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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Retrospect, Southern Africa and Beyond, 1979-1986.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "African religions," what does African religion focus on?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Mutual cooperation.
(c) Deities.
(d) Afterlife.

2. What year was Brecht's "A Choice of Evils" published?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1954.

3. According to Bessie, the blacks of Cape Town accept hell to have what?
(a) Freedom to practice cultural traditions.
(b) Peace.
(c) Their lives.
(d) Their dignity.

4. What additional information did the social worker tell Bessie?
(a) Her mother was insane.
(b) Her mother was dying.
(c) Her parents wanted her to leave the country.
(d) Her mother wanted nothing to do with her.

5. In Chapter 2, what does Bessie say is the root of traditional African life?
(a) Being at one with all things.
(b) The land.
(c) Respecting your neighbor.
(d) Work, rest and prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Village people," Bessie states that poverty in Africa is like a second skin and worn with what?

2. In "The woman from America," who does Bessie say are always in the majority?

3. In "The old woman," what is Bessie offered as thanks for feeding the woman?

4. According to Bessie, what do the South African blacks possess that evens out all their downfalls?

5. In Chapter 2, what did the British go to Rhodesia to find?

(see the answer key)

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