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Mandela In Prison Part 2

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1969 police killed ____________ and wounded ___________ unarmed protesters in Sharpeville.

a)

75

b)

200

c)

69

d)

233

2.

The Shapeville ____________ shocked the world!

a)

Party

b)

Protest

c)

Meeting

d)

Massacre

3.

The African National Congress (ANC) was _____________.

a)

banned

b)

welcomed

c)

supported

d)

made

4.

Mandela had to wear a ___________ so police would not capture him.

a)

disguise

b)

suit

c)

hat

d)

t-shirt

5.

Mandela started The Spear of the Nation to commit acts of ____________ against the government.

a)

sabotage

b)

bravery

c)

stikes

d)

boycotts

6.

Mandela traveled outside of South Africa to raise support for the __________.

a)

TRT

b)

ANC

c)

FOX

d)

NBA

7.

Mandela was _________ after he returned from Africa and Europe.

a)

celebrated

b)

freed

c)

arrested

d)

ignored

8.

Mandela was _______ years old when he went to prison and spent ________ years there.

a)

27

b)

46

c)

20

d)

49

9.

Mandela's famous trial in 1964 was called the _________ Trial.

a)

Soweto

b)

Johannesburg

c)

Qunu

d)

Rivonia

10.

Mandela said he was prepared to die for a __________ and ____________ society (country).

a)

superior

b)

free

c)

democratic

d)

unfair

11.

Mandela was sent to ___________ prison.

a)

Robben Island

b)

Witwarsrand

c)

Cape Town

d)

Johannesburg

12.

Mandela was a category 'D' prisoner with the worst _____________.

a)

books

b)

classes

c)

judges

d)

privileges

13.

At prison Mandela had to break __________ everyday and wasn't allowed to ___________ to anyone.

a)

rocks

b)

talk

c)

sing

d)

bones

14.

Mandela was a _________ at prison and won privileges for his fellow prisoners.

a)

silent type

b)

sleepy type

c)

leader

d)

follower

15.

Robben Island's nickname was ______________ because prisoners could study there.

a)

'The University'

b)

'The Survival'

c)

'The Prison'

d)

'The Dungeon'

16.

Mandela could see his family for sometimes ___________ and ___________ at a time.

a)

days

b)

weeks

c)

years

d)

months

17.

Mandela was not allowed to attend his mother's or Thembi's _________________.

a)

funerals

b)

birthdays

c)

parties

d)

homes

18.

At the age of _____________ he started to write his memoirs.

a)

37

b)

57

c)

47

d)

67