Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Question 1.
Where did the oath-taking ceremony take place?
Answer:
The oath-taking ceremony took place in Union Buildings of Pretoria.
Question 2.
What ideals did Mandela set out for the future of South Africa in his speech?
Answer:
Mandela set out ideals for the future of South Africa because he had deep feelings
for his country and countrymen. He pledged to liberate all the people from poverty,
deprivation and discrimination.
Question 3.
How, according to Mandela, had apartheid policy affected South Africa?
Answer:
Apartheid policy had affected South Africa deeply. It had created a deep and lasting
wound in the country and its people. It will take a long time to heal this wound.
Question 4.
What did Mandela think about the oppressor and the oppressed?
Answer:
Mandela thought about the oppressor and the oppressed that both are robbed
equally. A mail who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred. In the
same way, if his freedom is taken away, they both are without freedom. So both of
them must be liberated.
Question 5.
What according to Mandela, is ‘true-freedom’?
Answer:
According to Mandela, true freedom means freedom not to be obstructed in leading
a lawful life.
Question 6.
How did ‘hunger for freedom’ change Mandela’s life?
Answer:
In the beginning of his life, Mandela was not aware about freedom. Later, Mandela
found that his freedom had been taken away from him. As a student, he wanted
freedom only for himself but slowly his own freedom became the greater hunger for
the freedom of his people. This changed him completely.
, Question 7.
What are the ‘twin obligations’ referred to by Nelson Mandela?
Answer:
According to Nelson Mandela, every man has two obligations in life. The first
obligation is to his family, to his parents, wife and children. Secondly, he has an
obligation to his country, people, and community.
Question 8.
Could a man. according to Mandela, fulfil these twin obligations in a country like
South Africa?
Answer:
No, these twin obligations could not be fulfilled by a man, in a country like South
Africa, according to Mandela. It was because a man of dark colour who attempted
just to live as a human being was punished and isolated in the country.
Question 9.
What is the meaning of courage to Mandela?
Answer:
According to Mandela, courage was not the absence of fear, but triumph over it. The
brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Mandela learned the true meaning of courage from his comrades in the struggle.
Question 10.
What was unique in the inauguration ceremony?
Answer:
The inauguration ceremony took place in the amphitheatre formed by the Union
Buildings in Pretoria. For decades, this had been the seat of white supremacy. Now
it was the oath taking ceremony day for South Africa’s first democratic, non-racial
government. It was really a unique occasion.
Question 11.
Describe the inauguration ceremony in simple words?
Answer:
It was the day of 10th May, 1994. The first democratic, non- racial government was
to be installed. Dignitaries from different countries participated in the ceremony.
South African men, women and children of all races were present there.
Question 12.
What promises did Mandela make to his people in the oath-taking speech?
Answer:
In the oath-taking speech, Mandela promised that the country shall not again
experience the oppression of one by another.
Question 13.
What did Mandela say about the future of the country in his speech?
Answer:
In his speech, Nelson Mandela said, “I see a bright future of the country. Now no one
Question 1.
Where did the oath-taking ceremony take place?
Answer:
The oath-taking ceremony took place in Union Buildings of Pretoria.
Question 2.
What ideals did Mandela set out for the future of South Africa in his speech?
Answer:
Mandela set out ideals for the future of South Africa because he had deep feelings
for his country and countrymen. He pledged to liberate all the people from poverty,
deprivation and discrimination.
Question 3.
How, according to Mandela, had apartheid policy affected South Africa?
Answer:
Apartheid policy had affected South Africa deeply. It had created a deep and lasting
wound in the country and its people. It will take a long time to heal this wound.
Question 4.
What did Mandela think about the oppressor and the oppressed?
Answer:
Mandela thought about the oppressor and the oppressed that both are robbed
equally. A mail who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred. In the
same way, if his freedom is taken away, they both are without freedom. So both of
them must be liberated.
Question 5.
What according to Mandela, is ‘true-freedom’?
Answer:
According to Mandela, true freedom means freedom not to be obstructed in leading
a lawful life.
Question 6.
How did ‘hunger for freedom’ change Mandela’s life?
Answer:
In the beginning of his life, Mandela was not aware about freedom. Later, Mandela
found that his freedom had been taken away from him. As a student, he wanted
freedom only for himself but slowly his own freedom became the greater hunger for
the freedom of his people. This changed him completely.
, Question 7.
What are the ‘twin obligations’ referred to by Nelson Mandela?
Answer:
According to Nelson Mandela, every man has two obligations in life. The first
obligation is to his family, to his parents, wife and children. Secondly, he has an
obligation to his country, people, and community.
Question 8.
Could a man. according to Mandela, fulfil these twin obligations in a country like
South Africa?
Answer:
No, these twin obligations could not be fulfilled by a man, in a country like South
Africa, according to Mandela. It was because a man of dark colour who attempted
just to live as a human being was punished and isolated in the country.
Question 9.
What is the meaning of courage to Mandela?
Answer:
According to Mandela, courage was not the absence of fear, but triumph over it. The
brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Mandela learned the true meaning of courage from his comrades in the struggle.
Question 10.
What was unique in the inauguration ceremony?
Answer:
The inauguration ceremony took place in the amphitheatre formed by the Union
Buildings in Pretoria. For decades, this had been the seat of white supremacy. Now
it was the oath taking ceremony day for South Africa’s first democratic, non-racial
government. It was really a unique occasion.
Question 11.
Describe the inauguration ceremony in simple words?
Answer:
It was the day of 10th May, 1994. The first democratic, non- racial government was
to be installed. Dignitaries from different countries participated in the ceremony.
South African men, women and children of all races were present there.
Question 12.
What promises did Mandela make to his people in the oath-taking speech?
Answer:
In the oath-taking speech, Mandela promised that the country shall not again
experience the oppression of one by another.
Question 13.
What did Mandela say about the future of the country in his speech?
Answer:
In his speech, Nelson Mandela said, “I see a bright future of the country. Now no one
