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Rowena Akinyemi
Author

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Places
Choose the best answer.
1 Nelson Mandela was born in a village _____.
a □ near Johannesburg b □ in the Transkei
province c □ on Robben Island d □ in
Swaziland
2 The government forced Africans out of their
homes in _____.
a □ Qunu b □ Orlando c □ Soweto
d □ Sophiatown
3 In 1960, sixty-nine people were killed by the
police at _____.
a □ Sharpeville b □ Pretoria c □ Lilliesleaf
d □ Robben Island
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
4 Members of the MK made plans for sabotage at
_____ farm.
a □ Sophiatown b □ Lilliesleaf c □ Durban
d □ Qunu
TEST
5 Mandela, Sisulu and others were found guilty of
sabotage at the _____ Trial.
a □ London b □ Pretoria c □ Kimberley
d □ Rivonia
6 At Robben Island, the political prisoners worked
at the _____ for many years.
a □ library b □ kitchen c □ quarry d □ factory
7 In the 1960s and 1970s, millions of black
Africans had to move to _____.
a □ Bantustans b □ the coast c □ cities
d □ farms
8 People in South Africa call Johannesburg the
‘city of _____’.
a □ sunshine b □ gold c □ freedom d □ silver
9 The _____ Mountain in Cape Town is over
1,000 metres high.
a □ House b □ Chair c □ Shelf d □ Table
10 When Mandela visited London in 2006, he
spoke to a big crowd in _____.
a □ Hyde Park b □ Piccadilly Circus
c □ Trafalgar Square d □ Buckingham Palace
20 marks
People
Choose the best answer.
11 Nelson Mandela was born in _____.
a □ 1898 b □ 1901 c □ 1918 d □ 1938
12 When Mandela was seven, his _____ gave him
the name Nelson.
a □ brother b □ doctor c □ mother
d □ teacher
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13 Nelson ran away from his uncle’s house because
he didn’t _____.
a □ like the food b □ want to marry
c □ want to study d □ like his uncle
14 Mandela’s first wife Evelyn left him and became
more involved with _____.
a □ her church b □ making money
c □ politics d □ her friends
15 Mandela’s second wife was called _____.
a □ Winnie b □ Mandy c □ Albertina
d □ Mary
16 After his trial, Denis Goldberg was not sent to
Robben Island prison because he was _____.
a □ too old b □ not guilty c □ ill d □ white
17 Mandela called the book of his life story _____
Freedom.
a □ The Road to b □ Waiting for c □ Long
Walk to d □ The Struggle for
18 _____ Desmond Tutu was given the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1984.
a □ Judge b □ Archbishop c □ General
d □ Prime Minister
19 In 1990, President _____ told Mandela that he
was going to be released.
a □ Vorster b □ Botha c □ de Klerk
d □ Nehru
20 In 2005, Mandela’s son Makgatho died _____.
a □ of Aids b □ in a plane crash c □ in
prison d □ of heart disease
20 marks
Facts
Choose the best answer.
21 The Afrikaans language is similar to _____.
a □ Arabic b □ English c □ Xhosa
d □ Dutch
22 In 1936, a law forced African men to carry
_____ if they wanted to travel.
a □ money b □ a gun c □ a pass
d □ a driving licence
23 Mandela’s first job in Johannesburg was as a
guard at a _____.
a □ gold mine b □ government office
c □ factory d □ police station
24 Mandela studied _____ in the evenings at the
University of Witwatersrand.
a □ engineering b □ law c □ French
d □ philosophy
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25 In 1961, the leader of _____ received the Nobel
Peace Prize.
a □ the ANC b □ the Black Consciousness
Movement c □ the MK d □ the Communist
Party
26 At the end of the Rivonia Trial, the sentence for
the accused was _____.
a □ to leave South Africa b □ to pay the
government a lot of money c □ life in prison
d □ death
27 The cells at Robben Island prison were about
_____ metres square.
a □ three b □ four c □ two d □ ten
28 Mandela was prisoner number 466/_____ at
Robben Island.
a □ 48 b □ 64 c □ 99 d □ 02
29 Political prisoners at Robben Island could write
one letter every _____.
a □ six months b □ week c □ year d □ month
30 The national song of South Africa is _____.
a □ Africa For Ever b □ Our Country is Great
c □ Long Live Nelson Mandela d □ God Bless
Africa
20 marks
Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 to decide that something is not allowed
a □ ban b □ share c □ force d □ elect
32 things that happened in the past
a □ story b □ protest c □ system d □ history
33 a small room in a prison
a □ quarry b □ cell c □ province d □ mine
34 to write your name on a document to show you
agree
a □ release b □ sign c □ share d □ forbid
35 something that can hurt people (like a gun,
knife or spear)
a □ weapon b □ truck c □ guard d □ system
36 money that will be used for something special
(for example to help sick children)
a □ campaign b □ wealth c □ fund
d □ concert
37 when you have done something against the law
a □ accused b □ equal c □ underground
d □ guilty
38 to choose a leader by taking part in an election
a □ sabotage b □ vote c □ share
d □ negotiate
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39 the person in a court who decides what the
punishment will be
a □ lawyer b □ visitor c □ judge d □ guard
40 to speak or act (maybe in a group) against
something you disagree with
a □ force b □ charge c □ protest d □ elect
20 marks
Events
Choose the best answer.
41 The first white people to come to southern
Africa were mostly from Britain and _____.
a □ the USA b □ Holland c □ Italy d □ France
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42 In 1952, Mandela worked on the ‘_____
Campaign’ against unfair laws.
a □ Defiance b □ Angry c □ Violent
d □ Africa
TEST
43 In 1961, Mandela organized a new group called
‘_____ of the Nation’.
a □ Gun b □ Bomb c □ Knife d □ Spear
44 At first, the food in Robben Island was mostly
_____.
a □ fruit b □ meat c □ fish d □ porridge
45 Each cell in Robben Island had a _____ that was
never turned off.
a □ heater b □ television c □ light d □ radio
46 In prison, Mandela wrote his life story and hid
the pages _____.
a □ under his bed b □ in the prison garden
c □ in his clothes d □ in the prison kitchen
47 Mandela learned _____ in prison so he could
talk to the guards.
a □ Afrikaans b □ German c □ English
d □ Xhosa
48 In Pollsmoor, Mandela kissed his wife for the
first time for _____.
a □ eleven years b □ forty-one years
c □ a year d □ twenty-one years
49 In the 1994 elections, the ANC got about _____
per cent of the votes.
a □ 25 b □ 41 c □ 63 d □ 89
50 Many people told the Truth and _____
Committee about their terrible experiences.
a □ Justice b □ Reconciliation
c □ Punishment d □ Friendship
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