- 1. When did the Dutch establish their first colony in South Africa?
A) 1700
B) 1800
C) 1652
D) 1900
- 2. Who was the commander of the Dutch East India Company ship that founded the first colony in South Africa?
A) Piet Heyn
B) Hendrik Biebouw
C) Jan van Riebeeck
D) Willem Adriaan van der Stel
- 3. Which indigenous African people were the first encountered by the Dutch in South Africa?
A) Khoikhoi
B) Sotho
C) Zulu
D) Xhosa
- 4. What were the Dutch settlers of the colony known as?
A) Afrikaans
B) Huguenots
C) Boers
D) Voortrekkers
- 5. What was the name of the fortified mansion built by the Dutch governor of the colony in South Africa?
A) Fort de Stellenbosch
B) Kasteel de Goede Hoop
C) Castle of Good Hope
D) Fort Draakenstein
- 6. What was the staple cereal that the Dutch introduced to South Africa?
A) Maize
B) Sorghum
C) Wheat
D) Rice
- 7. Which war between the Dutch and British in 1899-1902 resulted in the British capturing the Dutch territories in South Africa?
A) Anglo-Dutch War
B) First Boer War
C) Second Boer War
D) Zulu Wars
- 8. Who was the first European explorer to reach the Cape of Good Hope?
A) Vasco da Gama
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Bartolomeu Dias
D) John Cabot
- 9. What was the name of the Dutch ship that reached the Cape of Good Hope in 1652?
A) Halve Maen
B) Zeven Provinciën
C) Groot Nederland
D) Drommedaris
- 10. Which river was a significant landmark for the Dutch settlers in South Africa as they moved inland?
A) Tugela River
B) Limpopo River
C) Orange River
D) Zambezi River
- 11. Which Dutch explorer founded the settlement of Stellenbosch in South Africa?
A) Simon van der Stel
B) Jan van Riebeeck
C) Hendrik Biebouw
D) Willem Adriaan van der Stel
- 12. What was the name of the first Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope?
A) Durban
B) Pretoria
C) Cape Town
D) Johannesburg
- 13. Which vegetable was introduced to South Africa by the Dutch settlers?
A) Tomatoes
B) Spinach
C) Potatoes
D) Carrots
- 14. What was the name of the ship that brought the first Dutch settlers to the Cape in 1652?
A) Santa Maria
B) Dromedaris
C) Mayflower
D) HMS Victory
- 15. Which product became a major export from the Dutch Cape Colony?
A) Wine
B) Spices
C) Ivory
D) Silk
- 16. What conflict led to the British taking control of the Cape Colony from the Dutch in the early 19th century?
A) Crimean War
B) Napoleonic Wars
C) American Revolutionary War
D) Boer Wars
- 17. Which European power eventually took control of South Africa from the Dutch in the 19th century?
A) Spanish
B) Portuguese
C) French
D) British
- 18. What was the system of institutionalized racial segregation that developed in South Africa called?
A) Jim Crow
B) Integration
C) Apartheid
D) Segregation
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