Nelson Mandela Long Walk to freedom Important question answer

 

NELSON MANDELA: LONG WALK

TO FREEDOM

(CHAPTER - 2)

CLASS 10

 

 

 

 

SHORT QUESTIOM – MARKS 1

 

WRITE WEATHER THE FOLLOWING STATESMENT ARE TRUE OR FALSE

 

a)   On the day of inauguration Mandela was over- whelmed with absence of history.

ANS- True

 

b)   Man’s goodness is flame that can be extinguished but never hidden.

ANS- False

 

c)    According to Mandela, the greatest wealth of his country is its people.

ANS- True

 

d)   In prison, Mandela had never seen a glimmer of humanity.

ANS- False

 

e)   The inauguration ceremony took place on 10 may, 1992.

ANS- False

 

f)     On the day of inauguration, two national anthems were wrong.

ANS- True

 

g)   On the day inauguration ceremony, nelson Mandela was accompanied by his daughter, Zenani.

ANS- True

 

h). Nelson Mandela spent twenty years in prison.

ANS- false

 

I). The colors of the new South African flag are black, red, green, blue and silver.

ANS- False

 

J). The policy of apartheid created a deep and lasting wound in South African.

ANS- True.

 

k) Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as the second deputy president.

ANS- False.

 

i). The policy of apartheid created lasting peace in Mandela’s country.

ANS- False.

 

m) Nelson Mandela was the first president of South African.

ANS- False.

 

SHORT QUESTION

 

   1)            How was the morning of 10 may?

a.      ANS- the morning of 10 may was bright and clear.

 

   2)            Why were the dignitaries and world leaders coming?

 

a.      ANS- The dignitaries and world leaders were coming to pay their respect before the inauguration.

 

   3)            Where was the inauguration ceremonies held?

a.      ANS- The inauguration ceremonies were held in lovely sand stone amphitheatre formed by the union buildings in Pretoria.

 

   4)            Who accompanied Mandela?

a.      ANS- Mandela’s daughter Zenani.

 

   5)            Who was first sworn in on the podium and as what?

a.      ANS- on the podium Mr. de klerk was first sworn in as second deputy president.

 

   6)            What national anthem was sung by the whites?

a.      ANS- The whites sang “Nikos’ Seikelel Africa”.

 

   7)            What was the national anthem sung by the blacks?

a.      ANS- The blacks sang “Die stem”.

 

   8)            What did overwhelm Mandela on the day of the inauguration?

a.      ANS- A sense of history overwhelmed Mandela on the day of the inauguration.

 

   9)            When did the Anglo Boer war take place?

a.      ANS- the Anglo Boer war took place a few years before Mandela‘s birth.

 

10)            How many obligations does a man have in life?

a.      ANS- Every man has twin obligations in life.

 

11)            What was Mandela‘s greater hunger for.

a.      ANS- Mandela’s greatest hunger was for the freedom of his people.

 

12)            What sort of man was isolated and punished in South Africa?

a.      ANS- A man of color in South Africa who wanted to fulfill his twin obligation were isolated and punished in South Africa.

 

13)            How many years Nelson Mandela spends imprison?

a.      ANS- Thirty years Nelson Mandela spends imprison.

 

 

 

QUESTION: 2/3 Marks

 

1.     What missions would Mandela like to achieve for the future of south Africa and her people on securing the political emancipation.(2018)

 

ANS- The missions that Mandela would lick to achieve for the future of South Africa and her people on securing the political emancipation is to liberate all their people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.

 

2.     “The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity “ – what makes Mandela say this?(2018)

ANS- Mandela says this in the context of freedom of human being. He said “I am not truly free if he is taking away someone else’s freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken for me.’’

 

3.     Can you say how 10 may is an autumn day in South Africa?

 

ANS- South Africa falls in the southern hemisphere. In this hemisphere there is autumn in the month of May. So, 10 may is an autumn day in South Africa.

 

4.     Why was Mandela pained on the of the inauguration?

ANS- on the of inauguration, Mandela was pained not being able to thank those patriots who had sacrificed their lives in the struggle for political emancipation of South Africa. He was also pained that those patriots were not able to see what their sacrifices had achieved for the country.

 

5.     What is apartheid?

ANS- Apartheid is political system that separates people according to their race.

 

6.     What did courage mean to Mandela?(2015,17)

ANS- courage for Mandela was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he, who does not feel afraid but he who conquers that fear.

 

7.     Why were two national anthems sung on the day of the inauguration ceremony?

ANS- On the day inauguration, the two national anthems were sung- one by the whites and other by the blacks, these two anthems were sung on the auspicious day to represent the equality of both the blacks and the whites.

 

8.     Which “twin obligation” does Mandela mention?

ANS- According to Nelson Mandela a person has twin obligation the first is to his family and the sound to his nation.

 

9.     What does Mandela thank the international leaders for?

ANS- Mandela thanks the international leaders to stand firm with the people of South Africa. Of what is a common victory for justice, peace and human dignity?

 

10 Why two national anthems’ were sung?

ANS-It was the occasion of the installation of the first nonracial government. The white and the black had to pay reverence to their different national anthems’. So, two national anthems’ were sung to give them equal importance on this memorable occasion.

 

10 Which does he think is natural, to love or to hate?

ANS- according to Mandela love comes more naturally to the human heart than hate.

 

11 Does Mandela think the oppressor is free? Why/why not?

ANS- Mandela thinks that the oppressor is not free. This is because a man who takes away someone’s freedom is prisoner of hatred.

 

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

ANS- Mandela, s hunger for freedom changed him into a great man, a statesman and a visionary. He worked day and night for it. He underwent physical and mental tortures for obtaining freedom for his own people.

 

13 How did Mandela’s understanding of freedom change with age and experience?

ANS- As a boy, Mandela thought that he was born free. With the advancement of age he discovered that real freedom was something different from that transitory freedom of his boyhood days. He wanted freedom which was basic and honorable. He wanted freedom for achieving his potential, to earn his own keep, for marrying and maintaining a family.

 

14 According to Mandela , between love and hate which comes more naturally to human heart?(2016)

ANS- According to Mandela, love comes more naturally to human heart then hate.

 

15 What is nelson Mandela’s opining on the brave man?

ANS- The brave man, according to nelson Mandela, is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

 

16)what does  Nelson Mandela think of the wealth of the country

Ans- Nelson Mandela says this his country is rich in the minerals and gems. These lie beneath its soil. But the real wealth of his country is its people who are finer and truer than the purest diamonds .