Subtopic 2: Unit 6 - 7 - Migrant Workers, Reserves and Erosion of Families - Grade 8 (QUIZ)

Revision Quiz

1. Who were migrant workers?

Workers who stayed with their families in Johannesburg Workers who traveled long distances to work on the mines for short periods White miners only Women working in the reserves

2. What was the purpose of the closed compound system on the Witwatersrand mines?

To provide luxury housing for all miners To house black mine workers under strict control To keep white miners away from black miners To build schools and hospitals

3. What tax did African men have to pay for every hut they lived in?

Poll tax Hut tax Income tax Mine tax

4. How much was the poll tax that every man over 18 had to pay?

R1 R2 5 cents 19 cents

5. Why did many migrant workers arrive at the mines exhausted and hungry?

Because the mines were far from their homes, and the journey was long and difficult They worked too hard at home before leaving The mines provided no food on arrival They worked in the city before coming to the mines

6. How did the Chamber of Mines ensure workers signed contracts and stayed on the mines?

They paid them more than other jobs Workers were forced by law to sign contracts lasting 6 to 18 months, breaking the contract meant arrest and fines They offered free housing They hired only local workers

7. What was the function of the Pass Laws introduced by the Transvaal government?

To allow black men to stay anywhere in Johannesburg To control and limit how long black men could look for work in the city To provide free passes for workers To help men find jobs quickly

8. What were the rural areas where black communities lived called?

Labour reserves Townships Compounds Cities

9. Why did women in the reserves have to take over men's work?

Men refused to work Most men left to work as migrant labourers in the mines Women wanted to get paid more Men were too old to work

10. What caused the rural reserves to become poorer?

Soil erosion and loss of land to white settlers The mines stopped operating Women did not farm properly There was too much food production

11. How did families in the reserves cope with the lack of food and resources?

They grew all their own food They relied increasingly on money to buy food, tools, and clothes They moved to the cities They hunted wild animals

12. Which of the following tasks were mostly done by women in the reserves?

Mining and building houses Preparing food, fetching water, making beer Politics and fighting wars Attending to livestock and herding

13. What was one result of fathers and young men leaving rural homes for the mines?

The family structure remained strong Women took over men's jobs, but family life broke down and eroded The communities grew richer The rural areas became more urbanized