Apartheid Skills Test

Which two statements below are central ideas in the article, “Apartheid in South Africa”?

• Europeans took over many lands in Africa and around the world with colonization.

• Trevor Noah is a popular comedian.

• Apartheid was an oppressive policy in South Africa that lasted nearly 50 years.

• The policy of apartheid called for segregation.

Which sentence below belongs in a summary of the article?

• Native Africans fought for equality in many ways including the Defiance Campaign.

• Many were moved to far off settlements called homelands.

• The government went to insane lengths to try to enforce these new laws.

• Europeans only colonized three regions in Africa, including South Africa.

Which statement about the article below is not objective?

• Only white Europeans were allowed to live in big cities.

• The policy of apartheid was the worst government policy disaster in recent history.

• European nations wanted the power and wealth that came with controlling important trade routes and cities in Africa.

• Trevor Noah discusses his experiences during apartheid in South Africa in his autobiography.

Which evidence below supports the idea that Native Africans fought back against their oppressors during apartheid?

• The oppressive policy of apartheid ended in 1991.

• Native Africans were required to live segregated from white Europeans. Many were moved to far-off settlements called homelands. Others were forced to live in large slums outside the major cities called townships.

• Without political power, it was hard for Native Africans to try to improve their circumstances.

• They organized large protests, strikes, and boycotts of white-owned businesses.

Why was Trevor Noah’s birth considered a crime in South Africa during apartheid?

• Because Noah is colored.

• Because Noah’s mother was black and his father was white.

• Because Noah’s parents did not properly register his birth with the authorities.

• Because Noah’s parents lived in a township instead of a homeland.

Which excerpt most strongly supports your answer to the previous question?

• The government went to insane lengths to try to enforce these new laws.

• Europeans created borders that did not match the borders that Native Africans had already created.

• The penalty for breaking them was five years in prison.

• Laws were passed prohibiting relationships between Europeans and natives, laws that were later amended to prohibit relationships between whites and all nonwhites.

Summarize the paragraph below in one sentence. Remember to identify the main point, but do not include your own opinions or specific details.

Colonization occurs when people from one place settle somewhere new and forcibly take control of the land and people already living there. Tens of millions of people from countries in Western Europe settled all over the world, including the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand, with the process of colonization.

Summarize the paragraph below in one sentence. Remember to identify the main point, but do not include your own opinions or specific details.

European nations believed that colonizing, or taking over, land in Africa would increase their wealth and status. They wanted to be able to control the natural resources that African land held. They also wanted to be able to control important locations along land and ocean trade routes.

Summarize the paragraph below in one sentence. Remember to identify the main point, but do not include your own opinions or specific details.

European nations like Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany colonized Africa against the will of the people already living there. They set up their own governments. They created new borders that did not match the borders that Native Africans had already created. European governments gave Native African people less power and rights in society. Europeans also enslaved Africans and sold them in Europe and the Americas. By 1914, 90% of Africa had been colonized by European nations.