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Apartheid in South Africa - HSC Modern History Revision

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this man?

a)

Steven Biko

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Desmond Tutu

d)

Mr. Young

2.

How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison?

a)

27

b)

20

c)

32

d)

35

3.

Which of the following can best be considered a terrorist group?

a)

SASO

b)

ANC

c)

Poqo

d)

MK

4.

This cartoon is calling for people to _______________ South African cricket

a)

Play

b)

Support

c)

Win

d)

Boycott

5.

True or False? Peaceful protests against apartheid were generally more effective than violent ones.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

During Apartheid, political prisoners were kept at:

a)

Alcatraz

b)

Elmina Castle

c)

Robben Island

d)

Tower of London

7.

Which man's death in police custody sparked international outrage against Apartheid?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Desmond Tutu

c)

Steven Biko

d)

F. W. DeKlerk

8.

Which group used to be banned but is now an active political party in South Africa?

a)

Umkhonto We Sizwe

b)

Poqo

c)

South African Students Organization

d)

African National Congress

9.

Afrikaans is the language of:

a)

Dutch South Africans

b)

English South Africans

c)

Black South Africans

d)

Colored South Africans

10.

Which event was caused when school children were required to speak Afrikaans?

a)

Sharpeville Massacre

b)

Soweto Uprising

c)

SASO Conference

d)

Riot of 1978

11.

What was the ruling group in South Africa during Apartheid called?

a)

African Nation Congress

b)

Poqo

c)

National Party

d)

South African Students Organization

12.

Which event was caused when black South Africans gathered to protest Passbooks?

a)

Sharpeville Massacre

b)

Soweto Uprising

c)

Riot of 1978

d)

SASO conference

13.

Before he was arrested, Nelson Mandela led this group that used sabatoge to fight Apartheid.

a)

Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK)

b)

Poco

c)

SASO

d)

Tutu's Brigade

14.

Civil disobedience is when someone deliberately:

a)

Refuses to buy a Product

b)

Marches in a Rally

c)

Protests

d)

Breaks a Law

15.

Apartheid means:

a)

Police Brutality

b)

Legal Separation of Races

c)

Outlawing Freedom of Speech

16.

In South Africa, whites were a ____________ group.

a)

Minority

b)

Majority

c)

Equality

d)

Forbidden

17.

Under Apartheid, blacks were forced to live in Homelands called:

a)

Bantustans

b)

Ghettos

c)

Enclosures

d)

Camps

18.

Apartheid ended with a new _______________________ for South Africa.

a)

Political Party

b)

Court System

c)

Constitution

d)

Dictator

19.

South Africa's first president after Apartheid was:

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Steven Biko

c)

Desmond Tutu

d)

Poqo

20.

A famous Apartheid protest song said musicians were not going to play in:

a)

Cape Town

b)

Las Vegas

c)

Pretoria

d)

Sun City

21.
Apartheid is an Afrikaans word translating to:
a)
Good Neighbourliness
b)
Apartness
c)
Separateness
d)
Segregation
22.

Who were the Afrikaners/Boers?

a)

English Settlers

b)

European Immigrants

c)

South Africans whose ancestors were Dutch, French and German

d)

South Africans whose ancestors were English, French and Dutch

23.
What did the Afrikaners believe?
a)
The were God's chosen people
b)
They were correct to separate the races based on the law
c)
They needed to go back to Europe
d)
They needed to work with African natives because the bible told them to
24.

What was the National Party's main platform in getting elected?

a)

Apartheid

b)

Segregation

c)

Bantustans

d)

Purity of the White Race

25.

What was a big issue for Africa after WWII?

a)

Rapid settlement

b)

Violence

c)

Decolonisation

d)

Colonisation

26.
In 1960 what percentage of the population in South Africa were white?
a)
19%
b)
5%
c)
21%
d)
9%
27.
What is the ideology of Apartheid based on?
a)
Racial intolerance
b)
Scientific Racism
c)
Bigotry
d)
Social Darwinism
28.

Natives could enter a white area only for the purpose of work and with correct documentation in the form of:

a)

A Pass

b)

A Book

c)

A Pass Book

d)

A Passport

29.

