Nelson Mandela and Post Apartheid South Africa

Multiple Choice

Why did South Africa adopt a policy of apartheid?

• to solve conflict between black and white South Africans

• to segregate the different ethnic groups

• to divide jobs between the different ethnic groups

• to grow their economy

Multiple Choice

Which statement does the above graph help to prove?

• South Africa is a developed country.

• South Africa is a democratic country.

• South Africa is a multiracial country.

• South Africa is an urban country.

Multiple Choice

What percent of South Africans are non-white?

• 90.6%

• 82.1%

• 79.4%

• 11.2%

Multiple Choice

Which natural resource is most common in South Africa?

• coal

• iron

• uranium

• diamonds

Multiple Choice

Which type of land use is most common in South Africa?

• Commercial Fishing

• Trade and Manufacturing

• Forestry

• Livestock Raising

Multiple Choice

Which ethnic group was forced to live in homelands or townships?

• white South Africans

• colored South Africans

• black South Africans

• Asian South Africans

Multiple Choice

How did South Africa's government change after apartheid ended?

• It didn't change

• White South Africans were forced into segregation

• Black South Africans took power through fair elections

• Black South Africans took power by force

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a goal of South Africa's integrated public schools?

• All students are qualified for good jobs

• All students go to college

• All students learn in their native language

• All students graduate high school

Multiple Choice

How did voter turn out change between 1989 and 1999?

• 5 million more black South Africans voted in 1989 than in 1999

• More what South Africans voted in 1999 than in 1989

• Fewer South Africans voted overall

• More non-white South Africans voted in 1999 than the total number of South Africans that voted in 1989.

Multiple Choice

Has South Africa's high school graduation rate for colored South Africans gotten better or worse from 1991 to 2011?

• Better

• Worse

• Same

Multiple Choice

What did Apartheid laws do?

• gave power to white officials

• separated men and women

• segregated different types of Europeans

• segregated whites and non-whites