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APARTHEID

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

APARTHEID happened in.........

a)

England

b)

Malta

c)

South America

d)

South Africa

2.

APARTHEID broke which 2 main HUMAN RIGHTS?

a)

The RIGHT to eat

b)

The RIGHT to be EQUAL

c)

The RIGHT to travel

d)

The RIGHT of FREEDOM

3.

The word APARTHEID means.......

a)

Friendship

b)

Separateness

c)

Racism

d)

A big apartment

4.

What did this man do?

a)

Fought against APARTHEID

b)

Fought for BLACKS for HUMAN RIGHTS

c)

Liked APARTHEID

d)

Became FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT in South AFRICA

5.

Where did APARTHEID happen?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Mainly Apartheid DIVIDED people according to......

a)

Gender

b)

Age

c)

Race

d)

Religion

7.

During Apartheid, white people treated black people.......

a)

fairly.

b)

very badly.

c)

equally.

8.

White people in government set up a number of ................ and APARTHEID started.

a)

148 laws

b)

148 buildings

c)

148 football teams

d)

148 schools

9.

Mandela was arrested after fighting for blacks to have HUMAN RIGHTS. He was jailed for...........

a)

27 years.

b)

37 years.

c)

27 months.

d)

37 months.

10.

Apartheid started in ........

a)

1938

b)

1948

c)

2008

d)

1984

11.

Nelson Mandela joined a political party to FIGHT APARTHEID. The name was.........

a)

Labour Party

b)

Nationalist Party

c)

African National Congress

d)

South Africa Party

12.

White people thought they were..............than black people.

a)

superior

b)

healthier

c)

funnier

d)

inferior

13.

Apartheid was a form of DISCRIMINATION. This means.....

a)

that some people can do something while others cannot.

b)

that some people are richer than others.

c)

that some people are criminals.

14.

This could happen during APARTHEID.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

APARTHEID lasted for .......

a)

6 years

b)

40 years

c)

46 years

d)

46 months

16.

APARTHEID happened in SOUTH AFRICA. Which letter represents this country?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Black people fought for their rights as they even...........

a)

lived.

b)

clapped.

c)

died.

d)

worked.

18.

The white people in South Africa were the

a)

majority

b)

minority

19.

This political party made APARTHEID. They were called the ..........

a)

Labour party.

b)

Apartheid party.

c)

National Party

d)

Eagle party.

20.

During APARTHEID, black people could not ................ HUMAN RIGHTS.

a)

take

b)

claim

c)

accept

d)

refuse