Hau'ofa, E. (1993): Derogatory and belittling views of indigenous people are traced back to
interactions with?
Select one:
a. Micronesians
b. Polynesians
c. Melanesians
d. Europeans
Hau'ofa, E. (1993): Hau'ofa states that the core of all Oceanic culture is________.
Select one:
a. Practice of reciprocity
b. Ancestral roots
c. Dependence on rich coutnries
d. Remittance
Hau'ofa, E. (1993): Hau'ofa uses the statement 'a sea of Islands with its inhabitants' to define
______
Select one:
a. indigenous people
b. Pacific islanders
c. seafarers
d. Oceania
Hau'ofa, E. (1993): Hau'ofa presented his vision of Oceania based on observations
of_____________.
Select one:
a. Pacific Islanders
b. Grassroots people
c. Indigenous people
d. Men and women
Bedford, S. (2015): Dentate-stamping is a technique applied to_______.
Select one:
a. Stone Tools
b. Shell beads
c. Pottery
d. Canoe paddles
Bedford, S. (2015): Green's Triple I model for Lapita refers to_________.
Select one:
a. Intensity, Interaction and intensification
b. Intentionality, internationalism and intensification
c. Illumination, innovation and integrity
d. Intrusion, integration and innovation
Bedford, S. (2015): Lapita site location tends to be
Select one:
Coastal
On top of high mountains
In rock shelters and deep caves
On the rim of volcanoes
Bedford, S. (2015):Leap-frogging was a characteristic of Lapita dispersal, which meant that?
Select one:
a. Every island was settled sequentially
b. Some Islands were by-passed
c. Every island was equally attractive
d. Some islands disappeared
Bedford, S. (2015): The earliest known Lapita sites are located in___________.
Select one:
a. Samoa
b. Tonga
c. Bismarcks
d. Cook Islands
Bedford, S. (2015): The idea that Lapita people were primarily strandloopers means that
Select one:
They relied on marine resources
They relied on horticultural resources
They relied on hunting wild pigs
They relied on catching land and seabirds
Harris and Weisler (2018): Tridacnid mollusks (giant clams) are susceptible to over harvesting
by virtue of their
Select one:
Soft tissue
Ability to attract certain fish species
Slow growth rate
Change in color during a full moon
Harris and Weisler (2018): Non-anthropogenic alterations to mollusk assemblages are generally
attributed to________.
Select one:
a. Alterations caused by fish
b. alterations caused by sea-level fluctuations
c. alterations caused by sea-birds
d. Alterations caused by people
Harris and Weisler (2018): Extirpation of species refers to_______.
Select one:
a. Increases in species abundance
b. decline in species disease
c. declines in species abundance
d. increases in species disease
Harris and Weisler (2018): Historical ecologists argue that__________.
Select one:
a. Humans and the environment are separate.
b. History can only be understood through written records
c. Humans and the environment are inseparable
d. History should include the perspective of non-Westerners
Harris and Weisler (2018): Foraging decline can be measured by changes in
Select one:
Body size
Color
Odor
Feel
Finney, B. (1999): In the 1800s the Hawai’ian indigenous population experienced a massive
decline due to
Select one:
War
Infanticide
Continental diseases
Global warming
Finney, B. (1999): With the start of the Hokule'a project, young men and women in Hawai'i
were also becoming more interested in_________.
Select one:
a. Language, dance, and studies into their own ancient culture
b. carpentry
c. building canoes
d. Sailing
Finney, B. (1999): What is the significance of Taputapuatea to Polynesians?
Select one:
a. It refers to the land of the dead
b. A sacred place for the Lapita people
c. A place to interact with Europeans
d. It was the ancient central temple for Polynesia
Finney, B. (1999):Why was the Polynesian Voyaging Society established?
Select one:
a. To build a voyaging canoe
b. All of the above
c. To sail a return trip from Hawai'i to Tahiti
d. To raise funds
Finney, B. (1999):The main idea behind the building of the Hokule'a was?
