Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom MCQs | Class 10 English Quiz

We, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations of the world on our own soil. 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 justice, for peace, for human dignity.

The guests at the spectacular ceremony are called distinguished because they

“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. At first as a student I wanted freedom only for myself, the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night, read what I pleased and go where I chose. Later, as a young man in Johannesburg, I yearned for the basic and honorable freedoms...”

Choose the option that best fits the usage of the word ‘illusion’ as used in the extract.

We, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations of the world on our own soil. 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 justice, for peace, for human dignity.

How do you think the speaker feels? Choose the option that best fits his state of mind.

Mandela refers to liberty as “newborn” because it

“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. At first as a student I wanted freedom only for myself, the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night, read what I pleased and go where I chose. Later, as a young man in Johannesburg, I yearned for the basic and honorable freedoms...”

Why do you think the speaker mentions some freedoms as ‘transitory’?

Which of these lines from 'A Long Walk to Freedom' hints at the end of apartheid in South Africa?

When Nelson Mandela says, “I have seen men and women risk and give their lives for an idea.”, he means that they are _____.

Mandela talks about how oppression turns the oppressor into a prisoner of hatred. What does this suggest?

The inauguration ceremony in South Africa was attended by world leaders, symbolizing the end of racial discrimination. What does this event teach us about global unity?

According to Mandela, what is every man’s twin obligation?

We, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations of the world on our own soil. 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 justice, for peace, for human dignity.

Pick the option that showcases the usage of ‘host’ as in the extract.

“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. At first as a student I wanted freedom only for myself, the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night, read what I pleased and go where I chose. Later, as a young man in Johannesburg, I yearned for the basic and honorable freedoms...”

A part of the extract has been paraphrased. Choose the option that includes the most appropriate solution to the blanks in the given paraphrase of the extract.

The speaker’s belief about freedom, since childhood proved false. It was not until the speaker grew up to be a young man when it (i) __________________ on him that he was (ii) ________________ of freedom. Then he began (iii) __________________ it.

We, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations of the world on our own soil. 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 justice, for peace, for human dignity.

It is a victory for ‘human dignity’. Pick the option that lists the correct answer for what ‘human dignity’ would include.

Men of such extraordinary courage refers to the people who………………..

“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. At first as a student I wanted freedom only for myself, the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night, read what I pleased and go where I chose. Later, as a young man in Johannesburg, I yearned for the basic and honorable freedoms...”

The title that best suits this extract is