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Nelson Mandela : Long walk to freedom
Oral comprehension check (i)
Q.1. Where did the ceremonies take place? Can you name any pub lic building in India that are made of sand stone?
Ans: The ceremonies took place in the beautiful amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Yes, there are many buildings in India made of sand stone. The Red Fort, the Dewani Aam, The Dewani Khas, The Rong Ghar in Assam are some examples.
Q.2. Can you say how 10th May is an 'autumn day' in South Africa? Ans: South Africa is situated in the Southern hemisphere. So`May in
South Africa is autumn month, and 10th May is an 'autumn day".
Q.3. At the beginning of his speech Mandela mentions an extraordinary human disaster." What does he mean by this? What is the 'glorious human achievement he speaks at the end?
Ans: By 'an extraordinary human disaster' Mandela tells about the white man's rule in South africa and the apartheid system introduced to discriminate and dominate the coloured people of the same country. The glorious achievement was the winning of freedom for all the people of South Africa irrespective of skin-colour.
Q.4. What does Mandela thank in international leaders for?
Ans: Mandela thanked the international leaders for their participa tion in the ceremony. He thanked them for having come to take posses sion with the people of South Africa the victory for justice for peace and for human dignity.
Q.5. What ideals does he set out for the future of South Africa? Ans: For the future of South Africa Mandela sets out the ideal of permanent liberty for all. He assures that South Africa will never again experience the oppression of one by another.
Oral Comprehension (2)
Q.1. What do the military generals do? How has their attitude changed and why?
Ans: The military generals saluted Mandela. Not long before they would have arrested him. They changed their attitude and showed their loyality to new regime. They did so because of the changed political system ushered in by Freedom of South Africa.
Q.2. Why were two national anthems sung?
Ans: There were the whites and blacks among the population of South Africa. The whites sang their national anthem and so did the blacks sang theirs.
Q.3. How does Mandela describe the system of government in his country (i) in the first decade and (ii) in the final decade of twentieth century?
Ans: (i) In the first decade of the twentieth century the white skinned people of South Africa patched up their differences and erected a system of racial domination against the dark-skinned people of their own country.
(ii) In the final decade of the twentieth century the earlier system has Been overturned for ever. It is replaced by a system that recognised the rights and freedom of all peoples regardless of the colour of their skins.
Q.4.What does courage mean to Mandela?
Ans: To Mandela courage means not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
Q.5. Which does he think natural, to love or to hate?
Ans: He thinks love as a natural to man.
Oral Comprehension (3)
SEBA HSLC 10th Nelson Mandela Long walk to freedom Question Answer & Important Solution 2023
Q.1. What 'twin obligations' does Mandela mention?
Ans: The twin obligation are: one's obligations to his family, to his parents, to his wife and children and one's obligations to his people, his community and his country.
Q.2. What did being free mean to Mandela as a boy and as a student? How does he contrasts these 'transitory freedom'with the ba sic and honourable freedom?
Ans: As a boy Mandela thought that he was born free. He thought that he was free in every way he could know. He was free to run in the field near his mother's hut: free to swim in the stream flowing through the village, free to roast maize under the open sky and free to ride on the broad back of the slow moving bull. As a student he wanted to have freedom to stay out at night, to read what he pleased and to go where he chose.
Later on he discovered that his boyhood freedom was an illusion and freedom during his student life was transitory. He wanted the freedom not to be obstructed in a lawful life. He wanted freedom which was basic and honourable. He wanted freedom for achieving his potential, of earn ing his keep of marrying and having a family. In fact he wanted freedom for all for living a lawful life unobstructed by any body.
Q.3. Does Mandela think the oppressor is free? Why/why not? Ans: Mandela does not think the oppresor free. So he says that both the oppressed and the oppressor are to be liberated. A man who takes away another's freedom is a prisoner of hatred. He had sold his freedom to hatred and prejudice and narrowmindedness. The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity. The oppressor do not have a broad mind to treat fellow human beings as equals. The oppressed are not allowed to raise their heads.
Thinking About the Text:
Q.1. Why did such a large number of international leaders attend the inauguration? What did it signify the triumph of?
Ans: The large gathering of international leaders attend the inaugu ration to pay respect to South Africa and her people. The leaders assembled there on the occasion of installation of South Africa's first democratic nonracial government. It signified a common victory for justice, for peace and for human dignity.
