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Nelson Mandela

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Nelson Mandela born?

a)

1818

b)

1928

c)

1918

2.

What country was Nelson Mandela from?

a)

South America

b)

South Africa

c)

Southern Asia

3.

Nelson Mandela fought against an oppressive government system called...

a)

segregation

b)

Jim Crow

c)

Apartheid

4.

What did Nelson's childhood nickname, Rolihlahla, mean?

a)

tornado maker

b)

troublemaker

c)

trouble is chaos

5.

What was Nelson's profession?

a)

Minister

b)

Lawyer

c)

Doctor

6.

Nelson was incarcerated in which prison?

a)

Alcatraz

b)

Richer's Island

c)

Robbin Island

7.

Why was Nelson Mandela sent to prison?

a)

for creating new South African laws

b)

for his work against Apartheid

c)

for leaving the country without proper documents

8.

Which prestigious prize did Mandela win?

a)

Pulitzer Prize

b)

Literary Prize

c)

Nobel Prize

9.

Who did Mandela share the Nobel Prize with?

a)

F. W. de Klerk

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

Bishop Tu Tu

10.

After his release from prison, Mandela became ...

a)

The Head of the ANC

b)

The president of South Africa

c)

The Leader of the Xhosa tribe

11.

What did South African's affectionately call Mandela?

a)

Madiba, meaning "father"

b)

Mansa, meaning "king"

c)

Baba, meaning "father"

12.

Bonus Question: What year did Apartheid begin?

a)

1978

b)

1878

c)

1948