Chapter-2: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

1 . Nelson Mandela was the president of –

  • South America
  • South Africa
  • North America
  • None of these
Answer
South Africa

2. Which party did Nelson Mandela join?

  • Indian National Congress
  • African National Congress
  • National African Party
  • None of these
Answer
African National Congress

3. What does Nelson Mandela feel a hunger for?

  • fame
  • power
  • freedom
  • wealth
Answer
freedom

4. According to Mandela, what is the greatest wealth of a nation?

  • minerals
  • people
  • gems
  • diamonds
Answer
people

5. What was it that the nation needed to be liberated from?

  • poverty
  • deprivation
  • gender discrimination
  • All of these
Answer
All of these

6. What change brought international leaders to South Africa?

  • End of Apartheid
  • humanity
  • peace
  • trade negotiations
Answer
End of Apartheid

7. What colours does the new South African flag possess?

  • Black, red, green, blue and gold
  • Black, red, yellow, blue and gold
  • Orange, black, yellow, blue and silver
  • Black, biue, violet, saffron and green
Answer
Black, red, green, blue and gold

8. What comes more naturally to heart according to Mandela?

  • Hatred
  • Unity
  • Love
  • Racial discrimination
Answer
Love

9. Nelson Mandela’s autobiography is –

  • Longing for freedom
  • Long walking for freedom
  • Long walk to freedom
  • None of these
Answer
 Long walk to freedom

10. How does Nelson Mandela define the meaning of courage?

  • Triumph over fear
  • Triumph over love
  • Triumph over selfish
  • Triumph over poverty
Answer
Triumph over fear

11.When was the inauguration day?

  •  10 May
  • 10 March
  •  20 May
  •  20 March
Answer
10 May

12. What does depths of oppression create?

  • oppressed
  •  heights of character
  •  poverty
  •  lack of freedom
Answer
 heights of character

13. How did Mandela’s hunger for freedom change his life?

  •  turned from frightened to bold
  •  turned from law-abiding attorney to a criminal
  •  turned a life-loving man to live like a monk
  • all of the above
Answer
all of the above

14. Who, according to Mandela is not free?

  •  oppressor
  • oprressed
  • oppressor and oprressed
  •  none of the above
Answer
oppressor and oprressed

15. A man who takes away another man’s freedom is _____

  •  White
  • a prisoner of hatred
  •  criminal
  • rude
Answer
a prisoner of hatred

16. Which party did Mandela join?

  • Indian National Congress
  •  African National Congress
  •  National African Party
  •  he did not join any party
Answer
 African National Congress

17. What began Mandela’s hunger for freedom?

  •  the fact that it had already been taken away from him
  •  his obligation towards people
  •  his obligation towards family
  •  he was born to fight
Answer
the fact that it had already been taken away from him

18. What realisations did Mandela have of his boyhood freedom?

  •  it is just an illusion
  • he was born free
  • freedom was meant for kids
  •  he had no realisations
Answer
 it is just an illusion

19. What comes more naturally to heart according to Mandela?

  • hatred
  •  unity
  •  love
  •  racial discrimination
Answer
 love

20. According to Mandela, what is the greatest wealth of a nation?

  •  minerals
  •  gems
  • diamonds
  • people
Answer
people