Question 1

Nelson Mandela had a degree in literature.

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False

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True

Question 2

Nelson Mandela was engaged in ____________ against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies.

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resistance

Question 3

What was Nelson Mandela acquitted of in 1961?

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treason

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murder

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manslaughter

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robbery

Question 4

What does Mandela's Xhosa name mean?

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troublemaker

Question 5

What does a "military wing" refer to?

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a part of the party that would use violent tactics

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a part of the party that would use weaponized pigeons

Question 6

What does hard labor refer to?

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Hard labor or labour is another term for penal labour, punishment combining imprisonment with arduous manual labor.

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Hard labor or labour is another term for voluntary labour, punishment combining imprisonment with voluntary manual labor.

Question 7

Which of the following sentences describing Mandela's "criminal" history is correct?

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Mandela was first arrested for treason but then was acquitted. He was then arrested and sentenced to five years hard labor. However after that his sentence was changed to one of life imprisonment.

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Mandela was first arrested for armed resistance but then was acquitted. He was then arrested and sentenced to four years hard labor. However after that his sentence was changed to one of life imprisonment.

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Mandela was first arrested for peaceful resistance but then was acquitted. He was then arrested and sentenced to five years hard labor. However after that his sentence was changed to one of life imprisonment.

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Mandela was only arrested for treason but then was acquitted. He was then sentenced to five years hard labor. However after that his sentence was changed to one of life imprisonment.

Question 8

Why did Mandela become a symbol of resistance according to paragraph 3?

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He stayed in prison even if he could have left had he changed his political position.

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He was the only Black leader in prison at the time.

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He fought against apartheid for 27 years.

Question 9

What did Mandela do after his release?

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he continued fighting for his goals

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he had a fight with his lifelong friend

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he became president of Africa

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he strove to get revenge

Question 10

According to the text, what was the purpose of Umkhonto we Sizwe?

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to use violent tactics in their resistance against apartheid

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to include more and more people in their resistance against apartheid

Question 11

What role did Mandela play in the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe?

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This group was formed based on Mandela's proposal to use these tactics and the ANC's unwillingness to take those measures directly.

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This group was formed under Mandela's leadership and desire to use these tactics and the ANC's unwillingness to take those measures directly.

Question 12

Based on the context, what does the word resistance mean in the first paragraph of Biography of Nelson Mandela?

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It means the act of opposing policies and laws and working to end them, specifically to the opposition of apartheid in South Africa.

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It means the act of resisting change and working to end it, specifically to the opposition of apartheid in South Africa.

Question 13

How did the ruling party view Mandela?

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a criminal and a threat.

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a hero and a symbol of freedom.

Question 14

Organize the following summary of events that led up to Mandela's life sentence.

Question 15

What effect did Mandela's reputation in prison most likely have on later events?

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His reputation was likely an important reason he was elected president of the African National Congress after his release from prison.

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His reputation was likely an important reason he was elected a member of the United Nations after his release from prison.

Question 16

When did Mandela start writing his autobiography?

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when he was in prison

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when he was born

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when he was in university

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when he got out of prison

Question 17

Why does Mandela say he was "born free"

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he spent his childhood playing

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his mother was a queen of the Tembu tribe

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he spent his childhood outside of South Africa

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he was not born under Apartheid

Question 18

When did Mandela realize that he was not free?

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when he was a university student

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when he was a child

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when he became an old man

Question 19

What does the word "transitory" indicate about the freedoms mentioned in paragraph 2?

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"transitory" means "temporary", so it indicates they come and go

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"transitory" means "temporary", so it indicates they will only last a short time

Question 20

If you "curtail" someone's freedom...

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it means you limit it

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it means you take it away

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it means you steal it

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it means you give it back

Question 21

Why does Mandela use the metaphor "hunger for freedom"?

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to express how freedom was like food, something necessary for life

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to show how he was poor when he was growing up

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to convey how hunger made the people angry and ready to fight

Question 22

Mandela says that his "desire the freedom of [his] people to live their lives with dignity and self-respect that _____________ [his] life."

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animated

Question 23

What does the phrase "Freedom is indivisible" refer to?

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freedom cannot be divided; freedom cannot be given only to a few

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freedom doesn't divide people; it only brings them together

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freedom cannot be separated from chains; they must be kept together

Question 24

Why does Mandela say both the "oppressor" and the "oppressed" must be "liberated"?

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neither is free because they are both robbed of their humanity

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neither is free because they are both held in the same jail

Question 25

Which of the following phrases best matches Mandela's definition of freedom?

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Freedom is to live in a way that respects the freedom of others.

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Freedom is to cast of one's chains and never go back.

Question 26

Which sentence below best describes the metaphor Mandela is using in paragraph 6?

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He is comparing his mission in life to a long walk that he is on.

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He is comparing freedom to a great hill he needs to climb.

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He is comparing the difficulties in life to hills he needs to get off of.

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He is comparing walking to a journey with many missteps.

Question 27

Match the following pairs of opposites that Mandela uses to describe the transformations in his life.

Question 28

A word that characterized Mandela's leadership and his government, which also means a situation in which two people or groups of people become friendly again after they have argued is...

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reconciliation

Question 29

Recognizing that history is often written by the winners leads to a better understanding o what really happened.

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true

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false

Question 30

History is simply a series of things that happened and is not shaped by many factors, not even economic, social, political, and cultural forces.

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false

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true

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