Deck 14: South Africa: Society in Transition

Question 1

What was the predominant language in business and industry in 20th century South Africa?

A)English
B)Bantu
C)Dutch
D)Afrikaans

Answer 1

A

Question 2

According to the text, the results of the huge discrepancy in resources allocated to blacks and whites during the apartheid era are most apparent in:

A)gender equality.
B)public facilities.
C)prevalence of disease.
D)education parity.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

South African history illustrates how:

A)an inequalitarian pluralistic society can fully transform itself into a harmonious multiethnic society.
B)an equalitarian society can easily disintegrate into a inequalitarian pluralistic society.
C)ethnic relations can be rigid in nature, remaining essentially the same through generations.
D)ethnic relations can be fluid in nature and change dramatically in a relatively short period of time.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which term best describes the political and racial system in South Africa before the demise of apartheid?

A)Egalitarian separatism
B)Herrenvolk monarchy
C)Micro-integration
D)Pigmentocracy

Question 5

What was the primary motivating factor for the Boer Wars?

A)The desire to convert natives to Christianity
B)The need to establish a penal colony
C)The exploration of neighboring islands
D)The discovery of diamond and gold

Question 6

Apartheid began around __________ and saw its demise around ___________.

A)1840; 1900
B)1950; 1990
C)1840; 1990
D)1960; 2000

Question 7

Which description of black Africans is most accurate?

A)They comprise 60% of the population, are a culturally unified group, have lost fluency in their native tongue, and practice nativist religion customs.
B)They comprise 60% of the population, are derived from several Bantu tribes, speak their native tongue, and are at least nominally Christian.
C)They comprise 80% of the population, are a culturally unified group, have lost fluency in their native tongue, and practice nativist religion customs.
D)They comprise 80% of the population, are derived from several Bantu tribes, speak their native tongue, and are at least nominally Christian.

Question 8

The first cornerstone of apartheid was the Population Registration Act of 1950, which:

A)distributed governmental benefits on the basis of occupational and residential status.
B)prompted arrests of Africans for failing to comply with residential segregation policies.
C)resulted in rampant bribing of government officials to obtain legal citizenship status.
D)legally required all Africans to carry detailed registration papers at all times.

Question 9

As of 2013, whites comprise approximately __________ of the population in South Africa.

A)3 percent
B)9 percent
C)17 percent
D)31 percent

Question 10

The South African apartheid system closely resembled which period of black-white relations in the U.S.?

A)The slavery era
B)The Jim Crow era
C)The pre-Colonial era
D)The Civil Rights era

Question 11

After a war in 1899, the British interned the __________ in concentration camps where 26,000 died in captivity.

A)Boers
B)Africans
C)British
D)Indians

Question 12

What is the single overriding criterion of societal power in South Africa?

A)Religious affiliation
B)Tribal classification
C)Skin color
D)Monopolization of gems

Question 13

Through the Group Areas Act, each racial group was assigned a:

A)selective public transportation pass.
B)demarcated place of residence.
C)permanent place of residence.
D)permanent public transportation pass.

Question 14

The trekking movement:

A)led to clashes over interior land resources between the Boers and the Bantu.
B)illustrates a peaceful collaboration between the the Boers and the Bantu.
C)resulted in coastal Boers settlements that were quickly overtaken by the Bantu.
D)provided the impetus for large scale coastal settlement by the Bantu.

Question 15

The rise of apartheid is particularly striking because it occurred:

A)while other countries were moving away from tribalism.
B)before the rise of biological racism.
C)before the precipitating events of the World Wars.
D)while other African nations were still colonies.

Question 16

The creation of "homelands" by the South African regime was designed to:

A)separate Africans from whites while keeping them economically exploitable.
B)set up Africans in independent nations as other black-ruled nations in Africa.
C)avoid insurgencies through minimal healthcare and welfare facilities.
D)provide Africans with large areas of land as part of agricultural incentives.

Question 17

What was one of the mandates of petty apartheid?

