b) Florida
(c) Chile
(d) Mexico
17. A Tainochief wasknownas:
(a) duho
(b) metate
(c) bohio
(d) cacique
18. Zemiswere Tainos:
(a) spears
(b) idols
(c) canoes
(d) houses
19. The remora wasusedto:
(a) catch the turtle
(b) digthe ground
(c) thatch the houses
(d) worshipthe spirits
20. Whichof the followingwasnotindigenoustothe
Tainos?
(a) hammock
(b) cassava
(c) tobacco
(d) horses
21. The Taino chief wascalled:
(a) Cacique
(b) Zemi
(c) Ubutu
(d) Carbet
22. The house of the Tainochief wascalled:
(a) caneye
(b) duho
(c) bohio
(d) metate
23. The Taino wasinvolvedinall of the followingEXCEPT:
(a) hunting
(b) farming
(c) tendingherds
(d) fishing
24. Whichof the followinggroupsinhabitedbothPuerto
Rico andTrinidad?
i. The Tainos
ii. The Lucayens
iii. The Borinquens
iv. The Kalinagos
(a) All of the above
(b) i,ii and iii only
(c) iii andivonly
(d) ii,iii andivonly
25. The Taino name for the islandthatChristopher
Columbusfirstsawthemwas:
(a) Cipanga
(b) Xamaica
(c) Haiti

3. Vere Technical High School
Social Studies Test
Grade 8B, G & H
Teacher: Mr. Gooden Name of Student:____________________________________
(d) Guanahani
26. Whichof the islandslistedbelowwasNOToccupiedby
the Tainos?
(a) Barbados
(b) Jamaica
(c) The Bahamas
(d) Cuba
27. Whichwas the mainfoodof the Tainos?
(a) Maize
(b) Rice
(c) Cassava
(d) Sweetpotato (27 marks)
Instruction:Trueandfalse Questions.Answerallquestions by
writing “T” for trueor “F” forfalsein the spaceprovided.
28. The caneye was a circularhouse that the Tainochief
livedin. __________
29. The Tainos flattenedthe forheadsof theirbabiesto
attract Kalinagomates._______
30. The cacique got hisposition/titlebyinheritingit.______
31. The favourite dishof the Tainosisthe cassareep._____
32. The Tainos livedinvillagesthatwere locatednearseas
or rivers.________ (5 marks)
Map Work
Instruction: Study the two maps below carefully and
follow the instructions. (13 marks)