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South Africa and "One day Lily, one day."

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The discovery of diamond mines in South Africa caused

a)

Resistance

b)

The Boer War

c)

freedom

d)

division

2.

Legal racial segregation / discrimination in SA is called

a)

control

b)

war

c)

Apartheid

d)

declaration

3.

National Party's laws at the beginning of the apartheid regime restricted/obligated black South Africans

a)

to live in 'homelands'

b)

to carry passbooks for access to non black areas

c)

to be taken under custody in case of declaration of state of emergency

d)

all of the above

4.

Biko is known as....

a)

an anti-apartheid activist

b)

a poet

c)

an author

d)

a politician

5.

Why Biko is considered as a "martyr" ?

a)

because he was very faithful

b)

he died in police custody

6.

The slogan of Biko is ".................................."

a)

Black forever

b)

The black of S.A. owns this land

c)

Black is beautiful

d)

Black is black

7.

The name of the book based on Biko's life is called .........

a)

Dry Lands

b)

My hero forever

c)

Oh my captain

d)

Cry Freedom

8.

In the story, Uncle Max is compared to a tree, this symbolizes ......

a)

his political views

b)

protection and shelter

c)

his skin colour

d)

his family

9.

Lily's parents believe that the black and the white should have the same rights.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Lily's parents work for the abolition of apartheid.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Caroline's parents like black people and protect their rights.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the statements below is an example of an UNEXPECTED behavior of white people towards black people.

a)

Fighting for the rights of the black people

b)

Being friends with black people

c)

In case of an illness, helping black people. Taking them to hospital and tread them

d)

All above

13.
  • To mobilize black population
  • To bring back black consciousness
  • To encourage the black people to feel proud of themselves

Those are the aims of ..............................

a)

Apartheid

b)

Capitalism

c)

Racism

d)

Black Consciousness Movement

14.

Nelson Mandela studied .......

a)

medicine

b)

law

c)

education

d)

nursing

15.

' Invictus ' was written by ..............

a)

Ernest Hemingway

b)

Ernest Borgnine

c)

Ernest Henley

d)

Ernest Lehman

16.

'Invictus' means ...........

a)

invisible

b)

undesired

c)

unhappy

d)

unconquerable

17.

In ..................., Nelson Mandela and Willem de Klerk were given .........................., in .........................

a)

1993, The Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo

b)

2003, Norway Prize, Stockholm

c)

1993, Literature Prize, Sweden

18.

There are ....... colours in South African flag and it was accepted in the year of ..............

a)

3 - 1994

b)

6 - 1994

c)

7 - 1993

d)

4 -2003

19.

The longest queue in South Africa was in 1994 because

a)

Red Cross was giving free food

b)

they had to get their passbooks

c)

it was the first time that black people could vote

d)

they were given loans

20.

How many capital cities does South Africa have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

The largest city in South Africa is ...............

a)

Cape Town

b)

Pretoria

c)

Bloemfontein

d)

Johannesburg

22.

There are ........ official languages in South Africa.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

11

d)

13

23.

The nickname given to South Africa is ...............

a)

Rainbow Nation

b)

Somewhere over the rainbow

c)

Hope of Rainbow

d)

Oh! the Rainbow

24.

Journey to Jo'burg was written by ......

a)

Emile Zola

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Beverley Naidoo

d)

William Shakespeare

25.

Journey to Jo'burg was nominated with the .................

a)

'Other Award' in Britain

b)

'Nobel Award' in Britain

c)

'Reader Digest's Award' in Britain

d)

'The Oscars Award' in Hollywood