Nelson Mandela: "Long Walk to Freedom" quiz

What is one purpose for which a person might read a Long Walk to Freedom?

• to learn about the geography of South Africa

• to enjoy a work of historical fiction

• to gain information about South African families

• to understand some of Nelson Mandela's ideas

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Look back over the first paragraph of the excerpt. What unintended effect does Mandela say Apartheid had?

• destroying a country

• ending racism in South Africa

• producing men of extraordinary courage and wisdom

• causing a generation of young people to lose interest in politics

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Scan the excerpt to find Mandela's remarks about obligations. What two obligations does he say a person has?

• to his family and to the people of his country

• to his father and to his mother

• to himself and to the world

• to live peacefully and to encourage peace in others

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Which of the following phrases is a good way to sum up Mandela's statements about fear?

• "fear is a sign of great weakness"

• "everyone feels fear, but a brave man conquers it"

• "brutality is the result of uncontrolled fear"

• "fear makes people wise"

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In this selection, Mandela states that an unintended, but positive, effect of oppression is that some people become more

• intelligent

• imaginative

• courageous

• generous

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To Mandela, what was the greatest cost of his commitment to fighting apartheid?

• imprisonment

• separation from his family

• the loss of his job

• having to break the law

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Mandela says that his people are not yet free, but they have:

• won the right not to be oppressed

• become prisoners of hatred

• fulfilled their obligations to their family

• become narrow-minded

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What does Mandela believe about people who hate others because of the color of their skin?

• they cannot change

• they were born that way

• they should not be freed

• they can be taught love

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Which of the following details could support the idea the "oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed"?

• hunger for freedom of all people, white and black

• a man who takes away another's freedom is a prisoner of hatred

• prejudice and narrow-mindedness robs all of humanity

• all of the above

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One theme, or message, in Long Walk to Freedom is:

• arrogance comes before ruin

• family comes before community

• love may bloom where we least expect it

• great leaders must make painful choices

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