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LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
" Long Walk to Freedom" is an autobiography by Nelson Mandela. Which answer choice below best describes what an excerpt is?
a)
Not included in a category or group; exclude.
b)
A sign above the door that tells you where to leave the room.
c)
A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.
d)
A play that has a complicated storyline.
2.
Which of the choices below best describes what an autobiography is?
a)
An account of a person's life written by that person.
b)
A fictional story with many characters.
c)
Prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history
d)
Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
3.
Which is the best answer choice to describe the word accurate?
a)
Most of your details are correct.
b)
Some details are exact and your other details are pretty close.
c)
All of your details are correct and exact.
d)
Your interpretation of what you think the character is feeling.
4.
Which answer choice is the best example of what an oppressor is?
a)
“A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones.”
b)
“Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.”
c)
"A man who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness." 
d)
“There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”
5.

Which of the following is the correct definition of 'Apartheid'?

a)

Hostility against people that are physically different

b)

A system or practice that separates people according to race or color

c)

Discrimination on the basis of gender

d)

The deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group

6.

Which party did Nelson Mandela join to fight against Apartheid?

a)

USA

b)

ACN

c)

ANC

d)

CNN

7.

Which of the following statements are true?

a)

The first democratic government of South Africa was coming to power on 10 May, 1980.

b)

Nelson Mandela had become South Africa’s first Black

President.

c)

The ceremonies took place in the amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

d)

Three national anthems were played on the day.

8.

The spectacular display of the military was a demonstration of it's __________ to the government.

a)

worship

b)

respect

c)

loyalty

d)

slavery

9.

Which of the following are right about Mandela's thoughts on love and hatred? Select the correct options.

a)

No one is born hating another person.

b)

Love is the best of all feelings.

c)

Love comes naturally to the human heart.

d)

People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love,

e)

With love, you can unite everyone and defeat any brutal force.

10.

Which of the following fall under Mandela's twin obligations? Select the correct options.

a)

obligation to one's people

b)

obligation to one's leaders

c)

obligation to one's army

d)

obligation to one's family

11.

What does Mandela believe about bravery?

a)

Absence of fear

b)

Hiding fear

c)

Faking courage

d)

Conquering fear

12.

What does Mandela mean when he says "Perhaps it requires such depth of oppression to create such heights of character."?

a)

Oppression creates bitterness and resentment.

b)

Oppression makes people physically violent.

c)

Oppression creates stronger character in those affected

d)

Oppression should be welcomed with open hands.

13.

What do you mean by 'Resilience that defies the imagination'?

a)

A sign of human feeling (goodness, kindness, pity, justice, etc.)

b)

A calming feeling of relief from hardships.

c)

A great ability to remain unchanged by suffering

d)

A state of being deeply affected by something

14.

What created a lasting wound in Mandela's country?

a)

Natural disaster

b)

Brutality

c)

Apartheid

d)

Religious Oppression

15.

Word that means: caused something to happen

a)

wrought

b)

profound

c)

obligations

d)

enhanced

16.

What ceremonies were held on 10th May?

a)

the marriage anniversary of Nelson Mandela

b)

the inauguration of a democratic government in South Africa

c)

the birthday celebration of Mandela's daughter

d)

none of these

17.

Where did the ceremonies take place?

a)

Pretoria

b)

Johansberg

c)

New Delhi

d)

London

18.

According to Nelson Mandela the greater wealth of South Africa is:

a)

minerals

b)

germs

c)

diamonds

d)

people

19.

Of the following who fought against 'Apartheid'?

a)

Oliver Tambo

b)

Walter Sisulu

c)

Chief Luthuli

d)

all of these

20.

What does Nelson Mandela feel a hunger for?

a)

freedom

b)

wealth

c)

fame

d)

power

21.

What changed Mandela's life?

a)

hunger for power

b)

hunger for money

c)

hunger for family

d)

hunger for freedom

22.

How many national anthems were sung on the occasion of inauguration?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

23.

Who was appointed the second deputy president of South Africa?

a)

Mr de Klerk

b)

Thabo Mbeki

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Oliver Tambo

24.

Who was appointed the first deputy president of South Africa?

a)

Thabo Mbeki

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Mr de klerk

d)

Oliver Tambo

25.

Who was appointed the President of South Africa?

a)

Mr de Klerk

b)

Thabo Mbeki

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Oliver Tambo

26.
What consequence did Mandela face for his actions?
a)
He was given a prison sentence but didn't have to serve it.
b)
He was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to hang.
c)
He was exiled to the United States.
d)
He was imprisoned for 27 years.
27.

Which statement shows that joining the African National Congress was a turning point in Mandela's life?

a)

"I was not born with a hunger to be free."

b)

"I was not troubled by the laws of man or God"

c)

"I saw that it was not just my freedom that was curtailed, but the freedom of everyone who looked like i did."

d)

"....that is when the hunger for my own freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of my people."

28.

Which of the following statements is a fact?

a)

Deep in every heart is mercy and generosity.

b)

In life, every man has two obligations.

c)

The oppressor is robbed of humanity, just as the oppressed have been.

d)

Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years.

29.

"We have achieved our political emancipation." What is the meaning of emancipation?

a)

slavery

b)

enslavement

c)

restriction

d)

freedom from restriction

30.

Whom did Mandela want to thank but couldn't?

a)

white rulers

b)

his family

c)

African patriots who no longer existed

d)

Military

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