Without the King Viewing Questions
Name _________________________________
Date __________________ Period ________
1.
What happened in Swaziland on April 25, 1986?
2.
In the past 50 years, absolute monarchies around the world have toppled, leaving only one left in Africa: in what country?
3.
What is the population of Swaziland?
What percent of the people are ethnically Swazi?
4.
How would you describe Nkoyoyo Palace?
5.
What did King Mswati’s father ban in 1973?
6.
How many wives did King Mswati’s father have?
7.
What is your impression of Princess Sikhanyiso, aka Pashu?
8.
How do people in Moneni Township live? (What are their homes like, etc.)
9.
What kind of food is being sold for the villagers to eat for lunch?
How many children did King Mswati’s father have?
Where do they get this food?
10. Where do the villagers get their drinking water?
11. In what ways does the princess Pashu compare to a typical American teenager?
12. Where is Pashu travelling to?
13. In Swaziland, 69% of the population survives on less than 63 cents a day. Where do many of them turn to get the additional
food their families need?
14. The royal family owns a majority of the country’s wealth. For example, the king owns:
15. How does the queen feel about being the wife of a king?
16. What two philosophies are in conflict in Swaziland?
17. What are the men in Moneni Township willing to do to change things in Swaziland?
18. A meeting is held by senior members of various banned political parties and civic unions to discuss what issue?
19. After 32 years of rule by decree, what does the King sign?
20. What changes does this bring?
What remains the same?
21. When Mswati was crowned king in 1986, how much money did he have in the bank?
How much was in the account when it was moved to a Saudi Arabian bank?
22. What does King Mswati have to say to the soldiers who want him to “bid farewell” (step down as king)?
23. How many children in Swaziland have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS?
24. What is the life expectancy in Swaziland?
How does it compare to the rate in the United States?
25. What problems do the orphanages in Swaziland face?
26. What is the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Swaziland?
How does that compare to the rate in the United States?
27. In 2001, the King invoked the Umchwasho tradition in reaction to the AIDS epidemic. What is this tradition?
28. What did the king do during this time?
29. What happens in Mbabane (the capital city of Swaziland)?
30. Why does the king summon the nation’s chiefs?
31. What kind of people does Pashu encounter along the boardwalk?
32. The princess returns to Swaziland for the traditional Reed Dance. What happens at this event?
33. Pashu says, “Without the King we have no______________________________________________.”
34. Before the princess returns to California what news does the king tell her?
How does the princess react to this news?
35. What was the Queen accused of?
36. Why are Mphandhlana and his 16 “comrades” arrested shortly after his interview?
37. What is the situation in the AIDS Ward of the hospital?
38. What happens at the protest staged by the members of banned political parties?
39. What does the princess see at the Sibhovu AIDS Orphanage?
How does she react to what she sees there?