Cry Freedom John Briley 1 Choose the correct answer to these questions. There c He was taught for two years by Swiss and is only one correct answer. German priests. 1 Who was the first person to suggest that Donald d His wife’s name was Ntsiki. ON Woods should meet Stephen Biko? e His movement was called Black Power. a Wendy Woods, Donald’s wife. f He believed in violence and terrorism b Dr Mamphela Ramphele. against white South Africans. c Tenjy Mtintso. g He sometimes played football. 2 Kruger talked to Woods about the Afrikaners. h He made very powerful speeches. TEST When did he say the first Afrikaners arrived in i He died in police custody in 1977. South Africa? j He was an old man when he died. a In the seventeenth century. b In the eighteenth century. 20 marks COMPREHENSI c In the nineteenth century. 3 When Tenjy appeared in court, she had bruises 4 What do you think Stephen Biko’s greatest qualities on her neck. How did she get these? were? a She tried to hang herself. ........................................................................................... b The police tried to kill her. ........................................................................................... c The police hurt her when they questioned ........................................................................................... her. ........................................................................................... 4 When Kruger appeared on television, how did ........................................................................................... he say that Biko had died? 20 marks a Biko fell over. b The police murdered him. 5 Match a word from A with a definition from B. c He starved himself to death. 5 How did Woods know that his house was A bugged? The police heard him ... 1 Afrikaner a ... saying goodbye to his wife. 2 authority b ... using a typewriter. 3 custody c ... listening to the radio. 4 justice 5 racism 20 marks B a believing people of one colour are better than 2 Who said these things? Choose from the following those of another names. You will not need all of them. Stephen Biko, b the quality or ideal of being right and fair Kruger, Mapetla Mohapi, Tenjy Mtintso, Mamphela c a South African who is descended from the Ramphele, Ken Robertson, De Wet, Donald Woods, Wendy Woods. Dutch a ‘I’m not ashamed of being a liberal.’ ............... d in prison, waiting for trial b ‘I was one of two to be given a place at Natal e the power to give orders to people and make Medical School.’ ............... them obey c ‘Black society has lost hope in itself, it feels 20 marks defeated.’ ............... d ‘I promise you, we have reason to ban Steve Biko.’ ............... Total marks e ‘Who do you think you are? God?’ ............... 20 marks 3 Are these statements about Stephen Biko’s life true (T) or false (F)? a He was mostly brought up among rich white people. b His mother died when he was seventeen. OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 6 8 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE BWStage6Testsp5-MB.indd 8 6/2/08 10:29:06 Cry Freedom John Briley Setting 13 Tenjy Mtintso was a _____ when Woods met her. a F nurse b F doctor c F journalist Choose the best answer. d F photographer 1 Donald Woods, editor of the Daily Dispatch, 14 Captain de Wet _____. made the _____ the main story. a F let detectives beat Biko b F stopped Biko’s a F possible release of Nelson Mandela beating c F beat Biko d F admired Biko b F invasion of a township in Cape Town 15 _____ witnessed the police smash up the c F Japanese factory d F pardon of Nixon community centre. 2 The police invaded the townships to _____. a F Dilima b F Woods c F Biko a F find children avoiding school b F stop d F Mamphela illegal businesses c F move illegal workers out 16 The police said that Mapetla _____. of the city d F find Steve Biko and his family a F had died by accident b F had been killed 3 Newspapers couldn’t print photos of _____. by another prisoner c F had hanged himself a F police beating black people b F Steve in his cell d F had been beaten to death Biko c F illegal workers d F Mandela 17 Woods was shocked when he saw Biko’s _____ 4 Woods didn’t accept that _____. at the mortuary. a F blacks and whites should live in separate a F hanged body b F bruised and beaten areas b F blacks should vote c F blacks face c F bruised legs d F wife should be politicians d F police should be 18 He escaped from South Africa by disguising violent towards blacks himself as _____. -CHOICE 5 Mamphela Ramphele thought that Woods had a F Father Curran b F Bruce McCullough _____ Steve Biko. TEST c F Father Kani d F a guard PLE a F turned people against b F made fun of 19 Wendy accused her husband of trying to ruin c F misunderstood d F a fair opinion of their lives _____. 