Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom

What is ‘Apartheid’?

• a political system that separates people according to their race

• Making differentiation among people on the basis of their gender

• a traditional system that separates people according to their nationality

• All of the given options are correct

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Why did politicians and dignitaries from more than 140 countries around the world attend the event in such a great number? (Select multiple options)

• It was a very important event for them.

• They were personally invited by Nelson Mandela.

• They wanted to pay their respect to the newly born liberty.

• It was the unprecedented victory of humanity over cruelty.

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

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

• A beautiful feeling of relief in pains

• Feel deeply emotional for something

• A great ability to remain unchanged by suffering

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What does Mandela mean when he says, “an extraordinary human disaster”?

• an unavoidable natural disaster

• the calamity caused by god

• great disaster created by human beings

• All of the given options are correct

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What does 'courage' mean to Mandela?

• to be very bold and braveheart

• triumph over fear

• never be fearful of anything

• face all dangers

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Which of the following statement is NOT true.

• Two national anthems were sung on the day of sworn in ceremony.

• Mandela was happy that he was not able to thank the past South African Leaders who sacrificed their lives.

• The policy of apartheid created a deep and lasting wound in the people of South Africa.

• It requires huge depths of oppression to create great heights of character.

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Which pair of the words is incorrect?

• profound - deep and strong

• emancipation - freedom from restriction

• inevitably - unavoidably

• transitory - permanent

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Which does Mandela think is natural, to love or to hate?

• Love

• Hate

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What “twin obligations” does Mandela mention?

• to family and to friends

• to family and to society

• to nation and to society

• to family and to relatives

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Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished. State whether TRUE or FALSE.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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