Georgia's Exploring Our World: Africa, Southwest Asia, and Southern and Eastern Asia © 2012

Chapter 2: History and Cultures of Africa

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The Bantu were skilled _____.
A)ironworkers
B)bead weavers
C)winemakers
D)ivory carvers
2
Who were the first Europeans to set up trade in Africa?
A)Spanish
B)Portuguese
C)Greek
D)British
3
Nearly _____ million African people were sent to the Americas in the slave trade.
A)4
B)7
C)9
D)12
4
The only African countries that were never European colonies are Liberia and _____.
A)Angola
B)Ethiopia
C)Gold Coast
D)South Africa
5
Which of the following best describes the role of Nelson Mandela in South African politics?
A)As president of South Africa, Mandela ended apartheid in the early 1990s.
B)Mandela imposed apartheid on the country as a means of bringing equality to black South Africans.
C)Mandela was a church leader who worked under F.W. de Klerk.
D)He was jailed for his leadership in the antiapartheid movement and, following the end of apartheid, was elected president of South Africa.
6
What is one way that disease is spread in the region?
A)jungle snakes
B)poisonous plants
C)tsetse flies
D)intestinal worms
7
AIDS has lowered life expectancy in _____.
A)Morocco
B)Botswana
C)Egypt
D)Liberia
8
The United Nations predicts that one result of the AIDS crisis in Africa will be _____.
A)billions of dollars in increased aid
B)thousands of available jobs
C)millions of orphaned children
D)hundreds of free clinics and hospitals
9
Which is the most widely spoken language in Africa?
A)English
B)Arabic
C)Swahili
D)Bantu
10
A _____ family includes parents and their children.
A)nuclear
B)clan
C)lineage
D)compound
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