Select one:
a. To pay off the debts of the last king of Hawai'i.
b. To pay of the debts of the last king of Tahiti
c. To instill pride among Hawai'ians and Tahitians in remembering their voyaging ancestors
d. To create a memorial for Epeli Hau'ofa
Finney, B. (1999): In the Pacific, the revival of threatened languages and cultural elements has
become a way to
Select one:
Make people of Oceania aware of their history
Emphasize cultural identity and its importance in relation to colonialism and globalization
Better market Oceania as a tourist destination
Ensure the continuity of research carried out by universities around the world
Nuttal et al (2014): In the 1970s oil crisis seemed to benefit the shipping industry by the
development of innovative ideas such as
Select one:
The improvement of ship standards
Ensuring propeller upgrades and waste heat production
The exclusion of old ships
Savings in fuel use and improved ship performance from available energy technologies
Nuttal et al (2014): Bio-fuels and bio gases can be extracted from which crops in Oceania?
Select one:
a. Coconut and dalo (taro)
b. Only coconut
c. Coconut and cassava
d. Dalo (taro) and molasses
Nuttal et al (2014): Renewable energy shipping offers
Select one:
Fleets of similar ships which can replace older, larger ships
Fleets of new and larger ships which can better serve Pacific countries
More efficient inter-regional shipping
More employment opportunities for Pacific islanders
Nuttal et al (2014): Identify the most unviable option for vessel-designs using renewable
energy__________
Select one:
a. Continue with the use of fossil-fuel powered vessels
b. Build non-fossil fuel designed vessels
c. Introduce hybrid vessels which combine renewable energy and fossil fuel power
d. Update current fossil-fuel powered vessels with renewable energy technologies
Nuttal et al (2014): The authors emphasize that___________
Select one:
a. Pacific countries have limited options concerning sea-transport
b. Pacific countries are highly dependent on fossil fuels, and more sustainable options need to
be explored and adopted
c. Big outdated ships are creating problems
d. Pacific countries need to utilize other means of sea-transport
Nuttal et al (2014): In the Pacific, who operates coastal and inter-island shipping services?
Select one:
a. International Marine Organization
b. Asian companies
c. Pacific Energy Summit
d. The Government or small independent shipping companies
Chandra,M. (2015): Photographs in Chandra’s parents’ collection could best be summed up in
terms of
Select one:
Connections and description articles
Origin, mode of transportation
Origin, migrant and settler
Journey across the sea
Chandra, M. (2015): Temporary residents, permanent residence, passports, photographs to be
taken… such significance in a word’ are the current move in today’s phase of
Select one:
a. Wayfinding
b. Criss-crossing borders
c. Traveler’s dream
d. globalization
Chandra, M. (2015): Migration patterns in the Pacific vary depending on________.
Select one:
a. mod of migrants
b. celestial images
c. air transportation being the rarest mode
d. purpose of movement
Chandra, M. (2015): In her article titled 'Plane views' Chandra relates to a view taken from
airplane windows by _______ and __________.
Select one:
a. Photography and photographer
b. Tourists and migrants
c. Gaze of surveillance and migrant
d. Metaphorical dreamscapes and diaspora imagination
Chandra, M. (2015): The reaction of diaspora ad fluidity could best be described as
______________________.
Select one:
a. uncertainty in the new found home
b. shadowy intrusion and migration
c. stability in the new place migrants will call home
d. welcoming nature of the indigenous people
Chandra,M. (2015): The global wanderings of the late 20th century Indo-Fijian diaspora were
depicted as
Select one:
Wayfinding
Fleeing
To marry and settle in a new place
Travelling as a hobby
Crocombe, R.G. (2007): A century ago, Asians in the Pacific were
Select one:
Rich
Educated
Poor
Of high status
Crocombe, R. G. (2007):Asian Diplomats are a by-product of?
Select one:
a. Dependency
b. Colonization
c. Independence
d. Pre-Independence
Crocombe, R. G. (2007):Asians work as volunteers in the areas of medicine, education, youth,
sports training etc. Which country sends the most volunteers?
Select one:
a. Korea
b. India
c. China
d. Japan
Crocombe, R.G. (2007): What event triggered a change in the Pacific for Asians?
