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West Indian Languages and the Media: Representation and Influence

Description: This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge of West Indian languages and their representation and influence in the media.
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Which West Indian language is spoken by the largest number of people?

  1. English

  2. Spanish

  3. French

  4. Dutch


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

English is the most widely spoken language in the West Indies, due to the region's history of British colonization.

What is the name of the French-based creole language spoken in Haiti?

  1. Haitian Creole

  2. French Creole

  3. Creole French

  4. Kreyol


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Haitian Creole is a French-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Haiti.

Which West Indian language is closely related to Spanish?

  1. Papiamento

  2. Sranan Tongo

  3. Jamaican Patois

  4. Trinidadian Creole


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Papiamento is a Spanish-based creole language that is spoken in Aruba, CuraƧao, and Bonaire.

What is the name of the English-based creole language spoken in Jamaica?

  1. Jamaican Patois

  2. Jamaican Creole

  3. Patois

  4. Creole


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jamaican Patois is an English-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Jamaica.

Which West Indian language is spoken in Suriname?

  1. Sranan Tongo

  2. Saramaccan

  3. Ndyuka

  4. Paramaccan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sranan Tongo is an English-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Suriname.

What is the name of the Dutch-based creole language spoken in the Netherlands Antilles?

  1. Papiamento

  2. Sranan Tongo

  3. Antillean Creole

  4. Dutch Creole


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Papiamento is a Dutch-based creole language that is spoken in the Netherlands Antilles.

Which West Indian language is spoken in Trinidad and Tobago?

  1. Trinidadian Creole

  2. Tobagonian Creole

  3. Creole English

  4. English Creole


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Trinidadian Creole is an English-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Trinidad and Tobago.

What is the name of the French-based creole language spoken in Guadeloupe?

  1. Guadeloupean Creole

  2. French Creole

  3. Creole French

  4. Kreyol


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Guadeloupean Creole is a French-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Guadeloupe.

Which West Indian language is spoken in Martinique?

  1. Martiniquan Creole

  2. French Creole

  3. Creole French

  4. Kreyol


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Martiniquan Creole is a French-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Martinique.

What is the name of the English-based creole language spoken in Barbados?

  1. Bajan Creole

  2. Barbadian Creole

  3. Creole English

  4. English Creole


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bajan Creole is an English-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Barbados.

Which West Indian language is spoken in Guyana?

  1. Guyanese Creole

  2. Creolese

  3. English Creole

  4. Creole English


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Guyanese Creole is an English-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Guyana.

What is the name of the Dutch-based creole language spoken in Suriname?

  1. Sranan Tongo

  2. Saramaccan

  3. Ndyuka

  4. Paramaccan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sranan Tongo is a Dutch-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Suriname.

Which West Indian language is spoken in Belize?

  1. Belizean Creole

  2. Kriol

  3. English Creole

  4. Creole English


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Belizean Creole is an English-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Belize.

What is the name of the French-based creole language spoken in Dominica?

  1. Dominican Creole

  2. French Creole

  3. Creole French

  4. Kreyol


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dominican Creole is a French-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Dominica.

Which West Indian language is spoken in Saint Lucia?

  1. Saint Lucian Creole

  2. French Creole

  3. Creole French

  4. Kreyol


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Saint Lucian Creole is a French-based creole language that is spoken by the majority of the population of Saint Lucia.

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