Question 1

What is voter turnout?

Accepted Answer

The percentage of votes who actually vote

Answer

The amount of money spent on political campaigns

Answer

The quantity of voters in a region

Answer

The number of people who can vote

Question 2

Which group of people had the lowest voter turnout in South Africa's 1989 elections?

Accepted Answer

Black South Africans

Answer

White South Africans

Answer

Indian South Africans

Answer

Coloured South Africans

Question 3

What was the reason for the low voter turnout in South Africa's 1989 elections?

Accepted Answer

Apartheid policies

Answer

Lack of education

Answer

Election fatigue

Answer

Lack of interest in politics

Question 4

Why did the anti-apartheid movement target American companies?

Accepted Answer

To pressure the South African government through economic sanctions

Answer

To provoke the South African government into violent retaliation

Answer

To increase profits for American companies

Answer

To show solidarity with black South Africans

Question 5

Why did the anti-apartheid movement criticize American companies?

Accepted Answer

Because these companies were seen as supporting the apartheid government

Answer

Because these companies were seen as not doing enough to help South Africans

Answer

Because these companies were seen as too friendly with the ANC

Question 6

What percentage of land in South Africa was owned by white South Africans in 1978?

Accepted Answer

87%

Answer

25%

Answer

50%

Answer

10%

Question 7

What impact did the 1978 apartheid land ownership laws have on black South Africans?

Accepted Answer

Many were forcibly removed from their homes and lost their land.

Answer

Many were able to purchase land for the first time.

Answer

Many were able to reclaim land that had been previously taken from them.

Answer

Many were given land by the government as part of a land reform program.

Question 8

What does the term "national income" refer to?

Accepted Answer

the amount of money a country earns

Answer

the amount of money a country earns in taxes

Answer

the amount of money that someone earns that can be taxed

Answer

the number of taxes a person pays to the government

Question 9

What does the term "taxable income" refer to?

Accepted Answer

the amount of money that someone earns that can be taxed

Answer

the amount of money a country earns in taxes

Answer

the number of taxes a person pays to the government

Answer

the number of people that live in a country

Question 10

Why is "Expenditure on Education per Pupil" an important statistic?

Accepted Answer

it shows how much money the country invested in educating a student

Answer

it shows how much money is needed to educate a student

Question 11

Why is "Minimum Taxable Income" an important statistic?

Accepted Answer

it tells us the amount of money that a person can earn without paying taxes; the lower the amount, the more taxes people will have to pay

Answer

it tells us the amount of money that a person can earn after paying taxes; the higher the amount, the more taxes people will have to pay

Answer

it tells us the amount of money that a person can earn without paying taxes; the higher the amount, the more taxes people will have to pay

Answer

it tells us the amount of money that a person can earn from their taxes; the lower the amount, the more taxes people will have to pay

Question 12

What was Nelson Mandela's birth name?

Accepted Answer

Rolihlahla

Answer

Jacob

Answer

Nelson

Answer

Michael

Question 13

What was the name of the political party Nelson Mandela was a part of?

Accepted Answer

ANC

Question 14

How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison?

Accepted Answer

27

Question 15

What was the name of the prison where Nelson Mandela was held for most of his sentence?

Accepted Answer

Robben Island

Answer

Alcatraz

Answer

Sing Sing

Answer

Attica

Question 16

What was the name of Nelson Mandela's autobiography?

Accepted Answer

Long Walk to Freedom

Answer

The Audacity of Hope

Answer

Dreams from My Father

Answer

My Struggle

Question 17

Who did Nelson Mandela share the Nobel Peace Prize with in 1993?

Accepted Answer

FW. de Klerk

Answer

Mandla Mandela

Answer

Thabo Mbeki

Answer

Desmond Tutu

Question 18

What year was Nelson Mandela elected as South Africa's first black president?

Accepted Answer

1994

Question 19

What was the name of the anti-apartheid activist and wife of Nelson Mandela?

Accepted Answer

Winnie Mandela

Answer

Angela Merkel

Answer

Michelle Obama

Answer

Grace Mugabe

Question 20

In what year was Nelson Mandela sentenced to life in jail?

Accepted Answer

1964

Answer

1986

Answer

1968

Answer

1980

Question 21

What was the name of the armed wing of the ANC?

Accepted Answer

Umkhonto we Sizwe

Answer

Pan African Congress

Answer

National Party

Answer

Inkatha Freedom Party

Question 22

When did South Africa win the Rugby Union World Cup?

Accepted Answer

after Mandela became president

Answer

before Mandel became president

Question 23

The ANC won a majority in the national assembly.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 24

President FW de Klerk released Mandela from prison after Mandela won the election.

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 25

The embargoes cost South Africa a lot of money.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Related quizzes

Related quizzes