Select one:
World War I
World War II
The Cold War
The Gulf War
Crocombe, R. (2008): The head office of the Forum Fishery Agency (FFA) is located in:
Select one:
Marshall Islands
Solomon Islands
Hawai’I
Fiji
Crocombe, R. (2008): Who were the founding members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group?
Select one:
a. West Papua, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands
b. West Papua, Papua New Guinea, and New Caledonia
c. Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu
d. Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Fiji
Crocombe, R. (2008): The first ‘intercultural regional’ organization was:
Select one:
The University of the South Pacific
The South Pacific Commission
The Forum Fishery Agency
The London Missionary Society
Crocombe, R. (2008): According to Crocombe, Pacific Regionalism tends to mostly benefit:
Select one:
a. wealthy farmers
b. Foreign powers
c. Fishermen organizations
d. Pacific leaders
Crocombe, R. G. (2007):Which Pacific Island nation has the largest Asian population?
Select one:
a. Australia
b. Fiji
c. West Papua
d. Tonga
Crocombe, R. G. (2007):Which countries are labelled "Pacific Rim" countries, where many
Pacific Islanders choose to migrate?
Select one:
a. England, France, Russia and India
b. Chile, Guyana, Zambia, Iran
c. Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Unites States
d. New Caledonia, Tahiti, Marshalls, Guam
Crocombe, R. (2008): Which country opposed the formation of the Polynesian Community?
Select one:
a. Samoa
b. Cook Islands
c. Tokelau
d. Niue
Crocombe, R. (2008): Which of the following entities in Oceania first proposed the
establishment of a Pacific Federation?
Select one:
Tonga
The Federates states of Micronesia
Hawai’i
Fiji
Lockwood, V.S. (2004): Globalization is:
Select one:
A recent phenomenon
A phenomenon linked to colonial expansion
A phenomenon linked to the first television broadcasts
A phenomenon linked to ten founding of the United Nations
Lockwood, V.S. (2004): Some people argue that free trade will:
Select one:
a. Foster greater cross-cultural understanding
b. Lead to the creation of new jobs
c. Abolish all forms of discrimination
d. Increase joint efforts at fighting against climate change
Lockwood, V. S. (2004):Foreign labor, mostly from East Asia, can be found mainly in:
Select one:
a. Papua New Guinea
b. Palau
c. New Zealand
d. Fiji
Lockwood, V.S. (2004): What parts of Oceania have tended to attract foreign investment and
development capital?
Select one:
The French territories
The larger Melanesian islands
The larger Micronesian islands
The larger Polynesian islands
Lockwood, V.S. (2004): Critics of globalization argue that those who advocate it are:
Select one:
Social determinists
Environmental determinists
Economic determinists
Divine determinists
Mc Millen, et al. (2016): Resilience refers to the capacity to:
Select one:
Absorb shocks
All of the above
Learn
Adapt
Mc Millen, et al. (2016): Local and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) systems are valuable
for:
Select one:
Fostering better understanding of the benefits of globalization
Fostering inter-community harmony
Fostering resilience to environmental and climate change
Fostering economic growth
Mc Millen, et al. (2016):Community members at Ka’upulehu identified the following concerns:
Select one:
a. Increasing rainfall and more frequent storms (cyclones or typhoons)
b. Sea level rise and accelerated coastal erosion
c. Decline in species and the spread of invasive species
d. Rising levels of corruption among community leaders
Mc Millen, et al. (2016):Seasonal mobility is no longer practiced because of:
Select one:
a. More stable jobs
b. Government restrictions on traveling
c. A more sedentary lifestyle
d. Greater risks when traveling due to the increased frequency of flash floods associated with
heavy rainfall
