Deck 10: Caribbean Islanders and South Americans

Question 1

Approximately what percentage of the population in the U.S.are Hispanic?​

A) 17​
B) ​20
C) ​10
D) ​5
E) ​27

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Picadillo is a beef hash eaten in Cuba that was influenced by the Spanish.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Brazil's cuisine is uniform throughout the country without much variation among the five regions.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Where is "Little Havana," the U.S.community where the majority of Cubans live?​

A) Miami, FL​
B) ​New York City
C) ​The Bronx
D) ​The Florida Keyes
E) ​Los Angeles, CA

Question 5

South American families typically prefer to immigrate to the U.S.together as a group.

Question 6

A majority of Jamaicans belong to the _____ faith.

A) voodoo​
B) ​Protestant
C) ​santeria
D) ​Roman Catholic
E) ​Rastafari

Question 7

Puerto Ricans living in New York City have a difficult time finding ingredients for traditional dishes.

Question 8

Immigrants from Cuba escaping Fidel Castro's regime in the late 1950s and early 1960s were typically​

A) lower income.
B) ​middle income.
C) ​higher income.
D) ​released prisoners.
E) ​communists.

Question 9

The number of Puerto Ricans who live in New York City is about half the number living in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Question 10

In general, the population of the Caribbean Islands would be described as ethnically homogeneous.

Question 11

Maté is a beverage commonly drunk in South America that is made as a tea.

Question 12

Over 25 percent of Puerto Ricans reside in what U.S.state?​

A) Florida​
B) ​New Jersey
C) ​Pennsylvania
D) ​New York
E) ​California

Question 13

Marielitos are mostly poor, 1980 arrivals from what Caribbean Island?​

A) Cuba​
B) ​Puerto Rico
C) ​Dominican Republic
D) ​Haiti
E) ​Jamaica

Question 14

Prior to the 1960s, all South Americans were counted in the U.S.census data as "other Hispanic."

Question 15

Which group of Caribbean Islanders are not technically immigrants because they are U.S.citizens?​

A) Cubans​
B) ​Dominicans
C) ​Puerto Ricans
D) ​Jamaicans
E) ​Haitians

Question 16

The majority of Caribbean Islanders are of what religion?​

A) Roman Catholic​
B) ​Protestant
C) ​Santeria
D) ​Rastafari
E) ​Baptist

Question 17

The health beliefs of Caribbean Islanders are unique among Latinos.

Question 18

The folk religion of voodoo is a combination of West African tribal rituals with Catholic beliefs.

Question 19

At least how many tropical islands are found in the Caribbean between Florida and Venezuela?​

A) 50​
B) ​800
C) ​1000
D) ​150
E) ​600

Question 20

Among Caribbean immigrants, which Latino group has the lowest rate of unemployment?​

A) Haitians​
B) ​Cubans
C) ​Puerto Ricans
D) ​Dominicans
E) ​Jamaicans

Question 21

Which Caribbean culture is especially concerned with flow of blood in relation to illness?​

A) ​Haitian
B) ​Dominican
C) ​Cuban
D) ​Jamaican
E) Puerto Rican​

Question 22

What type of spiritual healer specializes in soul possession and mental disorders?​

A) brujos​
B) ​santeros
C) ​curenderos
D) ​botanicas
E) ​mambos

Question 23

What is the most popular beverage in the Caribbean?​

A) ​fruit juice
B) herbal teas​
C) ​coffee
D) ​aqua fresca
E) ​agua naturales

Question 24

What is the favorite meat in Puerto Rico, especially when served roasted and adobo style?​

A) chicken​
B) ​fish
C) ​pork
D) ​beef
E) ​goat

Question 25

What term refers to the boiled juice of the cassava that is used to make pepper pot?​

A) cassarep​
B) ​escabeche
C) ​morcillas
D) ​callaloo
E) ​gungo

Question 26

Many Caribbean Islanders believe that being a little fat is​

A) associated with well-being.
B) ​associated with illness.
C) ​protective against evil spirits.
D) ​rare, and therefore prized.
E) ​protective against poverty.

Question 27

What is the dish containing legumes most often eaten in the Caribbean called?​

A) beans and rice​
B) ​gungo
C) ​rice and peas
D) ​dal
E) ​cassarep

Question 28

The Caribbean staple cassava has two varieties: manioc and _____.

A) taro​
B) ​yuca
C) ​malanga
D) ​Pawpaw
E) ​zumos

Question 29

In the trading route known as the "slave triangle,"_____ was/were shipped from the Caribbean to New England.

A) slaves​
B) ​cane sugar syrup
C) ​rum
D) ​molasses
E) ​tea

Question 30

Foreign-born _____ have highest levels of education in the Hispanic population overall.

A) Venezuelans​
B) ​Chileans
C) ​Ecuadorians
D) ​Columbians
E) ​Argentineans

Question 31

Historically speaking, what was the most important beverage in the Caribbean, believed to have originated in Barbados?​

A) coffee​
B) ​rum
C) ​tequila
D) ​soursop juice
E) ​cassava juice

Question 32

People from what country were the first documented South Americans to come to the U.S.?​

A) Argentina​
B) ​Peru
C) ​Chile
D) ​Venezuela
E) ​Brazil

Question 33

What is the all-purpose sauce that serves as the foundation for many Puerto Rican dishes?​

A) alcaparrado​
B) ​recaito
C) adobo
D) sofrito​
E) ​ajilimojili

Question 34

Which type of beans is Cuban cuisine noted for?​

A) red beans​
B) ​black beans
C) ​black-eyed peas
D) ​refried beans
E) ​kidney beans

