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Quiz for Viewpoints 32.1: The Struggle for Freedom in South Africa

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1. Which of these did the South African government claim was behind the African National Congress (ANC) and its activities?

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Correct: The answer is a. Mandela rejected this claim, arguing that he and his organization were not under the control of some outside group, but rather were simply South Africans working for change in their own country.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Mandela rejected this claim, arguing that he and his organization were not under the control of some outside group, but rather were simply South Africans working for change in their own country.
1. Which of these did the South African government claim was behind the African National Congress (ANC) and its activities?

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2. According to Mandela, what was the primary economic consequence of apartheid?

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Correct: The answer is b. As Mandela described the situation, the disparity between the civil and political rights of whites and blacks was mirrored in stark economic inequality.
Incorrect: The answer is b. As Mandela described the situation, the disparity between the civil and political rights of whites and blacks was mirrored in stark economic inequality.
2. According to Mandela, what was the primary economic consequence of apartheid?

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3. According to Mandela, what did black South Africans want “above all”?

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Correct: The answer is d. In Mandela’s view, without equal political rights, the inequities of apartheid would become permanent.
Incorrect: The answer is d. In Mandela’s view, without equal political rights, the inequities of apartheid would become permanent.
3. According to Mandela, what did black South Africans want “above all”?

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4. What did Marnus’s father see as the root cause of the world’s enmity toward South Africa?

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Correct: The answer is d. According to Marnus’s father, global criticism of South Africa was rooted in greed and jealousy, not in ethical principles.
Incorrect: The answer is d. According to Marnus’s father, global criticism of South Africa was rooted in greed and jealousy, not in ethical principles.
4. What did Marnus’s father see as the root cause of the world’s enmity toward South Africa?

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5. What explanation did Marnus’s father offer for the apparent absence of “educated blacks” in South Africa?

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Correct: The answer is c. According to this theory, South Africa was left with only the “dumber blacks,” leaving white South Africans with the challenge of governing an inferior population.
Incorrect: The answer is c. According to this theory, South Africa was left with only the “dumber blacks,” leaving white South Africans with the challenge of governing an inferior population.
5. What explanation did Marnus’s father offer for the apparent absence of “educated blacks” in South Africa?