Theories and Practice of Race (Grade 11 NSC Matric History): Quizzes
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Which race did Johann Blumenbach claim was 'the best and most beautiful' in 1795?
Which race did Johann Blumenbach claim was 'the best and most beautiful' in 1795?
Caucasian
What physical feature did Stanley Morton use to rank races in the mid-1800s?
What physical feature did Stanley Morton use to rank races in the mid-1800s?
Brain size
Who invented the term 'eugenics' meaning 'well-born'?
Who invented the term 'eugenics' meaning 'well-born'?
Francis Galton
What percentage of genetic similarity did the Human Genome Project (2008) find between all humans?
What percentage of genetic similarity did the Human Genome Project (2008) find between all humans?
99.9%
Who first used 'survival of the fittest' for human society, creating Social Darwinism?
Who first used 'survival of the fittest' for human society, creating Social Darwinism?
Herbert Spencer
How many people were involuntarily sterilised under negative eugenics in 30 US states?
How many people were involuntarily sterilised under negative eugenics in 30 US states?
Approximately 65,000
In what year did German colonial authorities launch a campaign to exterminate the Herero people?
In what year did German colonial authorities launch a campaign to exterminate the Herero people?
1904
Where did Eugen Fischer conduct his research on the Nama and Herero peoples?
Where did Eugen Fischer conduct his research on the Nama and Herero peoples?
Concentration camps
How many groups did Carolus Linnaeus divide humans into in the 1730s?
How many groups did Carolus Linnaeus divide humans into in the 1730s?
Four
In 1970s South Africa, which group mainly received contraceptives from family planning programmes?
In 1970s South Africa, which group mainly received contraceptives from family planning programmes?
Black women