Q.2. What does Mandela mean when he says he is "simply the sum of all those African patriots." Who had gone before him?
Ans: Mandela made the quoted statements to mean the sacrifices of those African patriots who were his forerunners and predecessors. On the day of installation of the first non-racial democratic government in South Africa Mandela remembered those patriots whose sacrifice had contrib uted to attain freedom. He lamented that they were not there to take part in the occassion and share the joys. He thought himself the inheritor and unified personality of the former patriots like Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Chief Luthuli and many others. Mandela was pained that those patriots were not there to be thanked. Nor were they there to see the achievement of their sacrifices.
Q.3. Would you agree that the 'depths of oppression" create heights of character? How does Mandela illustrate this? Can you add your own example to this argument?
Ans: Yes, I do agree that the depth of oppression 'create heights of character. There are people who are different from the common hordes. Such people can die for an ideal. They are called rebels. The more the oppression on such people, the more they turn rebellious. The policy of apartheid in South Africa inflicted a deep and lasting wound in the country. But there were leaders who opposed the system even at the cost of their life. Leaders like Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Chief Luthuli, Yusuf Dadoo, Bram Fischer, Robert Sobukwe were created as a result of oppression by the racial government. Had there been no oppression prob ably those leaders would not have attained the height achieved.
In India there were host of leaders who oppsoed the oppressive rule of the colonial British government. The heroes and heroines of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, Bhagat Singh, Khudiram Basu, Gandhiji, Sardar Patel, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Kanaklata from Assam are only a few names among the host of patriots who opposed the oppressive British rule in India.
Q4. How did Mandela's understanding of freedom change with age and experience?
Ans: Mandela's understanding of freedom changed with age and experience. As a boy he thought that he was born free. This was because. as a boy he was free to run in the field near his mother's hut; free to swimming the village stream, free to roast maize under the stars and free to ride on the broad back of the slow moving bull As a student he wanted freedom to stay out at night, read what he liked and to go where he chose. With the advancement of age he discovered that real freedom was something different from those transitory freedom of his boyhood days and student days, He wanted freedom not the be obstructed in leading a lawful life. He wanted freedom which was basic and honourable. He wanted freedom for achieving his potential, to earn his own keep, for marrying and maintaining a family, In fact he wanted freedom for his. brother, sister and for all his countymen. He joined the Afircan National Congress with a view to making his country and her people free from oppressive apartheid rule.
Q.5. How did Mandela's hunger for freedom change his life?
Ans: Mandela says that he was not born with a hunger to be free. As a boy and as a student also he was satisfied with the transitory freedom he enjoyed. But as he grow up he discovered that neither he nor his countrymen was free in the true sense of the term. He wanted freedom that would enable a man to lead a lawful life unobstructed. Following those patriots who had thought for freedom for his country and her people he too became a rebel. From a law abiding attorney he turned into a rebel. From a lover of family life, he became a monk. In fact, he sacrificed his personal comforts and interests for the greater interest of his country. He joined the African National Congress and finally he was made the President of the first ever democrate and non racial govern ment in South African soil. By virtue of his dedication and patriotism he rose from a humble boy to become the President of a republic. His jour ney from his mother's hut to the Presidential palace may be called a grand mission of a human life.
Additional Questions & Answers :
A. Very Short answer Type Questions and Answers Bearing one
Q.1. How was the morning of tenth May?
Ans: The morning of tenth May was bright and clear.
Q.2. How had Mandela spent the past few days?
Ans: Mandela had spent few days besieged by dignitaries and world leaders.
Q.3. Why were the dignitaries and world leaders coming?
Ans: The dignitaries and the world leaders were coming to pay their respect before the inauguration.
Q.4. Where were the inauguration ceremonies held?
Ans: The inauguration ceremonies were held in sand stone amphitheatre formed by the Union buildings in Pretoria.
Q.5. What is an amphitheatre?
Ans: An amphitheatre is a building without a roof with many rows of seats rising in steps.
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Q.6. Why was the inauguration ceremony held?
Ans: The inauguration ceremony was held on the occasion of installation of South Africa first democratic, non racial.government.
Q.7. In which season was the inauguration ceremony held?
Ans: The inauguration ceremony was held in autumn.
Q.8. Who is Zenani?
Ans: Zenani is Mandela's daughter.
Q.9. Who accompanied Mandela?
