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Apartheid in South Africa

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The meaning of apartheid is

a)

Being separated by race

b)

Separate but equal

c)

Equality for all

d)

Racism

2.

Even with the end of apartheid, what was a major problem that remained?

a)

laws that treated whites better than blacks

b)

blacks and whites are still not equal

c)

an unfair tax system

d)

blacks being forced to live in townships

3.

Which of these would be a benefit of being a white South African during apartheid?

a)

being able to vote

b)

not being able to go to certain places

c)

living in a township

d)

poor healthcare

4.
Who was the first black president of South Africa?
a)
F.W. de Klerk
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
Jomo Kenyatta
d)
Kwame Nkrumah
5.

What are the dates of Apartheid ?

a)

During World War 2

b)

From 1948 to 1994

c)

From 1847 to 1988

d)

1994 to 2018

6.

Where was the prison located where Mandela spent more than twenty years?

a)

In Pretoria

b)

On Robben Island

c)

In Cape Town

d)

In Durban

7.

What was the name of Nelson Mandela's political party?

a)

Democratic Alliance

b)

African National Congress

c)

Economic Freedom Fighters

d)

Congress of the people

8.
South African goods were boycotted around the world. What does this mean?
a)
People refused to buy South African goods.
b)
People burned and destroyed South African goods.
c)
People refused to send goods to South Africa.
d)
People forced South Africa to stop producing goods.
9.

How long was Mandela in prison for?

a)

25 years

b)

26 years

c)

27 years

d)

28 years

10.
Which language were specifically black African students required to learn in school?
a)
English
b)
Afrikaans
c)
French
d)
Indian
11.
Which political party came to power in South Africa in 1948? 
a)
African National Congress
b)
National Party
c)
Pan-African
d)
African Union
12.
Which Europeans powers colonized South Africa? 
a)
Dutch & British
b)
French & English
c)
Spanish & French 
d)
German & British
13.
What did the apartheid laws do? 
a)
gave power to white officials
b)
segregated different types of Europeans
c)
separated men and wolmen
d)
separated whites and non-whites
14.
What was the main group that fought against apartheid? 
a)
African Union
b)
Africans Against Apartheid
c)
African National Congress
d)
African Nationalist Corporation
15.
What happened to Nelson Mandela when he spoke out against apartheid and the ANC was banned? 
a)
He was killed
b)
He was imprisoned
c)
He was exiled
d)
He was put into office
16.
Who was the white political leader who dismantled apartheid laws? 
a)
FW de Klerk
b)
Jacob Zuma
c)
Nelson Mandela
d)
PW Botha
17.
Together, what award was given to FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela? 
a)
Peace Treaty Award
b)
United Nations Award
c)
Nobel Peace Prize
18.
What year was significant in South Africa and showed a change in racial prejudice? 
a)
1991
b)
1994
c)
1996
d)
2001
19.

Africa is the __________ largest continent in the world

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

fourth

20.

How many countries make up the continent of Africa?

a)

6

b)

17

c)

54

d)

200

21.

Africa is the most multilingual continent in the world. About how many different languages are spoken here?

a)

20+

b)

200+

c)

1000+

d)

2000+

22.
(1952) Passport system required all blacks to carry pass books at all times, wherever they went;
Limited movements of blacks
a)
Pass Papers
b)
Pass Documents
c)
Passports
d)
Pass Books
23.
Why did the National Party pass apartheid laws in 1948? 
a)
To gain independence from the British
b)
To imprison Nelson Mandela
c)
To boost the sale of gold and diamonds
d)
To maintain white control of the country
24.
What was the purpose of the African National Congress (ANC)? 
a)
To draw more Europeans to the country to oppress black people
b)
To promote segregation between the races
c)
To unite South Africans to fight for equality for black South Africans
d)
To force Europeans out of their homelands
25.
What led to Nelson Mandela's election as president of South Africa? 
a)
the end of apartheid
b)
the South African War
c)
the Pan African movement
d)
civil war
26.
What was the role of F.W. deKlerk in ending apartheid? 
a)
he added new and harsher apartheid laws
b)
he began to repeal apartheid laws
c)
he worked to spread apartheid to neighboring countries
d)
he lifted segregation laws in the cities

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