Grade 7 History Exam, Term 4 2019

The following events in the 17th Century mark the beginning of European colonization of the Cape. These events are not written in the order in which they happened. Select the correct sequence of events:

A) Commander Jan van Riebeeck arrives in the Cape.

B) The VOC, started by the government of the Netherlands, is given sole mandate to Trade with the East.

C) A Dutch ship was wrecked North of Table Bay. Sailors survived with help from the Khoikhoi.

D) Survivors of a shipwreck in Table Bay return to Holland and report on the suitability of the Cape as a stopping station.

• B, C, D, A

• C, B, D, A

• C, D, B, A

• B, C, A, D

Which of the following was NOT true regarding the mandate given to Jan van Riebeeck by the Dutch Government?

• Provide medical facilities for the crew who had fallen ill on the journey to the East.

• Provide fresh meat to passing crews.

• Provide fresh fruit and vegetables to re-provision ships travelling to and from the East.

• Enslave the local people.

The major difference in attitude between the Dutch and the Khoi was based on:

• The fact that the Dutch were farmers and the Khoi were herdsmen.

• Their religion.

• The concept of land ownership.

• The fact that the Dutch wanted a more luxurious lifestyle than the Khoi.

What is the second-oldest building in Cape Town?

• Cape Town City Hall

• The Castle of Good Hope

• The Slave Lodge

• Somerset Hospital

Slaves were imported to the Cape from the East because:

• Eastern slaves were more skilled than local inhabitants of the Cape.

• the VOC were not given approval from the Dutch government to enslave the local inhabitants of the Cape.

• the Dutch did not trust African slaves to obey the Slave Law.

• Eastern slaves could all speak Dutch, having learnt it in the Dutch colonies of the East.

Most slaves at the Cape came from:

• West African countries

• Indonesia, Mozambique and Madagascar

• The Caribbean

• Local inhabitants,namely the San and Khoikhoi

For what reasons would a slave be flogged?

• Not working hard/fast enough

• Trying to escape

• His/her master felt like it

• All of the above

Why might one slave be worth more than another?

• Born at the Cape

• Younger and healthier

• Skilled

• All of the above

In which century did the emancipation of slaves in the Cape take place?

• 17th Century

• 18th Century

• 19th Century

• 20th Century

Nine frontier wars were fought over land and cattle. What was this time period known as in South Africa?

• War of the Axe

• Napoleonic war

• Hintsa War

• 100 Year War