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Global Studies
Unit 7: Africa Test (97 points)
A. Multiple Choice (two points each 70 total points)
Directions: Select the best answer by filling in the bubble on the answer sheet provided.
1. According to this graph, which region is the
largest producer of cocoa?

5. Which of the following is a source of conflict for

the people of Sudan/Darfur?
a. Religious: Arab Northerners and Christian
Southerners
b. Economic: Coal Reserves
c. Religious: Hindus and Buddhists
d. Economic: Control of seaports
6. Cash crops typically associated with Africa
consist of:
a.
b.
c.
d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

South America
Central America
West Africa
South East Asia

2. Diseases in Africa are:

a. Uncommon due to the climate.
b. Uncommon due to the population
distribution
c. Common due to climate.
d. Common due to population distribution
3. The Hutu & Tutsis are ethnic groups who
engaged in a civil war in what country?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Nigeria
South Africa
Rwanda
Ghana

4. What Sub-Saharan African country is a member of

OPEC?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Madagascar
Ghana
South Africa
Nigeria

Cocoa
Corn
Palm Oil
Both A & C

7. The Apartheid in South Africa was a movement of

Africans led by:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Kwame Nkrumah
Nelson Mandela
W.E. Dubois
Martin Luther King Jr.

8. All are cultural characteristics of Africa except:

a. Masks
b. Music & dance in replacement of written
language
c. Festivals
d. Matryoshka Dolls
9. Elmina and Cape Coast castle led to the scattering
of many Africans throughout the world (primarily
of that of North America and Latin America). What
is this movement often called?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Pull Factor
African Diaspora
Apartheid
Ghanaian independence

10. The majority of Sub-Sahara Africa is considered

a:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Secondary sector economy

Quaternary sector economy
Primary sector economy
Tertiary sector economy

USE THE MAP BELOW FOR QUESTIONS 11 - 13

11. According to the map, Sudan was once a colony
of:

13. Which of the following nations controlled the

most amount of territory in Western Africa in 1914?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Belgium
France
Italy
Spain

14. Which statement best expresses the motive for

19th-century European imperialism?
a. Living space was needed for the excess
population in western Europe.
b. European leaders believed imperialism was
an effective method of reducing the number
of wars.
c. European nations would benefit from some
aspects of the conquered nations culture.
d. Imperialism would benefit the economies of
the colonial powers.
15. Which statement best expresses the Western
perspective regarding Rudyard Kiplings
white mans burden?
a. Europeans should preserve traditional
cultures in Africa and Asia.
b. Europeans must protect existing African and
Asian economies.
c. Europeans suffered great hardships in
exploring new trade routes to Asia.
d. Europeans had a duty to introduce the
benefits of their civilization to non-European
peoples.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Belgium
France
England
Italy

12. The purpose of the key on the map of Africa in

1914 is to show:
a. African colonies owned by European
nations in 1914.
b. The countries from which African tribes
originally immigrated.
c. The language the native tribes speak today.
d. The languages the native tribes spoke in
1914.

16. One of the most important motives for the

European Scramble for Africa in the late 1800s
was that Africa provided a source of:
a.
b.
c.
d.

raw materials used in industry

religious inspiration
free labor for the Americas
technologically innovative practices

17. The domination by one country of the political,

economic or cultural life of another country:
a.
b.
c.
d.

genocide
imperialism
cultural Darwinism
protectorate

18. One way in which Kwame Nkrumah and Jomo

Kenyatta are similar is that they all:
a. supported the United Nations military
action in the Persian Gulf War
b. played a major role in independence
movements in Africa
c. rejected financial aid from the World Bank
d. opposed the Pan-African movement
19. Which statement is supported by the graph
below?