Ans: Mandela's daughter Zenani accompanied him.
Q.10. Who was first sworm in on the podium and as what?
Ans: On the podium Mr. de Klerk was first sworm in as second Deputy President,
Q.11. Who was sworm is as the first Deputy President?
Ans: Mr. Thabo Mbeki was sworm is as the first Deputy President.
Q.12. "Let freedom reign. God bless Africa!" Who said this?
Ans: Nalson Mandela said this.
13. What national anthem was sung by the whites?
Ans: The whites sang, "Nikosi Seikelel- Africa."
Q.14. What was the national anthem sung by the blacks?
Ans: The blacks sang 'Die stem.'
Q.15. What did overwhelm Mandela on the day of the inauguration?
Ans: A sense of history overwhelmed Mandela on the day of the inauguration.
Q.16. When did the Anglo Boer War take place?
Ans: The Anglo Boer war took place a few years before Mandela's birth.
Q.17. How old was Mandela in the last decade of the twentieth century?
Ans: In the twentieth century's last decade Mandela was in his eighth decade as a man.
Q.18. What pained Mandela on the day of the inauguration?
Ans: On the day of inauguration Mandela was pained thingking that he could not thank the patriot before him.
Q.19. Name two patriot before Mandela.
Ans: Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulus.
Q.20. What according to Mandela was the greatest wealth of his country?
Ans: According to Mandela the people were the greatest wealth of his country.
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Q.21. How rich was South Africa in national resources?
Ans: South Africa was rich in minerals and gems.
Q.22. From whom did Mandela learn the meaning of courage?
Ans: Mandela learned the meaning of courage from the comrades in struggle.
Q.23. What does Mandela mean by courage?
Ans: By courage Mandela means not absence of fear, but the triump over it.
Q.24. Who, according to Mandela, is a brave man?
Ans: According to Mandela a brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Q.25. What comes naturally, love or hate?
Ans: Love comes naturally.
Q.26. Where did Mandela see a glimmer of humanity even in the grimmest times in prison?
Ans: In those dark days Mandela saw a glimmer of humanity of the guards of the prison.
Q.27. What does Mandela say about man's goodness?
Ans: Mandela says that man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
Q.28. How many obligations does a man have in life?
Ans: Every man has twin obligation in life.
Q.29. In what kind of society a person can fulfil twin obligations? Ans: In a civil society only a person can fulfil his twin obligations.
Q.30. What sort of a man was isolated and punished in South Africa?
Ans: A man of colour in South Africa who wanted to fulfil his twin obligations were isolated and punished in South Africa.
Q.31. What did Mandela find attempting to serve his people? Ans: Attempting to serve his people Mandela found himself prevented from fulfilling his duty as a son, a brother, a father and a husband.
Q.32. What sort of freedom did Mandela want as a student?
Ans: As a student Mandela wanted freedom to stay out at night, read what he pleased and to go where he liked.
Q.33. When did Mandela yearn for basic and honourable freedom?
Ans: As a young man in Johenesbarg Mandela wanted basic and honourable freedom.
Q.34. What sort of freedom, Mandela wanted as a young man? Ans: As a young man Mandela wanted basic and honourable freedom.
Q.35. Give, after Mandela, an example of basic and honourable freedom.
Ans: Freedom of earning his keep.
Q.36. What was Mandela's greater hunger for?
Ans: Mandela's greater hunger was for the freedom of his people.
Q.37. What did animate Mandela's life?
Ans: Desire for freedom of his people to live with dignity and self respect animated his life.
Q.38. Does Mandela think himself more virtues or self sacrificing than others?
Ans: No, Mandela does not thinks himself more virtues or self sacrificing than the others.
Q.29. What type of a man is behind the bars of prejudice and narrow mindness?
Ans: A man who takes away another man's freedom is behind the bars of prejudice and narrow mindness.
Q.40. What type of a man is a prisoner of harted?
Ans: A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred.
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Q.41. Who are robbed of their humanity?
Ans: The oppressed and the oppressor are both robbed of their humanity.
B. Short answer Type Questions and Answers Bearing two marks each:
Q.1. How did Mandela spend the few days before the inauguration? Or, How did Mandela spend the few days before tenth May?
Ans: Mandela spent the few days before tenth May, the day of inauguration busily. He remained surrounded by the world leaders, and dignitaries who had come to pay their respects before the inauguration.
