Question 1

Because of the lack of funding and a lack of teachers, illiteracy in Africa's population is about

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A)   25 percent.
B)   40 percent.
C)   55 percent.
D)   70 percent.
E)   85 percent.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Uhuru is a Swahili word meaning

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A)   revolution.
B)   non-violence.
C)   communism.
D)   democracy.
E)   freedom.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Forces that worked to undermine nationalism in Africa were all except

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A)   pan-Islamism.
B)   pan-Africanism.
C)   neocolonialism.
D)   previously established colonial border.
E)   industrialization.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Identify the following terms: 
 Nelson Mandela

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Question 5

In spite of great hope, African independence generally resulted in military regimes and one-party states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The following are true of the ANC except

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A)   it was originally led by Western-inclined intellectuals who had little popular support.
B)   it was initially aimed at achieving full equality for the educated native population through peaceful means.
C)   its policies met with cooperative reactions from the white majority who held power.
D)   in time, its policies became more prone to the use of violence to achieve its goals.
E)   its original goal was to achieve economic and political reforms "within the system."F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Environmental problems in Africa are those of

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A)   a failure to recycle.
B)   smog and other industrial pollution.
C)   a rising water table caused by the Greenhouse Effect.
D)   drought and desertification.
E)   excessive use of pesticides and other chemical products in agricultural production.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Identify the following terms: 
 Pan-Africanism

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Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement t...

Question 9

Identify the following terms: 
 South Africa's Thabo Mbeki

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Question 10

One of the failures of Western colonialism in Africa was the failure to establish any educational institutions anywhere on the continent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One of the most critical issues facing independent Africa was

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A)   that the continent had few, if any, significant economic resources.
B)   the countries' boundaries had been artificially drawn by the colonial powers.
C)   the continent lacked sufficient population in order to either produce or consume manufactured goods.
D)   that the former colonial powers refused to offer any advice or assistance to the new states.
E)   the danger of military invasion as a consequence of Cold War rivalries.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

The pluralistic governments established in most African states at the time of independence

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A)   led to the creation of successful democracies.
B)   all adopted a capitalist economy.
C)   moved in the direction of "African socialism."
D)   gave way to military regimes and one-party governments.
E)   expelled all Europeans from their territories, establishing an Africa only for Africans.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Identify the following terms: 
 Ama Ata Aidoo

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Ama Ata Aidoo is a prominent Ghanaian au...

Question 14

Identify the following terms: 
 Buchi Emecheta Second Class Citizens

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Buchi Emecheta was a Nigerian-born Briti...

Question 15

The first president of post-apartheid South Africa was

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A)   F. W. de Klerk.
B)   Nelson Mandela.
C)   Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
D)   Thabo Mbeki.
E)   Desmond Tutu.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 16

In her books, the Ghanaian novelist Ama Ata Aidoo has argued that the fate of African women is tied to the survival of Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Identify the following terms: 
 Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party

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Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Part...

Question 18

African socialism failed in Tanzania for all of the following reasons except

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A)   resistance by conservative peasants.
B)   lack of economic aid from foreign countries.
C)   corruption.
D)   poor soil and lack of rainfall.
E)   political opposition in Zanzibar.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Identify the following terms:
Bantustans

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Question 20

Identify the following terms: 
 Nigeria's Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

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