6 Woods was surprised to meet Biko in a _____. a F for money b F for a good story a F township b F church c F churchyard MULTI c F to see his name in print d F for fun d F white town 20 Chief Jonathan helped Woods and his family by 7 Steve Biko’s wife gave Woods a _____. _____. a F cold reception b F hot cup of coffee a F hiding them b F arranging UN passports c F child’s toy d F warm welcome for them c F selling them a plane 8 The Blacks white authority called the _____. d F arranging British passports for them a F ‘Security’ b F ‘System’ c F ‘Force’ d F ‘Others’ 20 marks 9 Woods told Biko that _____. a F he should be banned b F his family were good people c F his ideas were dangerous Dialogue d F the church should be painted Who said or wrote this? 10 Biko’s Black Consciousness Group wanted _____. 21 ‘If the police pick me up, your name will be the a F black people to create their own first on my lips!’ organizations b F to attract liberal a F Ken Robertson b F Steve Biko white South Africans c F to defeat the white c F Mapetla d F Tenjy government d F to beat white organizations 22 ‘I know you’re not a fool, Mr Woods . .’ 20 marks a F Biko b F Mamphela Ramphele c F Kruger d F Father Kani 23 ‘The history we read was made by white men, Characters written by white men.’ a F Woods b F Mamphela c F Biko Choose the best answer. d F Wendy 11 Donald Woods originally trained as a _____. 24 ‘You want to give us a slightly better education, a F doctor b F vet c F priest d F lawyer so we can get slightly better jobs.’ 12 Steve Biko was only allowed to _____. a F Tenjy b F Biko c F Mapetla a F be with one person at a time b F see his d F Mamphela family at the church c F talk to white security guards d F speak to his family OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 26 29 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE BWStage6Testsp5-MB.indd 29 6/2/08 10:29:16 Cry Freedom John Briley 25 ‘That’s the man who made the speech.’ 40 to refuse to give in a F an informer b F a police officer a F stand up for b F stand down c F Captain de Wet d F Woods c F stand up d F stand up to 26 ‘I always like to help you editors if I can.’ a F Mapetla b F Biko c F Vorster 20 marks d F Kruger 27 ‘Mrs Biko has the right to see her husband’s body.’ Plot a F Wendy b F Kruger c F a lawyer Choose the best answer. d F Woods 41 Biko showed Woods a clinic funded by _____. 28 ‘I like what you’ve written, but you’re playing a F the government b F white African with fire.’ donations c F South African companies a F a journalist b F Father Kani d F wealthy black South Africans c F Wendy d F Moses 42 _____ became the Daily Dispatch’s first black 29 ‘You don’t even bother to ask me what I want to reporters. do.’ a F Mapetla and Mamphela b F Mapetla and a F Evalina b F Mary c F Woods Tenjy c F Biko and Mamphela d F Tenjy d F Wendy and Mamphela 30 ‘Don’t forget to go and collect the film.’ 43 At Biko’s trial, the Prosecutor insisted that _____. -CHOICE a F Jane b F Wendy c F Woods a F all blacks were violent b F Biko was d F Duncan demanding violence c F Biko was evil TEST PLE d F the government was demanding violence 20 marks 44 When Woods refused to give the name of a witness, _____. a F his paper was banned b F his family were MULTI Vocabulary threatened c F Mapetla and Tenjy were Choose the best answer. arrested d F Biko was banned for five more years 31 to forbid someone by law from doing something 45 The police took the badly injured Biko to _____. a F charge b F rescue c F ban d F confront a F a police hospital over 1,000 kms away 32 a sudden attack made by the police or army b F the nearest hospital c F a hospital in a F raid b F rand c F reflex d F block Cape Town d F his home 33 a document which allows the police to arrest 46 Kruger said that Biko _____.