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Introduction to South Africa

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________ is a language closely related to Dutch.

a)

Pedi

b)

Afrikaans

c)

Swazi

d)

South Afrikaans

2.

_______ were descendants of Dutch colonizers who moved away from Cape Town to _______.

a)

Zulus; mine

b)

Netherlanders; farm

c)

Boers; farm

d)

Afrikaans; mine

3.

Which of the following countries did NOT colonize South Africa at some point?


a)

United Kingdom

b)

Netherlands

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

4.

Which of the following ways did the Dutch bring South Africa under their control?


a)

Converting the indigenous population to Christianity

b)

Teaching the indigenous population Dutch

c)

Establishing trading posts

d)

All of the above

5.

Years after colonialism ended, South Africa retains many ________ and ________ characteristics.

A.) English and Dutch ++

B.) Portuguese and Spanish

C.) Portuguese and English

D.) Dutch and Portuguese

a)

English and Dutch

b)

Portuguese and Spanish

c)

Portuguese and English

d)

Dutch and Portuguese

6.

“Homelands” were similar to _____:

a)

Caribbean islands colonized by Europeans

b)

Native American reservations

c)

Plots of land for farming and ranching promised by the government

d)

Boers

7.

1.) Nelson Mandela was ______:

A.) The leader of the African National Congress.

B.) The President of South Africa.

C.) Strongly opposed to apartheid.

D.) All of the above. ++

a)

The leader of the African National Congress

b)

The President of South Africa

c)

Strongly opposed to apartheid

d)

All of the above

8.

What was the nickname of South Africa

a)

Rainbow Bright

b)

Rainbow Cities

c)

Rainbow Nation

d)

Rainbow Country

9.

Who wanted to retain control of South Africa?

a)

The indigenous people

b)

The white colonists

10.

Apartheid means

a)

apart - ment

b)

apart - from

c)

apart - of

d)

apart - hood