NELSON (A-R)

### Part 1: Easy Level (Direct Textual Facts)

Q : **Assertion** : The inauguration ceremony took place on 10th May 1994.

**Reason** : It was the day South Africa became a free, non-racial democracy.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : Nelson Mandela was accompanied by his daughter Zenani on the inauguration day.

**Reason** : Zenani was sworn in as the first deputy president of South Africa.

Ans : Assertion is true but Reason is false

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela joined the African National Congress (ANC) group.

**Reason** : He saw that the freedom of everyone who looked like him was being taken away.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : South Africa is incredibly wealthy because of its deep gold and diamond mines.

**Reason** : Mandela believes the true and finest wealth of a nation is its good and honest citizens.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : The military generals saluted Nelson Mandela on the day of the inauguration.

**Reason** : A few years before, those same generals would have arrested him instead of saluting him.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

### Part 2: Medium Level (Conceptual & Value-Based)

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela states that "the brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear".

**Reason** : Bravery means the total absence of fear inside a human being.

Ans : Assertion is true but Reason is false

Q : **Assertion** : According to Mandela, love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

**Reason** : Children are born with natural hatred inside their minds for people of different skin colors.

Ans : Assertion is true but Reason is false

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela found it impossible to completely fulfill his twin obligations in South Africa.

**Reason** : The cruel system of apartheid punished any black man who tried to live like a normal, free human being.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela says that "an oppressor is a prisoner of hatred".

**Reason** : A person who takes away another person's freedom is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela's childhood idea of freedom was a temporary illusion.

**Reason** : As a young boy, he only cared about running in the fields, swimming in the stream, and roasting mealies under the stars.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : The system of apartheid created a deep and lasting wound in the people of South Africa.

**Reason** : Decades of structural oppression and cruelty force people to develop heights of character, wisdom, and courage.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela states that "freedom is indivisible".

**Reason** : The chains on any one of his people were the chains on all of them.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : A law-abiding attorney like Mandela was forced to live the life of a hidden outlaw.

**Reason** : He wanted to run away from his family responsibilities to enjoy a peaceful life alone.

Ans : Assertion is true but Reason is false

Q : **Assertion** : The inauguration ceremony was called a "rainbow gathering".

**Reason** : People of different races and international dignitaries sat together in unity to celebrate victory and peace.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains.

**Reason** : True liberty requires us to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of other citizens.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

### Part 1: Easy Level (Direct Textual Facts)

Q : **Assertion** : The inauguration ceremonies were held in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings.

**Reason** : For decades this place had been the seat of white supremacy in South Africa.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as the first deputy president of South Africa.

**Reason** : Mr de Klerk was sworn in as the second deputy president on the same day.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : The military smoke trail left a chevron of black, red, green, blue and gold.

**Reason** : These were the exact colors of the new South African national flag.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : On the day of the inauguration, two national anthems were sung by the citizens.

**Reason** : The white people and the black people sang different songs to show that they would never live together in the same country.

Ans : Assertion is true but Reason is false

Q : **Assertion** : In the first decade of the twentieth century, the harsh system of apartheid was established.

**Reason** : The 1994 elections marked the official end of this racial segregation system.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

### Part 2: Medium Level (Conceptual & Critical Analysis)

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela says that the decades of oppression and brutality had another, unintended effect on his people.

**Reason** : It produced extraordinary men of courage, wisdom, and generosity like Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : As a student, Mandela wanted freedom only for himself.

**Reason** : He was a selfish person who never cared about his family or community members.

Ans : Assertion is true but Reason is false

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela joined the African National Congress group when his hunger for personal freedom became a greater hunger for the freedom of his people.

**Reason** : He wanted the people of his nation to live their lives with basic dignity and self-respect.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : A person who takes away another man's freedom is described as a prisoner by Mandela.

**Reason** : He is locked behind the heavy bars of prejudice, narrow-mindedness, and deep hatred.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela believed that the oppressor and the oppressed must be liberated equally.

**Reason** : Both groups are robbed of their basic humanity by the system of hatred.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela felt that he was simply the product of all those African patriots who had gone before him.

**Reason** : That long and noble line of freedom fighters ended with his death.

Ans : Assertion is true but Reason is false

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela could not at first choose to place his people above his family.

**Reason** : In a normal and civilized society, every person is naturally able to fulfill their twin obligations without interference.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela's childhood freedom was an illusion.

**Reason** : As long as he obeyed his father and abided by the customs of his tribe, he was not troubled by the laws of man or God.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : Mandela believes that human goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.

**Reason** : Even in the grimmest times in prison, he saw a glimmer of humanity in one of the guards.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q : **Assertion** : The sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement.

**Reason** : South Africa has successfully established its first non-racial democratic government based on equal human rights.