Which NP member is the "Architect of Apartheid"?

a)

Jan Smuts

b)

Hendrik Verwoerd

c)

D.F. Malan

d)

P.W Botha

30.
Which one of these was not a major Apartheid law?
a)
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949)
b)
Separate Amenities Act (1953)
c)
Population Registration Act (1950)
d)
Pencil Test Law (1951)
31.
Why was the economy in South Africa booming in the late 1960s?
a)
Mining
b)
Cheap black labour
c)
Minerals
d)
All of the above
32.
What does "Baas" mean?
a)
Boy
b)
Adult
c)
Master
d)
Child
33.

What was living in the Bantustan like?

a)

Poverty Stricken

b)

Lack of facilities

c)

No electricity or running water

d)

All of the above

34.

The ANC was created in what year?

a)

1910

b)

1915

c)

1912

d)

1944

35.

What was the Defiance Campaign about?

a)

To politely but deliberately break Apartheid Laws

b)

To raise awareness of the native struggle

c)

To protest against government inaction

d)

To overthrow the government

36.

Which heading is not in the Freedom Charter?

a)

There Shall Be Unions!

b)

The People Shall Share In The Country’s Wealth!

c)

The People Shall Govern!

d)

All Shall Be Equal Before The Law!

37.

The PAC was started by:

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Walter Sisulu

c)

Robert Sobukwe

d)

Oliver Tambo

38.

When was Sharpeville?

a)

21 June 1960

b)

15 March 1960

c)

21 March 1960

d)

15 June 1960

39.

What was a consequence of Sharpeville?

a)

South Africa received international condemnation

b)

Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo of the ANC fled overseas

c)

Both the ANC and PAC were banned

d)

All of the Above

40.

What tribal background is Nelson Mandela from?

a)

Zulu

b)

Swazi

c)

Xhosa

d)

Tsonga

41.

What was the name of South Africa's first black law firm?

a)

Mandela and Tambo

b)

ANC Law

c)

African Justice

d)

Native Law

42.
True or False? Nelson Mandela was in the treason trial of 1956.
a)
True
b)
False
43.

What year was the Rivonia Trial?

a)

1962

b)

1963

c)

1964

d)

1960

44.
Oliver Tambo, who is in exile, launches an international campaign for the release of Mandela in what year?
a)
1979
b)
1980
c)
1981
d)
1982
45.
What is Nelson Mandela's Biography called?
a)
Long Road to Freedom
b)
My Long Walk
c)
Long Walk to Freedom
d)
Mandela: A Freedom Story
46.

What is the SANNC?

a)

The original protest group which later became the ANC.

b)

The original protest group.

c)

A peaceful branch of the ANC.

d)

A militant branch of the PAC

47.
What occurred on the 6th April 1959?
a)
Soweto Shootings
b)
ANC was formed
c)
Freedom Charter was released
d)
PAC was formed
48.

Who was Steve Biko?

a)

A leading figure of the MK

b)

A leading figure of the ANC

c)

A leading figure of the BCM and SASO

d)

A leading figure of SASO

49.

When was SASO formed?

a)

1996

b)

1969

c)

1906

d)

1960

50.

What is Soul Force?

a)

Satyagraha

b)

Passive, or non-violent resistance

c)

Gandhi

d)

Protest Music

51.
What happened on 21st March 1960?
a)
MK was formed
b)
Soweto riots
c)
Sharpeville shootings
d)
ANC was formed
52.
When did the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) branch off from the ANC (or was formed)?
a)
28th June 1965
b)
12th Sept 1953
c)
21st Jan 1960
d)
16th Dec 1961
53.
When were the Rivonia Trials?
a)
1963
b)
1953
c)
1936
d)
1935
54.
What occurred on the 27th June 1955?
a)
Freedom Charter was released.
b)
Soweto Riots
c)
Sharpeville
d)
Defiance Campaign was started
55.

What year was the PAC formed?

a)

1995

b)

1959

c)

1948

d)

1960

56.

What year was the Soweto Riots?

a)

1975

b)

1967

c)

1976

d)

1957

57.
What occurred on the 6th April 1952?
a)
SASO was formed
b)
The BCM was formed
c)
Defiance Campaign was launched
d)
The Freedom Charter was released
58.

When was the ANC formed?

a)

1923

b)

1912

c)

1950

d)

1959

59.

Who was Nelson Mandela?

a)

A leading figure of SASO

b)

A leading figure of the PAC

c)

A leading figure of the BCM

d)

A leading figure of the ANC

60.

The uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) were a _______ protest group.

a)

Terrorist

b)

Peaceful

c)

Sub-Military

d)

Non-Active

61.