Mc Millen, et al. (2016): Under the traditional land management system established in Hawaii
during the 15th century:
Select one:
Chiefs managed land and fishing right
Headmen managed land and fishing rights
Warriors managed land and fishing rights
Priests managed land and fishing rights
Mc Millen, et al. (2016): Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) can be seen to promote:
Select one:
A new work ethic
Economic growth and greater mobility
Innovation and flexibility
Better access to food supplies
Mohanty, M. (2015): ‘De-growth’ strategies emphasize a shift away from:
Select one:
Oceanic development
Chaotic development
Sustainable development
Growth-centric development
Mohanty, M. (2015): The world is currently witnessing a shift in emphasis from CO2 emission
reduction strategies to:
Select one:
Low-carbon development
High-carbon development
Methane development
Rural development
Mohanty, M. (2015): Biogas production is achieved by:
Select one:
a. Composting of plastics
b. Composting of organic wastes
c. Controlled harnessing of radioactive energy
d. Harnessing the energy from the sun
Mohanty, M. (2015): Paraphrasing Hardin (1968), Mohanty states that in a finite world the per
capita share of the world’s goods must:
Select one:
Steadily grow
Abruptly decline
Steadily decline
Abruptly grow
Mohanty, M. (2015): ‘Green-growth’ policy emphasizes:
Select one:
a. Ecologically sustainable economic progress and socially inclusive development
b. Socially inclusive development
c. Ecologically sustainable economic progress
d. Ecologically sustainable economic progress, socially inclusive development, and the growth
of a strong military across the world
Mohanty, M. (2015): The primary concern in development is improving the quality of:
Select one:
Human lives
Invertebrate lives
Bird lives
Animal lives
Teaiwa, K. (2014): The Oceanic Dance Theatre, which Teaiwa joined, was located in:
Select one:
Fiji
Hawai’i
California
Kiribati
Teaiwa, T. (2005): The Canoe metaphor allows for a ___________ approach to learning.
Select one:
a. Destination
b. Journey
c. Cooperative
d. Shared
Teaiwa, T. (2005): What is the most valuable communication skill that challenges an individual
to think critically?
Select one:
a. Writing
b. Listening
c. Encouraging
d. Sharing
Teaiwa, K. (2014):Teaiwa’s intention was aimed to integrate dance into:
Select one:
a. Economics
b. Anthropology
c. History
d. Pacific Studies
Teaiwa, K. (2014): Initially, the Festival of Pacific Arts preferred that delegations:
Select one:
Wear feathered costumes
Include diasporic artists
Come from Pacific nations, states and territories
Bring their own alcohol
Teaiwa, K. (2014): Teaiwa’s ‘dance journey’ began with:
Select one:
A video montage
The drafting of a new economic agenda for Oceania
The creation of a painting
The reading of poetry
Teaiwa, T. (2005): What does the author mean by 're-conceptualizing the classroom'?
Select one:
a. Shared responsibility
b. Interactive learning
c. Collaborative learning
d. Learning journey
Teaiwa, K. (2014):Teaiwa advocates the development of:
Select one:
a. ‘Pacific Diasporic Studies’
b. ‘Pacific Arts Studies’
c. ‘Pacific Dance Studies’
d. ‘Pacific Philosophical Studies’
Teaiwa, T. (2005): What makes the author consider herself a Pacific Islander?
Select one:
a. She has Pacific blood in her veins
b. She traveled widely within the Pacific
c. She has roots in Kiribati
d. She is a Banaban
Teaiwa, T. (2005): The two most important factors for the coverage of Pacific Studies courses
are?
Select one:
a. Understanding and commitment
b. Communication and cooperation
c. Drafting and rehearsing
d. Preparation and punctuality
Teaiwa, K. (2014):The karanga dance is characteristic of:
Select one:
a. Tokelauan culture
b. Banaban culture
c. Yapese culture
d. Tuvaluan culture
Teaiwa, T. (2005): One way to demonstrate cooperative learning is through?
