Apartheid in South Africa Quiz

Which act restricted all voting rights to the minority in South Africa?

• Act of Union

• Mines and Works Act 1911

• Natives Land Act 1913

• Natives Urban Areas Act 1923

Which act reserved all semi-skilled positions in the mining industry for whites?

• Act of Union

• Mines and Works Act 1911

• Natives Land Act 1913

• Natives Urban Areas Act 1923

Which act prohibited Africans from owning or renting land outside certain parcels of territory?

• Natives Land Act 1913

• Natives Urban Areas Act 1923

• Industrial Conciliation Act 1924

• Wage Act 1925

Which act decreed that cities were principally for use of the white population and required Africans residing there to carry passes?

• Natives Land Act 1913

• Natives Urban Areas Act 1923

• Industrial Conciliation Act 1924

• Wage Act 1925

Which act allowed for legal registration of whites in a trade union, but not their black counterparts?

• Industrial Conciliation Act 1924

• Wage Act 1925

• Mines and Works Amendment Act 1926

• Representation of Natives Act 1936

Which act permitted the government to instruct private firms to grant preference to white workers when hiring?

• Industrial Conciliation Act 1924

• Wage Act 1925

• Mines and Works Amendment Act 1926

• Representation of Natives Act 1936

Which act removed Africans from the electoral roll in the Cape?

• Representation of Natives Act 1936

• Native Trust and Land Act 1936

• Native Laws Amendment Act 1937

• Population Registration Act 1950

Which act extended the area of native reserves to 13% of the total land area of the country?

• Representation of Natives Act 1936

• Native Trust and Land Act 1936

• Native Laws Amendment Act 1937

• Population Registration Act 1950

Which act allowed for the stricter enforcement and tighter regulation of the existing pass laws?

• Representation of Natives Act 1936

• Native Trust and Land Act 1936

• Native Laws Amendment Act 1937

• Population Registration Act 1950

Which act provided for the creation of a national population register based on racial groups?

• Population Registration Act 1950

• Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act 1949

• Reservation of Separate Amenities Act 1953

• Group Areas Act 1950