The PAC believed in...?

a)

An all black South Africa

b)

An all races South Africa

c)

An all people South Africa

d)

An all white South Africa

62.

SASO was a ______ organisation.

a)

Sub-Military

b)

Terrorist

c)

Peaceful

d)

Student

63.

The Freedom Charter was...?

a)

When people were shot at by Police.

b)

A document of complaints.

c)

A mass riot.

d)

The ANC's demands for the future.

64.
The Soweto Riots were in response to...?
a)
In protest of the Bantu Education act.
b)
Students being killed at a peaceful protest by Police.
c)
Hatred against the Police.
d)
Shootings at Sharpeville.
65.

What happened at Sharpeville.

a)

The Protestors shot themselves.

b)

Protestors shot police.

c)

The police shot into peaceful Protestors.

d)

The Police shot themselves.

66.

What is Apartheid?

a)

Raicism towards white people

b)

A system or practice that separates people according to race

c)

Discrimination based on religion

d)

The deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group

67.

What was Apartheid created?

a)

1952

b)

1948

c)

1949

d)

1942

68.

What were the four "races" classified by the South African government?

a)

Bantu, Coloured, Indian, White

b)

Bantu, Black, Asian, Boer

c)

Black, Mixed, Yellow, White

d)

Bantu, Coloured, Indian, Mayonnaise

69.

What law classified people as Bantu, Coloured, Indian or White?

a)

The Pass Law

b)

The Group Areas Act

c)

The Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act

d)

The Population Registration Act

70.

What law required all non-white people to carry a pass proving permission to be in white areas?

a)

The Pass Law

b)

The Group Areas Act

c)

The Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act

d)

The Population Registration Act

71.

What law established self-governing territories for Bantu ethnic groups?

a)

The Pass Law

b)

The Group Areas Act

c)

The Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act

d)

The Population Registration Act

72.

What law divided South Africa into sections based on ethnicity?

a)

The Pass Law

b)

The Group Areas Act

c)

The Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act

d)

The Population Registration Act

73.

How much of the land was set aside for white people?

a)

0.8

b)

0.9

c)

0.2

d)

0.5

74.

What percent of the population did white people make up?

a)

0.8

b)

0.9

c)

0.2

d)

0.5

75.

When was Apartheid ended?

a)

1999

b)

1991

c)

1993

d)

1994

76.
What was the name of the political party in power during the Apartheid Era?
a)
Afrikaner Democratic Party
b)
Democratic Party
c)
White Supremacist Party
d)
National Party
77.
Which 1950 Act divided the population into 3 categories according to race?
a)
Population Registration Act
b)
Racial Registratioinn Act
c)
Definition of Race Act
d)
Apartheid Registration Act
78.
Classification was based on ….?
a)
Appearance, descent and ability to read
b)
Place of birth, appearance and descent
c)
Appearance, social acceptance and descent
d)
Descent, colour of skin and frizziness of hair
79.
What did the Native Land Act of 1913 being into law?
a)
Black Africans had to pay extra for land
b)
Black Africans unable to live in the south of the country
c)
All Black Africans had to work in the cities
d)
Black Africans unable to own or rent land outside reserves
80.
What did the Group Areas Act 1950 enforce?
a)
Different residential areas for different races
b)
Physical separation of races in schools
c)
Physical separation of races at public swimming pools
d)
A limited number of black people allowed in any area
81.
Which law disallowed sexual relations between Black and White South Africans?
a)
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949)
b)
Suppression of Immoral Activity Act (1951)
c)
Immorality Amendment Act (1950)
d)
Prohibition of Immorality Act (1946)
82.
What did the Reservation Amenities Act 1953 being into law?
a)
Segregation on buses
b)
Segregation in all public areas
c)
Separate amenities for children and adults
d)
Equal segreation for blacks, whites and coloureds
83.
The Bantu Education Act 1953 brought in what changes for Black South Africans?
a)
Teaching in Afrikaans only
b)
Education for labouring and to help in the homelands
c)
Only 10% to have a full education
d)
Education in trades only
84.
What did the Blacks (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act of 1952 demand?
a)
Black South Africans get permission to leave the Homelands
b)
All pass books be destroyed
c)
Black South Africans apply for a passport to work in a city
d)
All Blacks over 16 to carry a Pass at all times
85.
Which movement was supposed to encourage unity among the African people?
a)
Pan-Africanism
b)
Apartheid
c)
Mandelism
d)
Buddhism

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