Select one:
a. Performances
b. Creating art works
c. Presentation
d. Group discussions
Raymond, R. (2003): Raymond, along with colleague, Greg Semu, challenged mainstream
media’s idea of beauty by presenting photographs Pacific Islanders with:
Select one:
‘Green faces’
‘Highly decorated faces’
‘Chubby faces’
‘Strong faces’
Raymond, R. (2003): When she was stylist, Raymond began making:
Select one:
Jeans dipped in mud
100% cotton jeans
Coconut fiber jeans
Masi/tapa/siapo jeans
Raymond, R. (2003): In early 1990s, Raymond organized a Pacific fashion show to provide a
bridge between:
Select one:
People of different socio-economic backgrounds within the Samoan and palagi (white)
communities
Different generations and between Fijians and palagi (white) communities
Different generations and between Polynesian and palagi (white) communities
Raymond, R. (2003): The ‘Pacific Sisters’, who collaborated with Raymond, worked on costumes
made from:
Select one:
Coconut fiber
Masi/tapa/siapo
Tobacco leaves
Recycled material
Raymond, R. (2003): In the 1970’s, Islanders in New Zealand often used to be derogatorily
called
Select one:
a. ‘coconuts’
b. ‘surfers’
c. ‘frangipanis’
d. Driftwood’
Raymond, R. (2003): To encourage Pacific Islanders to be proud of island styles, Raymond, along
with colleague, Greg Samu, used:
Select one:
a. Clothing where tones of red and blue predominated
b. Clothing that combined Island and Foreign styles
c. Bikinis
d. Sulu/lavalava (sarongs)
Aswani, A. and K. Ruddle (2013): In Oceania, membership rights are allocated according to:
Select one:
Birth, marriage and residence, and the transfer of rights by local authorities
Birth
Birth, marriage and residence, wealth, and the direct transfer of rights by local authorities
Aswani, A. and K. Ruddle (2013):CM-EBM hybridized programs provide opportunities for?
Select one:
a. Managing marine resources cost-effectively and equitably
b. Managing marine resources to create surpluses for sale to overseas customers
c. Generating additional income for more generous church donations
d. Building peace among warring parties
Aswani, A. and K. Ruddle (2013): Customary Management (CM) of marine resources in Oceania
is?
Select one:
a. An externally-imposed system to regulate use, access, and transfer of these resources
b. An exclusively Micronesian system to regulate use, access, and transfer of these resources
c. An exclusively Polynesian system to regulate use, access, and transfer of these resources
d. An indigenous system to regulate use, access, and transfer of these resources
Aswani, A. and K. Ruddle (2013): Unlike science-based fisheries management, Customary
Management systems are focused on:
Select one:
a. ‘Gear externalities’
b. ‘Allocation problems’
c. ‘Gear externalities’ and ‘allocation problems’
d. ‘Gear externalities, ‘allocation problems’, and ‘rising sea levels’
Aswani, A. and K. Ruddle (2013):The acronym, ‘LEK” stands for:
Select one:
a. Local Esoteric Knowledge
b. Local Economic Knowledge
c. Local Essential Knowledge
d. Local Ecological Knowledge
Aswani, A. and K. Ruddle (2013):The acronym, ‘EBM’ stands for:
Select one:
a. Ecosystem-Based Management
b. European-Based Management
c. Economic-Based Management
d. Education-Based Management
Chappell, D. (2013):The first country to meet the United Nations' support for decolonization
was?
Select one:
a. Fiji
b. Western Samoa
c. American Samoa
d. Vanuatu
Chappell, D. (2013): Why is post-coloniality seen as an elusive concept?
Select one:
a. Because there is still more for Pacific Islanders to learn
b. Because there are still colonial footprints evident in post-colonial structures and states
c. Because there is considerable loss incurred by Pacific Islanders
d. Because it is a difficult concept
Chappell, D. (2013):What is the aim of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples?
Select one:
a. To secure resources for Europeans
b. To safeguard and control Oceanian resources from outside influential powers
c. To find the best strategy for Oceanian peoples
d. To confirm development projects for Oceanians
Chappell, D. (2013):What has Hau'ofa accused Western educated chiefs of doing?
Select one:
a. Not teaching culture to their people
b. Being two-faced and keeping power to themselves
c. All of the above
d. Mismanaging funds
Chappell, D. (2013): What do recent studies of subaltern peoples suggest?
Select one:
a. That subalterns are very rare in the Pacific
b. That their search for independence is limited by colonial cultural, social and economic
changes that make visions of the past and future difficult.
c. That colonizers somehow developed the Pacific
d. That subalterns declined development
Chappell, D. (2013):What does Thomas (1994) write about imperialism in connection to Doyle
(1986)?
