10TH CBSE ENGLISH 50 QUIZ Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom

5 MCQ Tests × 10 Questions = 50 Questions

Test 1 – 10 Questions

1. Why was 10th May, 1994 a red-letter day in South Africa?

A) Apartheid was strengthened B) Apartheid came to an end and a new democratic non-racial government was sworn in C) A new military government was formed D) South Africa became a monarchy

Correct Answer: B) Apartheid came to an end and a new democratic non-racial government was sworn in

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2. What twin obligations does Mandela mention?

A) Obligation to wealth and power B) Obligation to education and employment C) Obligation to family and obligation to his people/community/country D) Obligation to travel and work

Correct Answer: C) Obligation to family and obligation to his people/community/country

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3. How did Mandela's understanding of freedom change with age?

A) He stopped valuing freedom B) He moved from personal freedom to hunger for the freedom of all his people C) He wanted only political power D) He became interested only in economic freedom

Correct Answer: B) He moved from personal freedom to hunger for the freedom of all his people

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4. Why was the inauguration site called a rainbow gathering?

A) Only African leaders attended B) People of different colours, races and nations gathered to celebrate victory C) Only military leaders gathered D) It was decorated with rainbow flags

Correct Answer: B) People of different colours, races and nations gathered to celebrate victory

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5. Why did Mandela feel that the oppressor and oppressed must both be liberated?

A) Both needed political office B) Both were robbed of their humanity C) Both had lost their wealth D) Both wanted to leave South Africa

Correct Answer: B) Both were robbed of their humanity

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6. Which quality does Mandela associate with true humanity?

A) Hatred B) Compassion and love C) Prejudice D) Revenge

Correct Answer: B) Compassion and love

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7. Why did Mandela join the African National Congress?

A) To become wealthy B) Because basic freedom was denied to black South Africans C) To become a military general D) To leave South Africa

Correct Answer: B) Because basic freedom was denied to black South Africans

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8. What did the inauguration signify according to Mandela?

A) Triumph of justice, peace and human dignity B) Triumph of military power C) Triumph of apartheid D) Triumph of one race over another

Correct Answer: A) Triumph of justice, peace and human dignity

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9. What did 'transitory freedoms' mean to Mandela as a student?

A) Permanent political rights B) Limited personal freedoms such as staying out at night and reading what he pleased C) Freedom for all citizens D) Freedom from all responsibilities

Correct Answer: B) Limited personal freedoms such as staying out at night and reading what he pleased

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10. What are the 'basic and honourable freedoms' Mandela wanted as a young man?

A) Freedom to travel abroad only B) Freedom to achieve his potential, earn his keep, marry and have a family C) Freedom to become president D) Freedom to avoid work

Correct Answer: B) Freedom to achieve his potential, earn his keep, marry and have a family

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Test 2 – 10 Questions

1. What was apartheid?

A) A system of racial segregation B) A democratic election system C) A system of equal rights D) A cultural festival

Correct Answer: A) A system of racial segregation

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2. What happened on 10 May 1994?

A) The first democratic, non-racial government was installed B) Apartheid was introduced C) A military coup occurred D) The monarchy was restored

Correct Answer: A) The first democratic, non-racial government was installed

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3. Where did the inauguration ceremonies take place?

A) Cape Town Stadium B) The Union Buildings amphitheatre in Pretoria C) Johannesburg railway station D) Durban City Hall

Correct Answer: B) The Union Buildings amphitheatre in Pretoria

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4. What had the Union Buildings been for decades?

A) A school B) The seat of white supremacy C) A prison D) A parliament of black leaders

Correct Answer: B) The seat of white supremacy

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5. Who was sworn in as first Deputy President?

A) F.W. de Klerk B) Thabo Mbeki C) Zenani Mandela D) Nelson Mandela

Correct Answer: B) Thabo Mbeki

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6. Who was sworn in as second Deputy President?

A) F.W. de Klerk B) Thabo Mbeki C) Oliver Tambo D) Walter Sisulu

Correct Answer: A) F.W. de Klerk

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7. Who accompanied Mandela on the inauguration day mentioned in the text?

A) Zenani B) Winnie C) Rosa Parks D) His mother

Correct Answer: A) Zenani

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8. What did Mandela pledge to uphold?

A) The Constitution B) Apartheid laws C) Military rule D) White supremacy

Correct Answer: A) The Constitution

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9. What did the playing of two national anthems symbolize?

A) Continued racial division B) A new spirit of reconciliation and unity C) Military victory D) Economic growth

Correct Answer: B) A new spirit of reconciliation and unity

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10. What was the largest gathering ever on South African soil at that time?

A) A sporting event B) A gathering of international leaders at the inauguration C) A trade fair D) A military parade

Correct Answer: B) A gathering of international leaders at the inauguration

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Test 3 – 10 Questions

1. What did Mandela say was the greatest wealth of his country?

A) Its minerals B) Its diamonds C) Its people D) Its military

Correct Answer: C) Its people

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2. According to Mandela, the people were finer and truer than what?

A) Gold B) The purest diamonds C) Silver D) Iron

Correct Answer: B) The purest diamonds

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3. What unintended effect did decades of oppression and brutality have?

A) They produced leaders of extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity B) They ended all political activity C) They increased apartheid's popularity D) They removed all resistance

Correct Answer: A) They produced leaders of extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity

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4. What does Mandela say about the sacrifices of thousands of patriots?