Question 35

What does the term for the Puerto Rican concept of family-compadrazgo-mean?​

A) my brother​
B) ​family first
C) ​coparenting
D) ​polygamous
E) ​family unit

Question 36

Viandas or starchy foods have a central role in the diet of which country?​

A) Jamaica​
B) ​Puerto Rico
C) ​Columbia
D) ​Brazil
E) ​Haiti

Question 37

Which Caribbean Island culture adds a "cool" category to the hot-cold system for diet and health?​

A) Haitian​
B) ​Cuban
C) ​Jamaican
D) ​Puerto Rican
E) ​Dominican

Question 38

Which of the following foods was not brought to the Caribbean by a foreign group?​

A) goats​
B) ​hogs
C) ​rice
D) ​sugar cane
E) ​sheep

Question 39

What is an issue that is found more often in Puerto Rican women than men, and associated with weak character?​

A) pasmo​
B) ​fatique
C) ​nervios
D) ​gaz
E) ​promesa

Question 40

What is the name of a famous wet spice mixture used as a "rub" on meat before barbequing in Jamaica?​

A) posole​
B) ​alcaparrado
C) ​asofrito
D) ​jerk
E) ​picadillo

Question 41

Matching
a.Puerto Rico
b.Haiti
c.Argentina
d.Brazil
e.Peru and Ecuador
Empadinhas (might have a spicy shrimp mixture inside)

Question 42

South America is composed of _____ independent nations​

A) 11​
B) ​12
C) ​13
D) ​14
E) ​15

Question 43

What caffeinated beverage is popular in Paraguay?​

A) green tea​
B) ​maté
C) ​café con leche
D) ​chichi
E) ​hot chile tea

Question 44

The diet of South Americans is largely based on what staple?​

A) corn​
B) ​wheat
C) ​rice
D) ​soy
E) ​beef

Question 45

Which of the following is a blend of indigenous and African belief systems founded in the Bahia region of Brazil?​

A) Roman Catholic​
B) ​Voodoo
C) ​Candomblé
D) ​Marimé
E) ​Romaniya

Question 46

What country has the highest beef consumption per capita?​

A) Chile​
B) ​Columbia
C) ​Venezuela
D) ​Argentina
E) ​Peru

Question 47

What is the predominant religion in South America?​

A) Roman Catholic​
B) ​Protestant
C) ​Mormon
D) ​Lutheran
E) ​Baptist

Question 48

What is ceviche?​

A) a method of barbequing in Peru​
B) ​dried strips of llama meat
C) ​a method of preparing fish
D) ​a milk beverage made with plantains
E) ​an elaborate coastal clambake

Question 49

Matching
a.Puerto Rico
b.Haiti
c.Argentina
d.Brazil
e.Peru and Ecuador
Pasteles (at Christmas)

Question 50

Matching
a.Puerto Rico
b.Haiti
c.Argentina
d.Brazil
e.Peru and Ecuador
Papa seca (will need to be rehydrated)

Question 51

What is the name of the favorite Dominican rice dish that is similar to Spanish paella but with only one type meat or fish instead of a combination?​

A) mondongo​
B) ​locrio
C) ​sancocho
D) ​griot
E) ​chicharrones

Question 52

What is a favorite way to prepare meats in South America?​

A) grilling​
B) ​stewing
C) ​drying
D) ​smoking
E) ​boiling

Question 53

Matching
a.Puerto Rico
b.Haiti
c.Argentina
d.Brazil
e.Peru and Ecuador
Poulet rôti à la créole (a regional specialty)

Question 54

What is a small market or stand that sells medicinal botanicals for home use called?​

A) clinica​
B) ​yerbetería
C) ​botanica
D) ​brujoaria
E) ​brujo

Question 55

Which of the following is generally true regarding families in South America?​

A) The mother is the head of the household.
B) ​Fathers share responsibilities related to the home.
C) ​It is acceptable for women to work outside the home.
D) ​Grandparents are not included in family decisions.
E) ​Children often stay at home until marriage.

Question 56

What is the phrase spoken by the host that starts the meal in Colombia?​

A) "Buenos noches"​
B) ​"Primer grito"
C) ​"Buen provecho"
D) ​"Deshita"
E) ​"Bienvenido"

Question 57

Potatoes are particularly important in the highlands of what country?​

A) Peru​
B) ​Colombia
C) ​Brazil
D) ​Chile
E) ​Venezuela

Question 58

What is the pastry turnover with meat filling that is a popular stuffed food in Argentina called?​

A) asado​
B) ​burrito
C) ​empanadas
D) ​ceviche
E) ​curanto

Question 59

Matching
a.Puerto Rico
b.Haiti
c.Argentina
d.Brazil
e.Peru and Ecuador
Panettone (at celebrations and Christmas)

Question 60

What type of interaction style do South Americans generally have?​

A) open, informal​
B) ​formal with direct eye contact
C) ​monochronistic
D) ​future oriented
E) ​unexpressive and indirect

Question 61

In Brazil the blend of Portuguese and African influences has resulted in a unique cuisine.Give an example of a specific dish that demonstrates this blend and describe the ingredients used to prepare it.

Question 62

Explain how the hot and cold system of health and diet is practiced by Puerto Ricans.How might this affect pregnancy outcomes?

Question 63

Examples of stuffed foods are found in virtually all of the countries of South America and on many Caribbean islands.List the names of four types of stuffed pastries and give one or two of the major ingredients used in their preparation.

Question 64

Discuss the origins of candomblé and how a pai-de-santo or curendiero might diagnose and treat an illness in Brazil.

Question 65

What are some of the other cultures that have influenced the cuisine of the Caribbean Islands?