C) To voice the Africans’ gratitude that their lives are better than
residents of neighboring countries.
D) To dismiss the international community’s sympathy for Africans in
his country.
(Question Type: Implicit Meaning)
2 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the
previous question?
A) “Our fight is against real, and not imaginary, hardships or, to use
the language of the State Prosecutor, ‘so-called hardships.’”
B) “There is compulsory education for all white children at virtually
no cost to their parents, be they rich or poor.”
C) “Poverty goes hand in hand with malnutrition and disease.”
D) “The present government has always sought to hamper Africans in
their search for education.”
(Question Type: Follow-Up Evidence)
3 In the passage, Mandela states that
A) South Africa is the poorest of the African nations.
B) legislation in South Africa prevents Africans from getting
education and better jobs.
C) the South African government relies primarily on misinformation
as a tool of oppression.
D) Communists are a threat to social equality in South Africa.
(Question Type: Explicit Meaning)
4 As used in line 4 “entrenched” most nearly means
A) contained.
B) drained.
C) reinforced.