NELSON MANDELA

Nelson Mandela Quiz Challenge

Test your knowledge about one of the most iconic figures in history—Nelson Mandela! This quiz will take you through pivotal moments in Mandela's life and the significant impact he had on South Africa and the world.

31 thought-provoking questions
Multiple choice format for ease of answering
Perfect for history enthusiasts and students alike

31 Questions8 MinutesCreated by ExploringTruth21

An appropriate meaning of the phrase: ‘A half-secret life, like a life lived in the fading light between sunset and darkness.’ is

A rainbow gathering of different colours and nations

A twilight existence

A glimmer of humanity

Be overwhelmed with a sense of history

It was a celebration of South Africa’s first ______ government.

Autocratic, Racial

Democratic, Non-racial

Democratic, Racial

Monarch, Non-racial

"We thank all of our distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for ____."

Unity, Human dignity & Honour

Justice , Peace & Human dignity

Freedom, Independence & Peace

All of the above

Nelson Mandela’s party won by --------- seats in the first democratic elections of South Africa’s history.

152 OF 400

252 OF 300

242 OF 400

252 OF 400

The ceremony took place in the lovely ------------ amphitheatre formed by the union buildings in ------------.

Limestone, Cape town

Milestone, Pretoria

Sandstone, Pretoria

Crystals, Bloemfontein

The day was symbolised by whites singing their national anthem ‘Nkosi Sikelel-iAfrika’ and blacks singing their national anthem---------

'El Gran Carlemany'

�Die stem’

�Nkosi Sikelel-iAfrika’

None of the above

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

Freedom from restriction

Enslavement

Slavery

Both A and B

Every man has twin obligations-obligations to------------

His family,His country,His ancestors,his neighbours,community and his society

His family ,His friends, Patriots,his wife,society and his community

His family ,His wife, His children, his people, community and his country

All of the above

Who was sworn in as first deputy president?

Mr de Klerk

Thabo Mbeki

Nelson Mandela

Walter Sisulu

’It was only when I began to learn that my boyhood freedom was an illusion,when I discovered as a young man that my freedom had already been taken from me, that I began to hunger for it.’ Choose the option that best fits the usage of the word ‘illusion’ as used in the extract.

He was never able to get past the illusion.

The illusion I experienced was quite intriguing.

A large mirror in the room creates an illusion.

I was living under the illusion that this is possible.

Decades of oppression and brutality had another, unintended effect, and that was that it produced

Mr de Klerk, Walter Sisulu and Gandhiji…..

Helen Suzman, Solomon Mahlangu and Mandela…..

Yusuf Dadoo, Chief Luthuli and Robert Sobukwe…...

Chief Robert Sobukwe, Yusuf Dadoo and Steve Biko…..

’Perhaps it requires such depths of oppression to create such heights of character. My country is rich in the minerals and gems that lie beneath its soil, but I have always known that its greatest wealth is its people, finer and truer than the purest diamonds.’ (i) Mention the figure of speech used in the above extract.

Metaphor

Similie

Hyperbole

Personification

Nelson Mandela says”Now in the last decade of the twentieth century, and my own ------------------decade as a man…”

Seventh

Eighth

Tenth

Fifth

Which flame can be hidden but never extinguished?

Man’s love

Man’s natural way

Man’s goodness

None of the Above

What colours did the new South African flag have?

Red,red,Black,White and pink

Yellow, red, orange and brown

Black, red, green, blue and gold

Blue,gold,yellow,grey and white

Mandela says”On the day of the inauguration, I was worried about a sense of history.” Is the sentence stated above true/False.

TRUE

FALSE

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

Poverty

Gender discrimination

Deprivation

All of the above

Find the incorrect statements in the following:- (i)Mr de Kler was sworn as first deputy president (ii)The author of the lesson is Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (iii)Nelson Mandela was the first black prime minister of South Africa (iv)On the lovely day of autumn Mandela was accompanied by his daughter.

(i),(ii) and (iv)

(iii) and (iv)

(i) and (iii)

All of the above are true

My country is rich in minerals and -------that lie beneath its soil.

Blood

Gems

Diamond

None of the above

How does Nelson Mandela define the meaning of courage?

Triumph over fear

Triumph over love

Triumph over selfish

Triumph over poverty

Prejudice - A strong dislike without any good reason.Is the meaning above stated for the word true/false.

TRUE

FALSE

”Later, as a young man in---------, I yearned for basic and honourable freedoms….”

Luxembourg

Alban Berg

Cape berg

None of the above

The-----and -----alike are robbed of their humanity.

Oppressed, Prisoner

Oppressed, Oppressor

Both A and B

None of the above

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