History of Cape Colony Quiz

Who colonized the area known as Cape Colony in 1652?

• The British

• The French

• The Dutch (Boers)

• The Portuguese

Which party took over the government in 1948 and created the Apartheid system?

• The Labour Party

• The National Party

• The Unionist Party

• The Freedom Party

What was the name of South Africa's policy that strictly separated people based on race/ethnicity?

• Segregation

• Apartheid

• Emancipation

• Integration

What does the term "Segregation" refer to?

• The integration of different races

• The voluntary separation of people

• The separation of one group of people from another by race

• The equal distribution of economic power

What was the racial hierarchy under South Africa's Apartheid System from highest to lowest?

• 1st Whites, 2nd Coloureds, 3rd Asians, 4th Blacks

• 1st Blacks, 2nd Asians, 3rd Coloureds, 4th Whites

• 1st Asians, 2nd Blacks, 3rd Whites, 4th Coloureds

• 1st Coloureds, 2nd Whites, 3rd Blacks, 4th Asians

Which of the following was NOT segregated by ethnic groups under the Apartheid System in South Africa?

• Neighborhoods

• Hospitals

• Restaurants

• None of the above

The Apartheid System in South Africa was similar to which of the following in the United States?

• Civil Rights Movement

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Jim Crow Laws

• Declaration of Independence

What was the main reason the South African government forced more than 4 million blacks to move to segregated homelands during the Apartheid era?

• To provide them with better living conditions

• To give blacks self-rule

• To access more resources

• To segregate them on barren and undesirable lands

During the Apartheid in South Africa, what percentage of the population was forced to live in 13% of the country?

• 80%

• 50%

• 20%

• 95%

What percentage of land was owned by Africans under the Apartheid system?

• 13%

• 87%

• 19%

• 4.5%