Select one:
a. Colonialism and imperialism need to be studied in multi-disciplinary ways with multiple
actors involved
b. Colonialism and imperialism need to be studied in relation to globalization
c. Colonialism and imperialism need not be studied at all
d. Colonialism and imperialism needs to be studied by excluding the colonizer's agenda
Kabutaulaka, T. (2015):In a lecture in 1819, the British biologist Sir William Lawrence asserted
that the distinction of color between white and black was not more striking....'What Lawrence
inferred was?
Select one:
a. The disgust he found in the physical characteristics of African/Melanesian/dark-skinned
peoples
b. The disgust he found in the physical characteristics of micronesians
c. The disgust he found in the physical characteristic of people of mixed Polynesian and
Micronesian ancestry
d. The disgust he found in the physical characteristic of Polynesians
Kabutaulaka, T. (2000): Recently, most logging companies come to the Solomon Islands from:
Select one:
a. Australia
b. Papua New Guinea
c. Southeast Asia
d. The European Union
Kabutaulaka, T. (2000):Kabutaulaka identified a group of people left out in signed agreements
with logging companies. What group is he referring to?
Select one:
a. People who live in urban centers, but also own customary land elsewhere
b. People who migrated from the Solomon Islands, but still own customary land
c. Younger chiefs
d. Women
Kabutaulaka, T. (2015): How did d'Urville think development is to be measured in Oceania?
Select one:
a. All of the above
b. How well Oceanians were educated
c. How much the gross income per capita was
d. How similar to, or different, from European forms of government it was
Kabutaulaka, T. (2000): Which of the following does not characterize logging in the Solomon
Islands”?
Select one:
a. Economic dependence on log exports
b. Interference with labor migrations
c. Unsustainable harvests
d. Allegations of corruption
Kabutaulaka, T. (2015):To what influence does Hau'ofa (2008) attribute the continued forms of
racism expressed by some Polynesians against Melanesians?
Select one:
a. The European languages used to describe the peoples of Oceania
b. The European belief that there are 'developed' and 'underdeveloped' groups of people
c. Anthropological studies conducted by Europeans that exaggerate the virtues of Polynesians
and belittle Melanesians
d. The European culture
Kabutaulaka, T. (2000):The most dominant stakeholders in large-scale resource development
projects in the Solomon Islands include:
Select one:
a. The state, multinational companies, and landowners
b. The state, multinational companies, non-government organizations, politicians, and local
entrepreneurs
c. The state, landowners, and politicians
d. The state, multinational companies, landowners, politicians, and missionaries
Kabutaulaka, T. (2000):In the 1990s, the Government of the Solomon Islands decided to:
Select one:
a. Open up more land to Indian logging companies
b. Establish timber processing facilities on selected islands
c. Replant trees in areas which have been heavily exploited in the past
d. Exempt some mining companies from paying export tax
Kabutaulaka, T. (2015):The term 'noble savage' was inspired by the accounts of?
Select one:
a. James Cook and Louis Bougainville
b. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka and Karen Stevenson
c. William Cargill and David Cross
d. Epeli Hau'ofa and Vilsoni Hereniko
Kabutaulaka, T. (2015): What does Homi Bhabha (1994) indicate about representation in
colonial discourse?
Select one:
a. That colonial subjects were presented in specific ways to strengthen colonial
domination
b. ‘Ignoble savages’ as powerful colonial tools
c. All of the above
d. The beauty of Melanesian cultures as strengthened by colonial subjects
Kabutaulaka, T. (2015): Who is credited for dividing up Oceania into Polynesia, Melanesia and
Micronesia?
Select one:
a. Stephen Campbell – the biologist
b. Epeli Hau‘ofa – the oceanian philosopher
c. Jules Dumont d‘Urville – the botanist
d. Frank Thomas – the anthropologist
Kabutaulaka, T. (2000):Kabutaulaka cites politicians who describe corruption as:
Select one:
a. The essence of survival
b. A false allegation
c. A means to help voters
d. A foreign concept
Wesley-Smith, T. (2013): The main objective in setting up of the "Pacific Plan" by Pacific leaders
in 2004 is to?
