Q1- What time did the inauguration occur?
A) 10 May
B) 10 March
C) 20 May
D) 20 March
Answer. 10 May
Q2- The first _____ administration of South Africa was being honoured.
A) autocratic, racial
B) democratic, non-racial
C) democratic, racial
D) monarch, non-racial
Answer. democratic, non-racial
Q3- The number of elected vice presidents is
A) two
B) three
C) one
D) none
Answer. two
Q4- Why did other nations sever ties with South Africa diplomatically?
A) White rulers
B) Other countries are racial
C) It is a poor country
D) Apartheid policy
Answer. Apartheid policy
Q5- What alteration brought world leaders to South Africa?
A) End of Apartheid
B) humanity
C) peace
D) trade negotiations
Answer. End of Apartheid
Q6- “We congratulate all of our eminent foreign visitors for coming to share in what is, after all, a common victory for____,” the speaker said.
A) justice
B) peace
C) human dignity
D) all of the above
Answer. all of the above
Q7- What was it that the country needed to be freed from?
A) poverty
B) gender discrimination
C) deprivation
D) all of the above
Answer. all of the above
Q8- “Our political emancipation has been attained.” What does the term “emancipation” mean?
A) freedom from restriction
B) enslavement
C) slavery
D) both 2 and 3
Answer. freedom from restriction
Q9- The breathtaking display of South African jets was a demonstration of –
A)military’s precision
B) military’s loyalty to democracy
C) both 1 and 2
D) none of the above
Answer. both 1 and 2
Q10- What colours are there in the new South African flag?
A) black, red, green, blue and gold
B) black, red, yellow, blue and gold
C) orange, black, yellow, blue and silver
D) black, blue, violet, saffron and green
Answer. black, red, green, blue and gold
Q11- One of the darkest, most brutal regimes the world has ever known was built on the framework they developed. What kind of structure is Mandela referring to?
A) Racial domination against the black skinned
B) Poverty and suffering
C) Discrimination against the poor
D) oppression of women
Answer. Racial domination against the black skinned
Q12- Whom was Mandela trying to thank but was unable to?
A) his family
B) white rulers
C) African patriots who no longer existed
D) Military
Answer. African patriots who no longer existed
Q13- What unexpected consequences did the decades of brutality and persecution have?
A) Men of exceptional courage, knowledge, and charity were formed.
B) Poverty and suffering
C) boycott from foreign nations
D) both 2 and 3
Answer. Men of exceptional courage, knowledge, and charity were formed.
Q14- What does Mandela believe to be a nation’s greatest resource?
A) minerals
B) gems
C) diamonds
D) people
Answer. people
Q15- What did Mandela discover about valor?
A) it is absence of fear
B) it is the triumph over fear
C) both 1 and 2
D) none of the above
Answer. it is the triumph over fear
Q16- What responsibilities does a man have in life?
A) Obligation to people
B) Obligation to family
C) Obligation to God
D) Both 1 and 2
Answer. Both 1 and 2
Q17- Why were there two national anthems performed?
A) to imply unity
B) to mark the end of racial discrimination
C) to mark the end of gender discrimination
D) Both 1 and 2
Answer. Both 1 and 2
Q18- What does Mandela say comes more naturally to the heart?
A) hatred
B) unity
C) love
D) racial discrimination
Answer. love
Q19- What insights about his early independence did Mandela realise?
A) it is just an illusion
B) he was born free
C) freedom was meant for kids
D) he had no realisations
Answer. it is just an illusion
Q20- What sparked Mandela’s thirst for liberty?
A) the knowledge that it had already been withdrawn from him
B) his obligation towards people
C) his obligation towards family
D) he was born to fight
Answer. the knowledge that it had already been withdrawn from him
Q21- The party that Mandela joined.
A) Indian National Congress
B) African National Congress
C) National African Party
D) he did not join any party
Answer. African National Congress
Q22- A guy is ____ when he revokes another man’s freedom.
A) White
B) a prisoner of hatred
C) criminal
D) rude
Answer. a prisoner of hatred
Q23- Who doesn’t have freedom, according to Mandela?
A) oppressor
B) oppressed
C) both 1 and 2
D) none of the above
Answer. both 1 and 2
Q24- How did Mandela’s hunger for freedom alter his course of action?
