Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Worksheet

Where did the ceremonies take place?

• Union Buildings, Pretoria

• Cape Town

• Johannesburg

• Durban

What is the policy of apartheid?

• Racial segregation

• Democracy

• Socialism

• Communism

Who became South Africa’s first Black President in 1994?

• Thabo Mbeki

• Nelson Mandela

• Oliver Tambo

• Walter Sisulu

How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison?

• 10 years

• 27 years

• 15 years

• 30 years

To Mandela, what is courage?

• Absence of fear

• Triumph over fear

• Fighting spirit

• Bravery in battle

Why were two National Anthems sung?

• To mark unity

• To end racial discrimination

• Both a and b

• To celebrate freedom

What is a country's greatest wealth according to Mandela?

• Minerals

• Technology

• Its people

• Land

What structure formed one of the harshest societies?

• Racial domination

• Poverty

• Gender discrimination

• Economic inequality

What did decades of oppression produce?

• Men of courage, wisdom, generosity

• Poverty and suffering

• Foreign boycott

• All of the above

Mandela pledged to liberate people from:

• Poverty and discrimination

• Oppression only

• Jail

• Colonial rule