Q2. What is apartheid?
Ans: Apartheid is a political system that seperates people according to their race.
Q.3. What do you know about Mandela?
Ans: Mandela is a political leader and freedom fighter of South Africa. He spent his life fighting against Apartheid. He had spent thirty years in prison. He was an active leader of African National Congress. After the election held in 1994, Mandela became the first black Presidentnof South Africa.
Q.4. What is an autobiography? What is the name of Mandela's autobiography?
Ans: Autobiography is the story of a person's life written by that person. (Long Walk to Freedom' is the name Mandela's autobiography.
Q.5. What does Mandela say about inauguration gathering?
Ans: Mandela says that the inauguration gathering would be the largest ever gathering of international leaders on the African soil. It was a rainbow gathering of colour and nations.
Q.6. Describe the site of the inauguration ceremony or give a description of the site in which the inauguration ceremony was held.
Ans: The inauguration ceremony was held in the lovely sand stone amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. For decades
that had been the seat of white supremacy.
Q.7. Who were the two Deputy Presidents sworn in?
Ans: Mr. de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki were the second and the first Deputy President respectively.
Q.8. What did Mandela pledge when his turn came?
Ans: Mandela pledged to obey and uphold the constitution. He also pledged to devote himself to the well being of the Republic and her people.
Q.9. What does Mandela say about the spectacular array as they saw lifting their eyes?
Ans: The array was created by South African jets, helicopters and troop carriers as they flew roaring over the Union Buildings. Mandela says that it was not only a display of pinpoint precision but a demonstration of military's loyality to democracy and the newly elected government.
Q.10. What does Manela say about the Generals of the South African defence force and police?
Ans: Mandela says that only moments before the inauguration ceremoney the Generals saluted him and pledged their loyality. Their breasts were decorated with ribbons and medals of good by days. Mandela also said that many years before they would not have saluted but arrested him.
Q.11. What does Mandela say about the wealth of his country? Ans: Mandela says that his country is rich in minerals and gems, that lie beneath her soil. But he knew that the greatest wealth is her people. He calls them finer and truer than the purest diamond.
Q.12. "In life, everyman has twin obligations"- What are the two obligations?
Ans: The two obligations are (i) one's obligations to his family- to his parents, to his wife and children and (ii) ones obligations to his people, his community.
Q.13. How can one fulfil his twin obligations in a civil society?
Ans: In a civil society one can fulfil the twin obligations according to one's own inclinations and abilities.
Q.14. Who were made to live an existence of secrecy and rebellion in South Africa?
Ans: In South Africa a man who had tried to fulfil his duty towards his people were surely ripped off from his family and home and forced to
live a life apart, an existence of secrecy and rebellion.
SEBA HSLC 10th Nelson Mandela Long walk to freedom Question Answer & Important Solution 2023
Q.15. What did Mandela find when he attempted to serve his people? Ans: Attempting to serve his people Mandela found that he was prevented from-fulfilling his obligations as a son, a brother, a father and a husband.
Q.16. What sorts of freedom did Mandela enjoy during his boyhood?
Ans: As a boy Mandela felt that he was born free. During his boyhood days Mandela had the freedom of running in the field near his mother's hut, swimming in the stream flowing through the village, roasting maize under the open sky and riding on the broad backs of slow moving bulls.
Q.17. When did Mandela began to hunger for freedom?
Ans: It was only when Mandela began to learn that his boyhood freedom was an illusion, and as a young man when he discovered that his freedom had already been taken away from him, he began to hunger for it.
Q.18. What basic and honourable freedom did Mandela yearn for? Ans: The basic and honourable freedoms Mandela yearned for were achieving his potential, of earning his keep, of marrying and having a family and the freedom not to be obstructued in a lawful life.
Q.19. When did Mandela join the African National Congress?
Ans: In course of time slowly Mandela realised that not only was he not free, but his brothers and sisters were also not free. He found that not only his freedom was curtailed but everyone's freedom was also curtailed. Then he joined the African National Congress.
Q.20. What did transform young Mandela?
Ans: Desire for the freedom of the people to live with dignity and self respect animated Mandela's life and transformed him into a criminal.
Q.21. 'Freedom is indivisible' how does Mandela explain this?
Ans: Freedom, according to Mandela is a united whole and indivisible. He explains that chains on any one of his people were the chains on all of them, and the chains on all his people were the chains on him.