A) turned from frightened to bold
B) converted a lawyer who followed the law into a criminal
C) turned a life-loving man to live like a monk
D) all of the above
Answer. all of the above
Q25- What are the effects of extreme oppression?
A) oppressed
B) heights of character
C) poverty
D) lack of freedom
Answer. heights of character
Q26- What insights about his early independence did Mandela realize?
A)it is just an illusion
B)he was born free
C)freedom was meant for kids
D)he had no realisations
Answer: it is just an illusion
Q27) “We congratulate all of our eminent foreign visitors for coming to share in what is, after all, a common victory for____,” the speaker said.
A)justice
B)peace
C)human dignity
D)all of the above
Answer: all of the above
Q28) A guy is ____ when he revokes another man’s freedom.
A)White
B)a prisoner of hatred
C)criminal
D)rude
Answer: a prisoner of hatred
29) “Curtailed” refers to:
A)increased
B)opposed
C)reduced
D)enlarged
Answer: reduced
30) The men and women author risk and give their lives for:
A)the sake of family
B)the sake of an idea
C)the sake of friends
D)the sake of money
Answer: the sake of an idea
31) In what location were the ceremonies held?
A)Rockstone amphitheatre
B)Sandstone amphitheatre
C)Glass stone amphitheatre
D)None of the Above
Answer: Sandstone amphitheatre
32) What are the results of extreme oppression?
A)Oppressed
B)Heights of character
C)Poverty
D)Lack of freedom
Answer: Heights of character
33) Who is not free, in Mandela’s opinion?
A)oppressor
B)oppressed
C)both 1 and 2
D)none of the above
Answer: both 1 and 2
34) What did Mandela think of courage after he was released from prison?
A)Triumph over fear
B)Freedom
C)Racism
D)Fighting spirit
Answer: Triumph over fear
35) What is a nation’s greatest resource?
A)Its minerals
B)Its people
C)Its technology
D)None of the above
Answer: Its people
36. What punishment, as was indicated in Long Walk to Freedom, was meted out to any Black person who lived a free life?
(A) He was beheaded
(B) His family and community were cut off from him.
(C) He received a request to leave the country.
(D) None of the above
Answer. His family and community were cut off from him.
37. Why did Nelson Mandela become a rebel?
(A) His thirst for power
(B) His desires for freedom
(C) His aspirations for the respect due to his people
(D) Both (B) & (c)
Answer. Both (B) & (c)
38. In Long Walk to Freedom, it is explained how South Africa’s democratic government was chosen.
(A) Through rallys
(B) Through domination
(C) Through politicians
(D) Through free & fair elections
Answer. Through free & fair elections
39. What changes did Mr. Mandela go through?
(A) He started supporting the whites
(B) From a timid to a courageous man
(C) From a lawyer who followed the law to a criminal
(D) Both (B) & (C)
Answer. Both (B) & (C)
40. What does the phrase “rainbow gathering” in the chapter “Long Walk to Freedom” mean?
(A) Gathering of dignitaries
(B) Gathering of people from different nations
(C) Gathering of people of South Africa
(D) All of the above
Answer. Gathering of people from different nations
41. The movement was led by Nelson Mandela.
(A) first non-racial government
(B) first army march past
(C) first aeroplane display
(D) first oath ceremony
Answer. first non-racial government
42. What does the phrase “the sun shall never set here” from the chapter Long Walk to Freedom mean?
(A) There won’t be night any longer
(B) The days will be greater in length.
(C) The country (South Africa) should live in freedom and the sun of liberty should never set.
(D) All of the above
Answer. The country (South Africa) should live in freedom and the sun of liberty should never set.
43. The 10th of May is significant for South Africans for what reason?
(A) It is Mr. Mandela’s birthday
(B) On this day, South Africa’s first democratically elected government came into power.
(C) All dignitaries were united at that time.
(D) None of the above
Answer. On this day, South Africa’s first democratically elected government came into power.
44. Mr. Mandela is referring to a _________ to a beautiful land in Long Walk to Freedom.
(A) South America
(B) South Africa
(C) Colombia
(D) Zimbabwe
Answer. South Africa
45. Who was South Africa’s law-abiding lawyer?
(A) Thabo Mbeki
(B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Zinani
(D) Mr. de Klerk
Answer. Nelson Mandela
