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Nelson Mandela

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name of the student ____ along with section_____

4 lines
2.

Which country had an apartheid system until very recently?

a)

United States of America

b)

South Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Canada

3.

What year did Nelson Mandela become the first black President of South Africa?

a)

1990

b)

1994

c)

1999

d)

2000

4.

What was the name of Mandela's political party?

a)

Democratic Alliance

b)

United Democratic Movement

c)

African National Congress

d)

Pan Africanist Congress

5.

Where did the inauguration ceremony take place?

a)

Pretoria

b)

Cape Town

c)

Johannesburg

d)

Durban

6.

What did Mandela say would never happen again in South Africa?

a)

Oppression of one by another

b)

Political unrest

c)

Racial equality

d)

Economic growth

7.

What did Mandela pledge to uphold during his inauguration?

a)

The National Anthem

b)

The Freedom Charter

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Bill of Rights

8.

What did Mandela refer to as a 'common victory for justice'?

a)

His election as President

b)

The end of apartheid

c)

The formation of the ANC

d)

The inauguration ceremony

9.

What did Mandela feel overwhelmed with during his inauguration?

a)

A sense of history

b)

Joy

c)

Fear

d)

Excitement

10.

What does Mandela say about the oppressor?

a)

They are prisoners of hatred

b)

They are misunderstood

c)

They are free

d)

They are powerful

11.

What does Mandela believe is natural to the human heart?

a)

Hate

b)

Fear

c)

Love

d)

Indifference

12.

What does Mandela say about freedom?

a)

It is a privilege

b)

It is indivisible

c)

It is conditional

d)

It is temporary

13.

What did Mandela learn from his comrades in the struggle?

a)

The meaning of freedom

b)

The meaning of courage

c)

The meaning of power

d)

The meaning of sacrifice

14.

What did Mandela say about the chains on his people?

a)

They are permanent

b)

They are burdensome

c)

They are invisible

d)

They are shared

15.

What did Mandela say about his childhood freedom?

a)

It was an illusion

b)

It was taken from him

c)

It was limited

d)

It was a gift

16.

What does Mandela say about the sacrifices of his people?

a)

They were unnecessary

b)

They were in vain

c)

They can be counted

d)

They can never be repaid