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Nelson Mandela

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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.

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

7.

Nelson was incarcerated in which prison?

a)

Alcatraz

b)

Richer's Island

c)

Robbin Island

8.

Which prestigious prize did Mandela win?

a)

Pulitzer Prize

b)

Literary Prize

c)

Nobel Prize

9.

What did South African's affectionately call Mandela?

a)

Madiba, meaning "father"

b)

Mansa, meaning "king"

c)

Baba, meaning "father"

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.
As a young college boy, he studied: 
a)
Law
b)
Business Administration 
c)
Literature
d)
Foreign Affairs 
12.
His English name, Nelson, was given by: 
a)
his father
b)
his mother
c)
his school teacher
13.
Nelson Mandela was released from prison in: 
a)
1989
b)
1990
c)
1992
14.
He was elected president of South Africa in:
a)
1992
b)
1994
c)
1996
15.

How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison?

a)

23

b)

25

c)

27

d)

29