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Nelson Mandela

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mandela was born in:
a)
1918 
b)
1923 
c)
1925
d)
1939 
2.
He was born in: 

a)
Soweto 
b)
Pretoria
c)
Durban
d)
Qunu in the Transkei 
3.
As a young college boy, he studied: 
a)
Law
b)
Business Administration 
c)
Literature
d)
Foreign Affairs 
4.
Mandela has been married: 
a)
once
b)
twice
c)
three times
d)
six times
5.
He announced that he would be retiring from public life at age: 

a)
75
b)
78
c)
80
d)
85
6.
He was not born with the name Nelson, but with his African name Rolihlahla , which literally means in colloquial sense: 
a)
peace maker 
b)
trouble maker 
c)
trigger-happy
d)
happy-go-lucky
7.
His English name, Nelson, was given by: 
a)
his father
b)
his mother
c)
his school teacher
8.
Nelson Mandela was released from prison in: 
a)
1989
b)
1990
c)
1992
9.
He was elected president of South Africa in:
a)
1992
b)
1994
c)
1996
10.
What does Bafana - the way many people call Nelson Mandela - mean? 

a)
best friend boy 
b)
boys with a view 
c)
boys are heroes 
d)
best boy in the world