21. The colonization of the Belgian Congo is noted

for:
a. the spirited resistance of the Congolese
people.
b. the brutal treatment of the Congolese people
by King Leopold II.
c. the humane policies of the Belgian
government toward the Congolese people.
d. all of the above.
22. A valid conclusion based on the quotation below
would be that some Africans:
The Ashanti and Ijebu... strongly resisted missionary
incursion [interference]-for a time at least . . . Both
groups grudgingly [reluctantly] accepted missionaries
and their schools only after military defeat by imperial
forces.
Edward H. Berman

a. Little trade in enslaved Africans took place

before the 1500s.
b. Slavery was most widely practiced in
Sweden, Denmark, and Holland.
c. Conditions of slavery in Brazil were less
harsh than those in the United States.
d. Most enslaved Africans were sent to the
Caribbean and Spanish America.
20. Social Darwinism is BEST defined as which of
the following?
Social Darwinism is the policy that the
government should interfere as little as
possible in the nations economy.
b. Social Darwinism is an organization of
workers formed for the purpose of
advancing its members interests.
c. Social Darwinism is a belief in the survival
of the fittest, meaning the strong will
survive and the weak will not.
d. Social Darwinism is extreme nationalism
marked by aggressive foreign policy

a. opposed giving up their religious and

cultural heritage
b. returned to the worship of their traditional
gods after the defeat of the missionaries
c. cooperated with the missionaries for
economic gain
d. feared that missionaries would refuse to
teach their children
23. The Berlin Conference in 18841885 established:
a. the procedures for purchasing African lands
from local rulers.
b. the rules of military engagement for
European forces overseas.
c. that the Americas were off-limits for further
European colonization.
d. that Africa would be carved into states
under European power.

a.

24. Which goods did Europeans trade for slaves in

Africa in the triangular trade system?
a. Asian Luxury items
b. Raw materials such as sugar and lumber
c. Manufactured goods such as guns and
alcohol
d. American Indian Slaves

25. Social Darwinism is BEST defined as which of

the following?
a.

Social Darwinism is the policy that the

government should interfere as little as
possible in the nations economy.
b. Social Darwinism is an organization of
workers formed for the purpose of
advancing its members interests.
c. Social Darwinism is a belief in the survival
of the fittest, meaning the strong will
survive and the weak will not.
d. Social Darwinism is extreme nationalism
marked by aggressive foreign policy
26. The destination of most slaves on the Middle
Passage:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Brazil and the Caribbean

British North American colonies
St. Domingue
Cuba

27. What was one effect of the expansion of slavery

in Americas?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Population declined in the Americas

African culture spread through the region
the American economy collapsed.
Led to increase in warfare in America

28. How did the slave trade affect Africas

population?
a. Economic opportunities led to a massive
migration to the cities
b. New foods led to better health and nutrition
c. Reduced population and frequent warfare
destroyed communities.
d. Increased trade raised the standard of living
for most Africans
29. How many Africans were shipped to the
Americas as slaves?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Fewer than 1 million

10-12 million
100-200 million
Nearly 1 billion

30. From what region were the vast majority of

slaves shipped to the Americas?
a.
b.
c.
d.

North Africa
Southern Europe
West Africa
East Africa

31. Who was the ruler of Belgium & the Congo?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Joe Biden
Loius XIII
King George
King Leopold

32. Which phrase best describes Nelson Mandela's

most important contributions?
a. serving as South Africa's first ambassador to
the United Nations
b. leading the process by which black South
Africans gained civil rights
c. negotiating with Great Britain for South
African independence
d. preventing communist-led rebels from
overthrowing the South Africa
33. Why has conflict and civil war occurred in many
African nations after independence?
a. Colonial powers tried to reestablish colonies.
b. Many leaders in Africa supported
Communism.
c. European powers set artificial political
boundaries.
d. Some African leaders tried to conquer all of
Africa.
34. Genocide is a term that was created after what
major historical occurrence?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Rwandan Genocide
The Genocide in Darfur
Holocaust
All of the above

35. Which of the following European states were the

primary colonizers of Africa?
a.
b.
c.
d.

France and Great Britain

France and Norway
Spain and Italy
Great Britain and Ireland