Select one:
a. Strengthen regional cooperation and integration
b. Influence the trade and imports of Pacific Island nations
c. Attempt to limit our migration of the Pacific populations
d. Encourage the Pacific Islands to work towards independence
Wesley-Smith, T. (2013): According to Robert Kiste (1994), colonial powers, who right from the
beginning held their investment in the Pacific Islands, had been predominantly motivated by?
Select one:
a. The friendly attitude of many indigenous communities
b. The presence of attractive beaches for the development of tourism
c. Strategic and security concerns
d. The abundance of natural resources
Wesley-Smith, T. (2013): In some Pacific Island territories, the decolonization process was
largely controlled by the _____and reflected their interests
Select one:
a. Anti-colonial hierarchical systems
b. Indigenous political systems
c. colonial powers
d. Pacific Island chiefs
Wesley-Smith, T. (2013): A strong sense of nationhood has been difficult to achieve in some
parts of Oceania, such as in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea. This is
mainly due to?
Select one:
a. Openness of the islands in these countries
b. Isolation of the islands in these countries
c. Linguistic fragmentation
d. Influence of Climate Change
Wesley-Smith, T. (2013): Some of the reasons why many commentators had already
condemned the Pacific region to a dismal future is because of?
Select one:
a. The exploitation of natural resources
b. Civil-military relations, ethnic conflicts, poor governance and corruption
c. The Pacific Islands’ geographical spread and isolation from the rest of the world
d. Continued mass migration out of the Pacific Islands region
Wesley-Smith, T. (2013): Colonization takes place when the colonial power takes away the
political power from local Pacific island communities and _________.
Select one:
a. directs them to call on other nations in the region to take over
b. requests that another country from the Northern hemisphere take over immediately
c. directs them to spend large sums of money to build fast-food outlets
d. places them in the hands of decision makers from remote capitalist countries
Jolly, M. (2007): With reference to the two maps referred to by jolly (2007) where she looked
at representations of Oceania and the changing histories of Pacific peoples, she referred to
'Outlanders' as the ____________
Select one:
a. Cartographers
b. Sailors
c. Foreigners
d. Islanders
Jolly, M. (2007):A term often used to denote self-designation and pride in Oceania
is__________
Select one:
a. The Melanesian way
b. The Oceanic divide
c. The Polynesian circle
d. The micronesian arc
Jolly, M. (2007): Australia is no global power, but as a regional power it presumes a special
privileged relation to the Pacific. In this capacity Australia acts as___________
Select one:
a. An ally to the Pacific Island nations
b. A friend to the Melanesian Spearhead Group
c. An ally and proxy US imperial interests
d. A confidante to 'First world' countries
Jolly, M. (2007): The energy and ability to understand and judge things quickly and clearly by
the first "discoverers" is seen in their long distance navigation by using_______________
Select one:
a. Chants, songs and dance
b. Charts
c. The sun, starts, the moon and swells
d. Maps
Jolly, M. (2007):Jolly (2007) refers to Hau'ofa's reference to the relations between living 'inside'
and 'outside' the Pacific. He referred to the 'outside' as the group that is the ___________
Select one:
a. Family units that continue to till the land on the islands in the Pacific
b. Large diaspora island communities living abroad
c. Small groups of migrants who leave Pacific countries to look for work abroad
d. large island communities who did not share the same culture as those in the village
Jolly, M. (2007):In his innovative project of establishing the Oceania Centre for the Arts at USP,
Epeli Hau'ofa emphasized__________
Select one:
a. the differences between island and international students populations
b. the uniqueness of Oceania Art
c. The close relationship between different island populations
d. the difference among island student populations
Chape, S. (2012): In Oceania, islands tend to be geographically more isolated from?
Select one:
a. North to South
b. South to North
c. East to West
d. West to East
Chape, S. (2012): In Oceania, most conservation progress has been directed at?
Select one:
a. hot spring ecosystems
b. coastal and marine ecosystems
c. Terrestrial ecosystems
d. cave ecosystems
Chape, S. (2012): The 'Green Fee' in support of sound environmental management practices
and initiatives is imposed by the Government of?
Select one:
a. Kiribati
b. Solomon Islands
c. Fiji
d. Palau
Chape, S. (2012): The implementation of the World Heritage Convention in Oceania faces
challenges related to?
