No Easy Walk to Freedom

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Why was the Defiance Campaign politically significant?

A) It caused the government to repeal apartheid laws.

B) It mobilized the masses in accordance with the 1949 Programme of Action.

C) It garnered international support for the anti-apartheid struggle.

D) It consolidated the Congress movement.

2. Why did the ANC and the SAIC formulate the “M” Plan?

A) To consolidate the Congress machinery by mobilizing mass support

B) To exert pressure on the South African economy

C) To gain seats in the South African government

D) To mobilize international support for the South African struggle

3. How did Mandela view the Liberal Party?

A) As allies to the movement who opposed white supremacy in all forms

B) As a fascist organization identical to the Nationalist Party

C) As an ally in its opposition to the Nationalist Party but as an advocate of a less forceful form of white supremacy

D) As advocates of democracy sincerely dedicated to the ideals articulated in its constitution

4. What was the purpose of Bantustan policy?

A) To increase Black representation in the South African government

B) To deprive the African people of land ownership and self-determination and create a cheap Black labor supply

C) To divide South African land proportionate to the South African population

D) To confine the South African Indian population to 13% of South African land

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