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Benchmark History Africa - Apartheid

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of apartheid laws? 
a)
separate homelands
b)
black South Africans and white South Africans worked together
c)
black South Africans being forced to carry pass books
d)
use of separate services and buildings
2.

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

a)

England

b)

Malta

c)

South America

d)

South Africa

3.

The word APARTHEID means.......

a)

Friendship

b)

Separateness

c)

Racism

d)

A big apartment

4.

The Group Areas Act forced black South Africans to live in _________________, and they required a passbook to travel or work outside of this space.

a)

Homelands

b)

Urban Spaces

c)

Worker Camps

d)

Prisons

5.

Who was a pivotal leader who fought for the end of apartheid and was even jailed for his efforts?

a)

F.W. De Klerk

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Desmond Tutu

6.

What percent of South Africans are non-white?

a)

82.1%

b)

79.4%

c)

90.6%

d)

11.2%

7.

Which natural resource is most common in South Africa?

a)

coal

b)

diamonds

c)

iron

d)

precious metals (gold, silver, copper)

e)

uranium

8.

How did apartheid affect Asians and colored South Africans?

a)

They were equal to white South Africans

b)

They were treated worse than black South Africans

c)

They had fewer rights and opportunities than white South Africans

d)

They were forced to leave South Africa

9.

Which of the following is a true statement

a)

Most homelands were located near the capital

b)

Most homelands were located along the coast

c)

Most homelands were located in central South Africa

d)

Most homelands were located in the eastern half of South Africa

10.

How did voter turn out change between 1989 and 1999?

a)

More what South Africans voted in 1999 than in 1989

b)

Fewer South Africans voted overall

c)

5 million more black South Africans voted in 1989 than in 1999

d)

More non-white South Africans voted in 1999 than the total number of South Africans that voted in 1989

11.

Which ethnic group(s) income level increased from 2001 to 2001?

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Colored

d)

Asian

e)

All of the above

12.

Check all that apply: How has education changed in South Africa since the end of apartheid?

a)

the amount of money the government has spent on education has risen sharply

b)

Today all students learn reading, writing, math and science in school.

c)

The percentage of people of all races finishing high school has increased since the end of apartheid.

d)

schools have gone back to segregation just like during the old days of apartheid