C. Long Answer Type Questions and Answers Bearing 5-7 marks)
Q.1. Give a brief description of the inauguration?
Ans. The inauguration ceremony was held on tenth May. It was a bright and clear autumn day. It was to be largest gathering of international leaders on South African soil. The ceremonies were held in the lovely sand stone amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. A rainbow gathering of different colours and nations for the installation of South Africa's first democratic non-racial government. Mandela was accompanied by his daughter Zenani. On the podium were sworn Mr.de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki as the second and the first Deputy President respectively. Mandela took his oath as the President. Mandela delivered a brief speech. Thereafter a spectacular array was made by the South African jets, helicopters and troop carriers playing over the Union buildings. After that Impala jets created the image symbolising the new South African flag. At last two national anthemes were sung by the whites and the blacks.
Q.2. Give a summary of Mandela's speech delivered in the inauguration.
Ans: Mandela said that they had all assembled there to confer glory and hope to a new born liverty. Out of prolong experience of human disaster a new society would born of which humanity would be proud of. The people who were outlaws had been given the scope to host the nations of the world in their own soil. Mandela thanked the international guests for their presence. He thanked them for coming to take possession of the common victory for justice for peace, for human dignity. He thanked them for their presence to share the joys of South African people. They had at last gained their political freedom. Mandela was pleased to liberate their people from bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering and all kinds of discrimination. He assured that never again the people of his country would experience oppression of by another. The sun would never set on so glorious a human achievement. He concluded wishing freedom to reign and God's blessing for Africa.
Q.3. Briefly describe the spectacular array of South African jets and the behaviour of the highest Generals.
Ans: A few moments after Mandela's speech the South Africa jets, helicopters and troop carriers roared over the Union Buildings in perfect formation. It was not only a display of perfect precison and military - force but it was also a demonstration of militarys loyality to the fairly elected new government.
Moments before the highest Generals of the South African defence force and police saluted Mandela to express their loyality to him. Of course, he knew that many years before they would not have saluted but arrested him. Finally a chevron of Impala jets left a smoke of the black, red, green, blue and gold of the new South African flag.
Q.4. "On the days of the inauguration, I was overwhelmened with a sense of history." What sense of history overwhelmed Mandela?
Ans: In the first decade of the twentieth century the whitemen in South Arfica patched up their differences. They created a system of racial domination against the dark skined people of their own country. That structure created by them formed the basis of one of the harshest and most inhuman society in the world. In the last decade of the twentieth century that system has been replaced. The new system recognised the rights and freedom of all people regardless of their skin colour. Mandela also remembered the sacrifices of those thousands of people whose courage and suffering could never be counted or repaid. Mandela felt himself the sum of those African patriots who had gone before him. Mandela was pained thinking of those patriots who were not there to be thanked or to see the result of thier sacrifice. The policy of Apartheid created a deep wound on South africa and it would take many years to recover from them. That cruel rule gave birth to a number of patriots of extraordinary courage and their like might never be known again. Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulus, Chief Luthuli are a few of such great patriots.
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Q.5. "I knew that the oppressior must be liberated." What does Mandela mean by this?
Ans. Mandela by the above quoted statement means to say that liberty is every man's birth right irrespective of gender and skin colour. The man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred. He is imprisoned behind the bars of prejudice and narrowmindedness. One who takes away some one's freedom is not free. He is like one whose freedom has been taken away from him. The oppressed and the appressor alike are robbed of their humanity. The oppressed suffer from a sense of deprivation and the oppressor suffers from a guilty sense of exploitation. Because the oppressor knows that he deprives a fellowman from the same right he himself enjoys.
Q.6. "The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity."Explain.
Ans.: Same as in Q. No. 5.
Mandela by the above quoted statement means to say that liberty is every man's birth right irrespective of gender and skin colour. The man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred. He is imprisoned behind the bars of prejudice and narrow mindedness. One who takes away some one's freedom is not free. He is like one whose freedom has been taken away from him. The oppressed and the appressor alike are robbed of their humanity. The oppressed suffer from a sense of deprivation and the oppressor suffers from a guilty sense of exploitation. Because the oppressor knows that he deprives a fellowman from the same right he himself enjoys.
SEBA HSLC 10th Nelson Mandela Long walk to freedom Question Answer & Important Solution 2023
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