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Etiquette – 100

TRUE or FALSE: You do not sit down until you are

invited to and told where to sit.

True

Etiquette - 200

TRUE or FALSE:While Jamaicans are outwardly warm and friendly,

they often appear standoffish at the initial introduction because they are reserved until they

get to know someone.

TRUE

Etiquette - 300

TRUE or FALSE:The most common greeting is

hugging.

False

Etiquette - 400

TRUE or FALSE:Table manners are relatively

formal.

False

Etiquette - 500

TRUE or FALSE:Bargaining is customary and

expected. Do give your best offer at the beginning of negotiations.

False

Patois - 100

Sally: I’ll see you tomorrow.Johnny: LIKKLE MORE.What does that mean?

See you later.

Patois - 200

Would you like some pinda, butter, jelly sandwich?

What does PINDA mean?

Peanut

Patois - 300

Polytricksters are people who work for the government.

Politicians

Patois - 400

Do you sight this reading?What does sight mean?

Do you understand?

Patois - 500

Most boys rooms are slacky tidy. What does slacky tidy

mean?

Unkept or messy

Culture – 100

T/F: The Jamaican family includes a close-knit web of aunts, uncles,

cousins, and grandparents.

True

Culture - 200

T/F:Rastafarians believe they are one of the lost

tribes of Israel who were sold into slavery and taken to Babylon (Jamaica) and that they must return to Zion, which they hold

to be Ethiopia.

True

Culture - 300

Jamaicans perform folk songs and dance mainly during festivals and

independence celebrations.

True

Culture - 400

Jamaica’s folk culture began mainly in the urban cities.

Rural and mountainous vilages

Culture - 500

The main contributors to Jamaican culture are the groups who made Jamaica their home. These are the French, German,

Spaniards, and the Indians.

African, English, Spaniards, and Indians.

Random - 100

T/F: Jamaica is the third largest of the Caribbean islands, and the

largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean Sea.

True

Random - 200

The capital of Jamaica is Kingston.

True.

Random - 300

Based on the 2011 census, the population in Jamaica is

4,000,000.

False.

Random - 400

You can vote when your 18 in Jamaica.

True.

Random - 500

Jamaica gainedd their independence on August 6th,

1962.

True

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Jamaica, Land of Wood and Water. Retrieved from http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/jamaica.htm.

Jamaica. (n.d.). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 9, 2012, from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2032.htm

Kwintessential Ltd (2010). Jamaica – Language, Culture, customs, and Etiquette. Retrieved from http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/jamaica.html.

Pawka, Mike (2008). Rasta/Patois Dictionary and Phrases/Proverbs. Retrieved from http://niceup.com/patois.html.