A) They can easily be repaid B) They can never be counted or repaid C) They were unnecessary D) They were forgotten

Correct Answer: B) They can never be counted or repaid

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5. Why does Mandela call himself the sum of all those African patriots?

A) He recognizes that he carried forward their struggle and sacrifices B) He was related to all of them C) He led them all personally D) He inherited their wealth

Correct Answer: A) He recognizes that he carried forward their struggle and sacrifices

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6. What does Mandela mean by 'freedom is indivisible'?

A) Freedom can be divided by race B) The freedom of one person is connected to the freedom of others C) Only leaders deserve freedom D) Freedom applies only to prisoners

Correct Answer: B) The freedom of one person is connected to the freedom of others

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7. What did Mandela see in some prison guards that reassured him?

A) A glimmer of humanity B) Fear of punishment C) Political power D) Hatred

Correct Answer: A) A glimmer of humanity

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8. What does Mandela say comes more naturally to the human heart?

A) Hatred B) Love C) Revenge D) Prejudice

Correct Answer: B) Love

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9. What can people learn if they can learn to hate?

A) They can also be taught to love B) They can never change C) They can only fight D) They can become rulers

Correct Answer: A) They can also be taught to love

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10. What does Mandela say about man's goodness?

A) It can be hidden but never extinguished B) It disappears completely C) It belongs only to leaders D) It is created by law

Correct Answer: A) It can be hidden but never extinguished

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Test 4 – 10 Questions

1. What did Mandela learn from his comrades about courage?

A) Courage is the absence of fear B) Courage is the triumph over fear C) Courage means never suffering D) Courage means avoiding danger

Correct Answer: B) Courage is the triumph over fear

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2. Who did Mandela say were examples of extraordinary courage and wisdom?

A) Oliver Tambos, Walter Sisulus and other patriots B) Only foreign leaders C) Only military generals D) Only government officials

Correct Answer: A) Oliver Tambos, Walter Sisulus and other patriots

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3. What transformed Mandela from a frightened young man into a bold one?

A) His desire for the freedom of his people B) His desire for wealth C) His wish to travel D) His family wealth

Correct Answer: A) His desire for the freedom of his people

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4. What did Mandela's struggle do to his family life?

A) It turned him into a man without a home B) It made him wealthier C) It made him leave politics D) It gave him more leisure

Correct Answer: A) It turned him into a man without a home

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5. What did Mandela's desire for freedom force him to live like?

A) A monk B) A king C) A soldier D) A businessman

Correct Answer: A) A monk

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6. Why could Mandela not enjoy the limited freedoms he was allowed?

A) His people were not free B) He disliked his home C) He wanted more money D) He was afraid of elections

Correct Answer: A) His people were not free

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7. What did the apartheid system do to people of colour who tried to live as human beings?

A) They were punished and isolated B) They were rewarded C) They were elected automatically D) They were given more privileges

Correct Answer: A) They were punished and isolated

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8. What was Mandela's first idea of being free as a boy?

A) Being able to run, swim and live according to his family and tribal customs B) Being president C) Having political rights D) Travelling internationally

Correct Answer: A) Being able to run, swim and live according to his family and tribal customs

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9. What did Mandela later realize about his boyhood freedom?

A) It was an illusion B) It was complete political freedom C) It was permanent D) It was guaranteed by law

Correct Answer: A) It was an illusion

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10. What does the word 'illusion' mean in the passage?

A) A deceptive appearance or impression B) A reward C) A law D) A victory

Correct Answer: A) A deceptive appearance or impression

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Test 5 – 10 Questions

1. What did Mandela's country have beneath its soil?

A) Only forests B) Minerals and gems C) Only farmland D) Only rivers

Correct Answer: B) Minerals and gems

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2. What did the policy of apartheid create in Mandela's country?

A) A deep and lasting wound B) Peace and equality C) Economic prosperity D) Political harmony

Correct Answer: A) A deep and lasting wound

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3. What does the word 'bondage' mean in the extract?

A) Freedom B) Slavery C) Comfort D) Victory

Correct Answer: B) Slavery

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4. What did South Africa achieve at last according to Mandela?

A) Political emancipation B) Military domination C) Economic isolation D) Monarchy

Correct Answer: A) Political emancipation

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5. Who was the speaker of the inauguration extracts in the source?

A) Nelson Mandela B) Thabo Mbeki C) F.W. de Klerk D) Zenani

Correct Answer: A) Nelson Mandela

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6. What kind of government was installed in South Africa?

A) Democratic and non-racial B) Military and racial C) Monarchical and racial D) Colonial

Correct Answer: A) Democratic and non-racial

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7. What did the new government recognize regardless of skin colour?

A) The rights and freedoms of all people B) Only the rights of white people C) Only economic rights D) Only military rights

Correct Answer: A) The rights and freedoms of all people

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8. What did the military display over the Union Buildings demonstrate?

A) Loyalty to democracy and the new freely elected government B) Support for apartheid C) Opposition to democracy D) A declaration of war

Correct Answer: A) Loyalty to democracy and the new freely elected government

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9. What did Mandela pledge to devote himself to?

A) The well-being of the Republic and its people B) His personal wealth C) Military expansion D) Apartheid

Correct Answer: A) The well-being of the Republic and its people

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10. What did Mandela say a person who takes away another's freedom becomes?

A) A prisoner of hatred, prejudice and narrow-mindedness B) A completely free person C) A national hero D) A wealthy citizen

Correct Answer: A) A prisoner of hatred, prejudice and narrow-mindedness

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