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Africa's Ethnic & Religious Groups, Literacy Rate, and Forms of Government Test Review
Africa's Ethnic & Religious Groups, Literacy Rate, and Forms of Government Test Review
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108. Which BEST describes the two predominant forms of a democratic government?
A. dictatorship and republican
B. presidential and dictatorship
C. presidential and confederate
D. parliamentary and presidential
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4. Which of the following is NOT an ethnic group found in Africa?
b. Ashanti
d. Arab
a. Islam
c. Swahili
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114. What is the role of the president regarding the laws passed by the legislature?
D. Laws passed by the legislature don't have to go to the pres. for apprvl.
A. The president is supposed to enforce those laws.
B. The president can change the laws he does not like.
C. The president sends the laws to the states for approval.
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104. Which describes the decision-makers in an oligarchy?
B. judges and lawyers
A. voting citizens
D. a group of powerful leaders
C. a king and his family
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91. The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and?
A. Muslim
C. Arabic
B. Ashanti
D. English
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83. What is the significance of the Golden Stool for the Ashanti people?
B. The stool was meant to encourage equal rights for all.
D. Ashanti people could only worship if they w/sitting on the Golden Stool.
A. It symbolizes the power of the Ashanti people.
C. The Ashanti would become rich making furniture and household goods.
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120. Which European country once controlled two of these countries as a colonial power?
B. France
A. Egypt
C. Germany
D. Great Britain
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96. Which African country has the highest GDP?
A. Ghana
C. Burkina Faso
B. Kenya
D. South Africa
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97. Which African country has the lowest literacy rate?
D. South Africa
C. Burkina Faso
A. Ghana
B. Kenya
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84. Those who practice the traditional Ashanti religion.
D. must pray facing Mecca five times a day.
C. believe that Jesus is the son of God.
B. believe there is one supreme god.
A. use the Quran as their holy book.
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95. Which African country has the highest literacy rates?
D. South Africa
C Burkina Faso
B. Kenya
A. Ghana
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118. Which term correctly defines "apartheid"?
C. legal separation of races
B. a two-house legislature
A ruled by a king
D. ruled by European colonial country
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81. Where are Muslims found in Africa today?
D. few Muslims live in Africa
B. only in the Sahel
A. only in the north
C. throughout Africa
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85. What are the main religions found among the Ashanti people today?
A. a traditional religion and Hinduism
D. There is little formal practice of religion among the Ashanti today.
B. a belief in Judaism and Christianity
C. a traditional Shanti religion, Christianity, and Islam
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110. Who chooses the country leader in a parliamentary form of government?
A. the monarch
D. the party with the most representatives in the legislature
C. decision by the national courts
B. popular vote of the people
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103. In an autocracy, who makes most of the important governmental decisions?
D. an elected legislature
B. the people
C. an individual ruler
A. the courts
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1. Which is the best definition of an ethnic group?
a. Little tradition
b. Common religion
c. Different languages
d. Common heritage
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90. Where are the majority of the Swahili people found?
B. East Africa
A. the Sahel
D. South Africa
C. North Africa
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115. What is one main difference between a president and a prime minister?
D. A pres is separate, while a prime min answers directly to the legislat.
B. A president has to be elected while a prime minister does not.
A. A prime minister has more power than a president.
C. A prime minister doesn't belong to a polit. party, president always does
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94. What are the mila" that are part of Swahili belief?
C. rituals of the pilgrimage to Mecca
B. special foods eaten on the holidays
A. spirits that can possess a person
D. prayers that must be said five times a day
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82. In which country do most Ashanti live?
A. Egypt
D. Morocco
C. Ghana
B. Kenya
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112. Which branch of government passes laws in a presidential system of government?
C. legislative
B. executive
D. bureaucracyskl
A. judicial
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78. What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa?
D. Christianity
A. Islam
B. Judaism
C. Animism
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113. In a presidential system of government how is a president chosen?
A. separately from the legislature
D. by the political party with the most representatives in the legislature
C. by a majority vote of the legislature
B. by a decision of the national courts
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105. Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?
A. Kings are always cruel rulers.
C. All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments.
D. Voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders.
B. The people play a role in deciding who rules.
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111. Which BEST describes a head of state in a parliamentary government system?