A)Subserviant but equal treatment of black Africans and Asians
B)Prohibition of sexual intercourse between whites and blacks
C)Desegregation of institutions in need of a cheap labor force
D)Forced contraception for black Africans and Asians

Question 18

Which group would be most likely to view Africans through a paternalistic lens in the 19th century?

A)Boers
B)Afrikaners
C)British
D)Italians

Question 19

Which group were the primary instigators of apartheid?

A)The Afrikaners
B)The British
C)The Bantu
D)The Indians

Question 20

Pierre van den Berghe (1978) referred to the South African sociopolitical system as a Herrenvolk democracy.What did he mean by this?

A)A state in which black Africans and Indians are macro-segregated while whites are micro-segregated
B)A state in which most whites live in urban neighborhoods with interspersed, but separate, black neighborhoods
C)A state that provides most democratic features of political rule to whites while ruling blacks dictatorially
D)A state with stark ethnic divisions and heated debates between political parties

Question 21

In which way are South Africa and the United States similar?

A)Both supported a system of slavery.
B)Both have majority non-white populations.
C)Both have equalized minority-dominant statuses.
D)Both worked peacefully with indigenous populations.

Question 22

What is the most critical difference between Afrikaners and Coloureds?

A)Native tongue
B)Skin color
C)Religion affiliation
D)Political affiliation

Question 23

The Afrikaners in South Africa are called white Africans primarily because they:

A)are lighter than most Europeans.
B)remain close allies of Europeans.
C)have weak ties with Europeans.
D)are in positions of political power.

Question 24

What is the correct ordering, from lowest to highest, of average household incomes in South Africa (as of 2012)?

A)Coloured, Indians/Asians, white, black Africans
B)Coloured, black Africans, Indians/Asians, white
C)Black Africans, Indians/Asians, Coloured, white
D)Black Africans, Coloured, Indians/Asians, white

Question 25

Which of the following most contributed to the end of apartheid?

A)The United States' decision to withdraw foreign aid
B)The need for the South African economy to employ blacks in higher status jobs
C)The demise of black trade unions and rise of agricultural profits
D)The increasing empowerment of Coloured political parties

Question 26

During the apartheid period, the Nationalist government used __________ to maintain social control.

A)coercion
B)persuasion
C)incentives
D)proselytization

Question 27

Who was the first president elected by all South Africans, including blacks?

A)Nelson Mandela
B)F.W.de Klerk
C)P.W.Botha
D)Mangosuthu Buthelezi

Question 28

The current ruling political party in South Africa is the:

A)Pan Africanist Congress.
B)African National Congress.
C)National Party.
D)Inkatha Freedom Party.

Question 29

South Africa's ________ rates are the highest in the world.

A)homeless and poverty
B)emigration and intermarriage
C)birth and death
D)murder and HIV infection

Question 30

The exclusion of Africans from __________ was a precipitating factor in the civil unrest that occurred in the 1980s.

A)the constitution
B)political office
C)higher education
D)healthcare reform

Question 31

The physical and social separation of ethnic groups in South Africa was established primarily under the guise of:

A)maintaining racial diversity.
B)promoting foreign relations.
C)ensuring peace and order.
D)improving race relations.

Question 32

In which way are South Africa and the United States different?

A)The economic gap between whites and blacks is much wider in the United States.
B)South Africa is more ethnically varied than the United States.
C)Blacks are becoming the politically dominant group in the United States.
D)South Africa's dominant ethnic group (whites) is a numerical minority.

Question 33

Since the end of apartheid:

A)social integration has become widespread.
B)racial and ethnic identities remain even stronger.
C)inter-racial conflicts are rare.
D)economic equality has become a reality.

Question 34

South Africa is now faced with __________ that was camouflaged for decades under the oppression of apartheid.

A)natural resources
B)intraethnic diversity
C)emigration issues
D)bicultural conflict

Question 35

Since apartheid collapsed, changes in the system of racial inequality have been impelled by the demands of __________.

A)globalization
B)access to healthcare
C)economic interdependence
D)social equality