Select one:
a. Understanding the 'outstanding universal value' and preparing 'tentative lists'.
b. lack of trained personnel and resources
c. governance
d. all of the above
Chape, S. (2012): In Oceania, most protected areas are?
Select one:
a. owned by multinationals
b. owned by the state
c. owned by local communities
d. owned by museums
Tuwere, I. S. (2002):After birth, the child of a high chief was taken to the houses of?
Select one:
a. lesser chiefs
b. the governor general
c. commoners
d. female relatives
Tuwere, I. S. (2002):Fijian social unit to which every member belongs are?
Select one:
a. egalitarian
b. hierarchical
c. semi-egalitarian
d. capitalistic
Tuwere, I. S. (2002):Tuwere, citing Ratu Sukuna, said Fijians regarded land as?
Select one:
a. something that needed to be developed
b. something that needed to be protected from rising sea levels as a consequence of climate
change
c. something of divine ordination
d. something that should only be used for agricultural production
Tuwere, I. S. (2002):The transfer of land from one clan to another shows the close relationship
between?
Select one:
a. land, money, and event
b. land. Christianity and event
c. land, trust and event
d. land, time and event
Tuwere, I. S. (2002): The term vanua and its equivalent in other Pacific languages is related to
the word for?
Select one:
a. the ability to predict when important visitors will be arriving in a village
b. good planning and hard work
c. womb and placenta
d. the ability to predict when a cyclone will strike
Tuwere, I. S. (2002): When Tuwere wrote his book, he characterized Fiji's rural economy as
largely?
Select one:
a. commercially based
b. semi subsistence based
c. subsistence based
d. unprofitable
Banks, G. (2013): The main focus of the 1992 Rio Summit was?
Select one:
a. Improved health care for people affected by mining operations
b. To put and end to the armed conflict opposing some indigenous communities in Oceania and
mining investors
c. sustainable development
d. financial compensation for people affected by mining operations
Banks, G. (2013): What country in Oceania has the most comprehensive environmental
legislation?
Select one:
a. Papua New Guinea
b. Fiji
c. Samoa
d. Solomon Islands
Banks, G. (2013): A century of mining has 'consumed' about two thirds of this island:
Select one:
a. Tongatapu
b. Bougainville
c. Nauru
d. Vanua Levu
Banks, G. (2013): The island arc with some of the richest mineral deposits in Oceania is located
in?
Select one:
a. Micronesia
b. Melanesia
c. Polynesia
d. at the border of Polynesia and Micronesia
Banks, G. (2013): More recently, mining in Oceania has attracted investors from?
Select one:
a. The United States
b. India and Saudi Arabia
c. Great Britain, Canada and Australia
d. China, Japan and Korea
Banks, G. (2013): New Caledonia is known for being the world's fifth largest producer of?
Select one:
a. Gold
b. Nickel
c. Silver
d. Diamonds
Ram-Bidesi (2013):What are the challenges facing aquaculture development in Oceania?
Select one:
a. the availability of seed and feed
b. biological risk factors
c. all of the above
d. marine tenure systems
Ram-Bidesi (2013): The western Pacific equatorial Pacific warm pool supplied the largest
proportion of?
Select one:
a. tuna catch
b. sardine catch
c. oyster catch
d. snapper catch
Ram-Bidesi (2013):Mangroves and sea grasses are particularly significant for?
Select one:
a. juveniles of several marine species
b. large marine predators
c. recreational swimming
d. seabirds
Ram-Bidesi (2013):Subsistence fishing contributes to maintain?
Select one:
a. social cohesion
b. an unhealthy diet
c. dependence on foreign fishing technology
d. relatively high incomes
Ram-Bidesi (2013):Which of the following forms the basis of much of the commercial fisheries
in most of the Pacific Islands?
Select one:
a. Fin fish
b. Sea turtles
c. Shellfish
d. Crustaceans
Ram-Bidesi (2013):Tropical reefs are?
Select one:
a. highly productive
b. not very productive
c. have a tendency to generate high levels of pollution
d. create atmospheric disturbances