Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 2

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 4

What was one of the mandates of petty apartheid?

Accepted Answer

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 
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 5

Which group were the primary instigators of apartheid?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What is the most critical difference between Afrikaners and Coloureds?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which description of black Africans is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

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

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

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

What was one of the mandates of petty apartheid?

Which group were the primary instigators of apartheid?

What is the most critical difference between Afrikaners and Coloureds?

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

Which description of black Africans is most accurate?

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

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Exam 14: South Africa: Society in Transition

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

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

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

What was one of the mandates of petty apartheid?

Which group were the primary instigators of apartheid?

What is the most critical difference between Afrikaners and Coloureds?

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

Which description of black Africans is most accurate?

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

Introduction: Some Basic Concepts

Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority

Tools of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination

Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism

Immigration and the Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy

Native Americans

African Americans

Hispanic Americans

Asian Americans

White Ethnic Americans

Jewish Americans

Arab Americans

The Changing Context of American Race and Ethnic Relations: Current and Future Issues

Brazil: Racial and Ethnic Democracy

Canada: Ethnic Model of the Future

Global Issues of Ethnic Conflict and Change

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