6.0 - UNIT REVIEW, "Freedom & Prepared," Pages 231-286 (Gold)

How did South Africa change after Europeans came?

• South African groups lived peacefully together.

• South African groups shared the land and resources.

• The Europeans took the land and resources for themselves.

• Europeans and South Africans formed friendly relationships.

The title of the selection is “The Symbol of Freedom.” Who or what is the symbol of freedom in the selection?

• democratic elections

• the South African government

• international pressure

• Nelson Mandela

When an author writes to tell about a situation, he or she is writing to __________.

• make people laugh

• share what he or she knows

• argue several contrasting points

• tell a fictional story

How are events in “The Symbol of Freedom” organized?

• by cause and effect

• by the order in which they happened

• by presenting problems and their solutions

• from least to most important

What would one advantage be of showing this scene in a movie rather than on the printed page?

• You could see the difference in the schools each group of children attend.

• You would not be able to see that the school standards are vastly different.

• You would hear teachers say that school standards are different rather than reading this information.

• You would know exactly what the children who attend each school think.

The penalties imposed on those who protested against the discrimination were severe. If you impose something on others, you __________.

• act it out for them

• tell a story about it

• ask what they think of it

• force them to accept it

To access designated white areas, all Black Africans were required to carry “pass books” containing fingerprints, a photo, and personal information. What does the word access mean?

• to determine an amount of

• to forbid entry to

• to find a way into

• to carry from one place to another

We want to be allowed out after eleven o’clock at night and not to be confined to our rooms like children. In this extended simile, what does Mandela compare his people to?

• children

• night

• rooms

• eleven o’clock

Read the following sentence from “I Am Prepared to Die,” then choose the correct answer. I planned it as a result of a calm assessment of the political situation that had arisen after many years of tyranny, exploitation, and oppression of my people by the whites. What is the meaning of exploitation in the sentence?

• the act of providing someone with items they need

• the act of taking away someone’s personal possessions

• the act of asking permission before you use another’s property

• the act of using someone for your own selfish gain

What is the meaning of hamper in this sentence?

• a place where you put dirty laundry

• to hinder

• to encourage

• to help