Apartheid Quiz Review

What country did South Africa gain its independence from?

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

• Portugal

Under the rule of apartheid, which of the following could a black person do?

• work as a laborer

• marry a white person

• go to college

• protest against the government

What was a homeland?

• urban ghettos blacks were forced to live in

• urban ghettos coloureds were forced to live in

• a rural area blacks were forced to live on

• a rural area coloureds were forced to live on

Even with the end of apartheid, what was a major problem that remained?

• laws that treated whites better than blacks

• income inequality between blacks and whites

• an unfair tax system

• blacks being forced to live in homelands

Which of these would be a benefit of being a white South African during apartheid?

• being able to vote

• carrying a passbook

• living in a homeland

• poor healthcare

Which of these would a black South African had to have done during apatheid?

• carry a passbook

• see a doctor

• vote for government officials

• attend a white school

Who was the first black president of South Africa?

• F.W. de Klerk

• Nelson Mandela

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Kwame Nkrumah

Why did the National Party pass apartheid laws in 1948? 

• To gain independence from the British

• To imprison Nelson Mandela

• To boost the sale of gold and diamonds

• To maintain white control of the country

What was the purpose of the African National Congress (ANC)? 

• To draw more Europeans to the country to oppress black people

• To promote segregation between the races

• To unite South Africans to fight for equality for black South Africans

• To force Europeans out of their homelands

What was apartheid? 

• equality for all

• western-style democracy

• constitutional monarcy

• segregation of races