WorksheetsApartheid Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The word "Apartheid" was Afrikaans for....
a)
Aloneness
b)
Abolition
c)
Apartness
d)
Apartment
2.
APARTHEID happened in SOUTH AFRICA. Which letter represents this country?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
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.
4.
In what African country would you likely have seen this sign during 1975? (Click text to reveal the picture)
a)
Nambia
b)
Egypt
c)
United States
d)
South Africa
5.
Which of the following was not one of the four race based groups under the system of Apartheid?
a)
Coloreds
b)
White
c)
Indians
d)
Europeans
6.
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
7.
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
8.
Were blacks allowed to marry Whites ?
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
Which of these would a black South African had to have done during apatheid?
a)
carry a passbook
b)
see a doctor
c)
vote for government officials
d)
attend a white school
10.
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
11.
What are the dates of Apartheid ?
a)
At the end of the XIXs and during the XXs
b)
From 1948 to 1994
c)
From 1847 to 1988
12.
Why was the apartheid unfair
a)
It started a war
b)
Protests
c)
Many South Africans could not do anything a white man can do like voting
d)
It was fair
13.
What other event was similar to the apartheid in South Africa
a)
Mau Mau
b)
WW2
c)
American revolution
d)
Civil rights movement
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