Ans : Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

True -false

Q : The historic inauguration ceremony took place on 10th May 1994

Ans : True

Q : The ceremonies took place in the sandstone amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Johannesburg

Ans : False

Q : For decades before 1994 the Union Buildings had been the seat of white supremacy

Ans : True

Q : Nelson Mandela was accompanied on the inauguration day by his sister Zenani

Ans : False

Q : Mr de Klerk was sworn in as the first deputy president of South Africa

Ans : False

Q : Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as the first deputy president

Ans : True

Q : Nelson Mandela took an oath to obey and uphold the Constitution of the new democracy

Ans : True

Q : In the 1994 democratic elections Mandela's party won 252 seats out of 400

Ans : True

Q : The political party that Nelson Mandela joined was called the African National Party

Ans : False

Q : The inauguration was called a rainbow gathering because it rained heavily during the ceremony

Ans : False

Q : The military jets left a smoke trail of the colors of the new South African flag

Ans : True

Q : On the inauguration day the citizens sang two different national anthems together

Ans : True

Q : The old national anthem sung by the white citizens was called Die Stem

Ans : True

Q : The new national anthem sung by the black citizens was called Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika

Ans : True

Q : The system of apartheid officially began after the 1994 democratic elections

Ans : False

### Part 2: Vocabulary & Textual Terms (16 to 25)

Q : Apartheid is a political system that separates people according to their economic wealth

Ans : False

Q : The word emancipation used by Mandela means the state of being legally set free from political or social restrictions

Ans : True

Q : A spectacular array means a very colorful impressive and beautifully organized display

Ans : True

Q : Mandela uses the term outlaw to describe how international nations treated South Africa under apartheid

Ans : True

Q : The word amphitheatre refers to a large building with a closed roof and no windows

Ans : False

Q : In the text the word libertines is used as a synonym for freedom

Ans : False

Q : Mandela describes human goodness as a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished

Ans : True

Q : The phrase transitory illusions of freedom refers to freedom that stays permanent forever

Ans : False

Q : The word prejudice means having a strong unfair dislike or bias against a particular group of people

Ans : True

Q : An oppressor refers to a person who is being treated cruelly and kept in prison by others

Ans : False

### Part 3: Concepts, Bravery & Human Nature (26 to 40)

Q : Mandela believes that a brave man is someone who never feels any fear inside his heart

Ans : False

Q : True bravery is defined as the moral strength to confront and win over your fears

Ans : True

Q : According to the text children are born with a natural hatred for people of other skin colors

Ans : False

Q : Mandela states that love comes much more naturally to the human heart than hatred

Ans : True

Q : Mandela considers South Africa's deep gold and diamond mines to be its greatest and finest wealth

Ans : False

Q : The finest and truer wealth of South Africa according to Mandela is its honest and good citizens

Ans : True

Q : The deep and lasting wound in South Africa was caused by the system of apartheid

Ans : True

Q : Mandela believes that the severe cruelty and oppression of the system actually produced extraordinary men of character and wisdom

Ans : True

Q : Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu are examples of the great freedom fighters produced by the decades of oppression

Ans : True

Q : Seeing a glimmer of basic humanity in a prison guard for just a single second kept Mandela hopeful in prison

Ans : True

Q : Mandela spent a total of ten years in prison before becoming the president

Ans : False

Q : Mandela states that a person who takes away another man's freedom is completely free himself

Ans : False

Q : An oppressor is described as a prisoner of hatred who is locked behind the bars of prejudice

Ans : True

Q : Both the oppressor and the oppressed are equally robbed of their basic humanity

Ans : True

Q : Mandela claims that human character can reach great heights without facing any structural difficulties or oppression

Ans : False

### Part 4: Twin Obligations & Life Lessons (41 to 50)

Q : Every man has twin obligations in life according to Nelson Mandela

Ans : True

Q : The first obligation of a man is to serve his country and community completely while ignoring his home

Ans : False

Q : A man's twin obligations include his duty to his family and his duty to his people or nation

Ans : True

Q : In a normal and free society a citizen can easily fulfill both of their life obligations according to their own wishes

Ans : True

Q : Under the apartheid rule a black man in South Africa could easily fulfill his duties to both his family and his country

Ans : False

Q : As a young schoolboy Mandela fully understood that his entire community was living in chains

Ans : False

Q : Mandela's childhood idea of freedom was a temporary illusion because he only cared about personal play and freedom for himself

Ans : True

Q : As a college student in Johannesburg Mandela demanded personal freedoms like staying out late and reading his choice of books

Ans : True

Q : Mandela joined the political struggle only when he realized that his own personal freedom was safe but his brothers were trapped

Ans : False

Q : The phrase freedom is indivisible means that if any single citizen is not free then the entire nation is living in chains

Ans : True