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(condensed) South Africa, Apartheid, & Mandela Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the 1600s, the Dutch invaded South Africa. They, and their white descendants, referred to themselves as ______.

a)

Afrikaners

b)

Africans

c)

Dutch

d)

Hollands

2.

In 1948, the Afrikaner-based National Party started the system of apartheid. What does apartheid mean?

a)

difference

b)

separateness

c)

Integration

d)

appropriations

3.

What did the apartheid system enforce?

a)

equality

b)

taxation

c)

racial desegregation

d)

racial segregation

4.

What was the name of the group that strongly opposed apartheid?

a)

Afrikaner National Congress (ANC)

b)

African National Congress (ANC)

c)

African Committee (AC)

d)

National Congress of Africa (NCA)

5.

What was the goal of the Afrikaner National Party in 1948? (click all that apply; there are 3)

a)

separate South Africa’s white minority from the non-white majority

b)

separate the non-whites from each other

c)

divide black South Africans along tribal lines in order to decrease their political power

d)

provide land to the black South Africans

6.

Which president released Mandela from prison and helped him create a new constitution for South Africa?

a)

George Bush

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

Robert Mugabe

d)

Oliver Tambo

7.

In 1963, Nelson Mandela was charged with treason for his attempts to start a violent rebellion against the government. For how long did Mandela stay in prison?

a)

18 years

b)

27 years

c)

10 years

d)

27 months

8.

When did apartheid officially end?

a)

It ended when the elections in 1994 led to a nonwhite majority and a new constitution.

b)

It ended when Nelson Mandela was released from prison.

c)

It ended when the ANC took over the government.

d)

It ended when F.W. de Klerk came into office.

9.

How is "apartheid" pronounced?

a)

/uh-part-ade/

rhymes with lemonade

b)

/uh-par-theed/

rhymes with impede

c)

/uh-par-tide/

rhymes with subside

d)

/app-art-hed/

rhymes with bed

10.

Mandela publicly supported many dictators, many of whom were considered anti-American and power-hungry. Why did Mandela support these men?

a)

He believed in totalitarianism & wanted to support their efforts in controlling their people.

b)

They provided the ANC with weapons and money to help end apartheid policies; he was thankful to them & wanted to show his support to them.

c)

He was afraid of them and wanted to stay on their good side.

d)

They invaded South Africa for him and defeated the National Party, for which he was very grateful.

11.

South Africa held its first-ever free and democratic elections in 1994. Who was elected president?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Morgan Freeman

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Malcom X

12.

What is this?

a)

the country of Africa

b)

the country of South Africa

c)

the continent of South Africa

d)

the continent of Africa

13.

The native South Africans hated _____ because to them, it represented apartheid.

a)

basketball

b)

rugby

c)

soccer

d)

football

14.

What is the name of the poem Mandela read in prison that inspired him to never give up?

a)

Invictus

b)

Whatever It Takes

c)

Still I Rise

d)

Death Be Not Proud

15.

Why did the ANC want to get rid of Springbok rugby? (Select all that apply; there are 2)

a)

The Springbok gazelle was used as a symbol of the apartheid’s National Party.

b)

Springbok rugby was only played by white South Africans.

c)

The ANC wanted to create a new team with a more terrifying mascot.

d)

The ANC didn’t want to get rid of Springbok rugby; they wanted to get rid of the players.