Snowday Review

Why did Trevor Noah title his memoir Born A Crime?

• Noah grew up hearing his grandmother say that he was such a handsome little boy it was practically a crime.

• Noah was the son of a black mother and a white father; relations between white and black South Africans were illegal under apartheid.

• Noah got into criminal activity as a very young child. He felt as if he had been born bad.

• Noah was born into a family that was highly involved in South African organized crime.

What is Noah's explanation of how the system of apartheid was upheld for so long?

• There were more white South Africans than black South Africans, so the white people took advantage of their population and manpower.

• For a long time nobody on any side was trying to fight against apartheid, so it remained the policy.

• By playing into the division between various ethnic groups, white South Africans pitted black South Africans against each other instead of their oppressors.

• The Zulu, Xhosa, and other groups spoke different languages, so they had to learn a common language before they could create a strategy to defeat their foe.

How does Noah describe the Zulu versus the Xhosa?

• The Zulu are strong and proud fighters; the Xhosa are strategic and intelligent thinkers.

• The Zulu was opposed to apartheid and fought against it; the Xhosa was unbothered by apartheid and focused on assimilating to the white culture.

• The two groups are extremely similar.

• The Zulu are careful, thoughtful, and humble negotiators; the Xhosa are powerful, fierce, and dominant warriors.

Which of the following best states the central idea of the introduction about apartheid in Born a Crime?

• It was difficult for black South Africans to live under the system of apartheid.

• During apartheid, "black South Africans outnumbered white South Africans nearly five to one".

• Under apartheid, white rulers exploited the divisions within the larger non-white population. This resulted in conflict between black South African groups after the fall of apartheid eliminated a common enemy.

• Working together as a team will make it easier to overcome a challenge.

She wished she could have the _________ to make her own decisions instead of having others control her actions.

• acquisition

• autonomy

• futility

• immorality

Based on the meaning of the adjective prosperous, which of the following is most likely the definition of the verb "prosper"?

• prosper: to do well; to be successful and to thrive, especially monetarily

• prosper: to follow directions carefully

• prosper: to weaken or damage; to diminish the ability or function of something

• prosper: to promote; to brag and boast about something

Which of the following is a synonym (a word that has the same meaning) for enemy?

• animosity

• foe

• futility

• insubordination

Fans describe him as ___________ because of how upfront he is about his emotions and sensitivity. His music is about experiencing pain, heartbreak, and struggle.

• immoral

• niche

• nimble

• vulnerable

Which of the following duos are most likely to feel animosity towards each other?

• Romeo and Juliet

• Batman and the Joker

• Spongebob and Patrick

• A coach and an athlete

Something that is useless or hopeless could also be described as...

• futile (adj.)

• futility (noun)

• autonomous (adj.)

• autonomy (noun)