B. ceremonial figure without much actual power
C. the most powerful person in the national government
D. one who can veto or cancel laws passed by the legislature
A. person who has no role in government
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99. How do the literacy rates for men and women compare in most of the countries represented on this chart?
C. There is very little difference in the literacy rates for men and women.
B. The chart proves that most women do not want to go to school.
D. In nearly all the countries women have a lower literacy rate than men.
A. It costs more for a country to educate women.
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Desertification has a significant impact on Africa.
True
False
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98. Which country demonstrates GDP will not always be high just because the literacy rate is high?
D. South Africa
A. Egypt
B. Congo
C. Burkina Faso
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76. Which would be an example of an ethnic group?
A. people who grow similar food
D. people who like to read the same literature
B. people who share a language or religion
C. people who share a belief in god or gods
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107. What is the leader of a parliamentary system often called?
C. governor
B. president
A. king
D. prime minister
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117. Which country has been independent of colonial control for the longest time?
B. Sudan
D. still under colonial control
A. Kenya
C. South Africa
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93. What religion is most common among the Swahili today?
A. Islam
B. Hinduism
D. Christianity
C. Buddhism
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121. Who makes most of the important government decisions in the Republic of Sudan?
A. the king
C. major issues decided in national voting
B. the country system
D. president and National Congress Party
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109. The leader of a parliamentary type of government is called the?
B. president.
C. prime minister.
A. dictator.
D. prime negotiator.
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89. Which best describes the religion of the Bantu people?
B. most Bantu practice Animism
A. most are Muslims
C. nearly all Bantu are Christians
D. the Bantu practice a wide variety of religions
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2. Which best describes the impacts of desertification of Africa?
c. People are losing the ability to trade and sell their agriculture
a. People are forced to migrate to new homes
d. All of the above
b. People are unable to keep their crops and livestock alive
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92. What does the word "Swahili" mean in Arabic?
D. one who lives on the coast
B. nomad wanderer
C. one who herds animals
A. forest dweller
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106. Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system of govt?
B. monarch
C. president
A. courts
D. legislature
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79. Why was learning Arabic important for those who became Muslims?
C. Arabic was the only written language.
D. Muslims are required to speak only Arabic.
A. The Quran is written in Arabic.
B. Arabic is an easy language to learn.
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80. Which were goods Arab traders carried across the Sahara by caravan?
D. books and writing utensils
B. salt and gold
C. grains and olives
A. silk and wool
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116. What is confusing about the fact that all three of these countries are called "republics"?
D. Only one of the countries has a legislature or representative assembly.
A. Two of the countries are ruled by kings.
C. The governments of all three work in different ways.
B. These countries do not allow women to vote.
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100. In a unitary government system who holds most of the power?
A. the individual voters
D. both the central and local governments
B. the local governments
C. the central government
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102. In a federal system of government, who holds most of the power?
D. power is shared among different levels of government
A. the president
B. the local governments
C. the central government
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87. Why is the Bantu migration so important in the study of Africa?
C. The Bantu migration covered a large expanse of the African continent.
D. The Bantu migration, people refused to intermarry with Arabs or Muslims.
B. The migration was forced by the African governments in the north.
A. The Bantu migration led to the first settlements in the Sahara.
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88. How many people in Africa today are part of the Bantu culture?
D. those living in the southern part of the continent
B. Over 60 million
C. several hundred thousand
A. only a very few
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101. In a confederation government system who holds most of the power?
D. central and local governments
A. individual voters
C. central government
B. local governments
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86. Which BEST describes the Bantu people?
B. Bantu are a separate race in the northern part of the African continent.
C. The Bantu live only in cities; none farm or herd animals anymore.
D. Many different people share language and some cultural characteristics.
A. The Bantu are nomadic people in the Sahara Desert.
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77. Which would be an example of a religious group?
C. people who share a belief in god or gods
D. people who like to read the same literature
B. people who share a language or religion
A. people who grow similar food
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119. How is the president of South Africa chosen?
B. He is elected by the National Assembly.
D. He is identified by the people in a national election.
A. He is appointed by the king.
C. He is chosen by the country's religious leader.
