Question 1

Who was Francois Pienaar?

Accepted Answer

The captain of the South African rugby team

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The best player of the Springboks

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The manager of the South African rugby team

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The Springboks quarterback

Question 2

Why does the text say "Both being Afrikaners, they immediately started engaging him animatedly on rugby"?

Accepted Answer

Rugby was something that most Afrikaners were known to like

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Rugby was something that everyone in South Africa cheered for

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Rugby was something that everyone in South Africa had heard about

Question 3

What word from paragraph 1 means empty?

Accepted Answer

bare

Question 4

How did François Pienaar feel when he was about to meet Mandela?

Accepted Answer

nervous

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excited

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scared

Question 5

Which of the following excerpts from the text tell you Francois Pienaar felt positively about Mandela before meeting him?

Accepted Answer

"I was in awe of him."

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"...his palms sweating."

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"the whole stadium reverberating."

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"...you are safe."

Question 6

What is meant by "old South Africa and and new" in paragraph 2?

Accepted Answer

what the Afrikaners valued and what the black people valued

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what the British thought was beautiful and what the Afrikaners thought was beautiful

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the old system of government versus the new system of government

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the old system of Apartheid and the injustices it caused

Question 7

What word from paragraph 4 means the act of bringing a country together?

Accepted Answer

unification

Question 8

Which of the excerpts from the text below best support the idea that Mandela had a plan to use rugby as a way of uniting the country?

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For what Mandela had reckoned, in that half instinctive, half calculating way of his, was that the World Cup might prove helpful in the great challenge of national unification that still lay ahead.

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Mandela never made his purpose overt in that first meeting with Pienaar, but he did edge closer to the main theme when he switched the conversation to his memories of the Barcelona Olympic Games, which he had attended in 1992 and recalled with great enthusiasm.

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The time had come, as Mandela explained to his guest, to abandon the old perception of the Springbok rugby team as “enemies” and see them as compatriots and friends.

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I concentrated in our meeting on complimenting him for the role which he was playing and which he could play. And I briefed him on what I was doing about sports and why I was doing so. And I found him a highly intelligent person.

Question 9

How was the Springbok rugby team viewed after unification?

Accepted Answer

ascompatriots

Question 10

How was the Springbok rugby team viewed before unification?

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asenemies

Question 11

Who was Morné du Plessis?

Accepted Answer

the Springbok team manager

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the physical therapist for the Springboks

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the rugby coach for the Springboks

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the Springbok team owner

Question 12

Why do you think Morne du Plessis came up with the idea of having them visit Robben Island?

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He thought it would do the team good to see that prisoners that cheered for them were of many different races

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He thought it would do the team good to see where Mandela was imprisoned and feel sorry for him

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He thought they needed to understand that they could have ended up in prison too and should be grateful

Question 13

What is the Mandela factor mentioned in the text?

Accepted Answer

Knowing Mandela wanted them to win made them play better

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The fact that they knew Mandela was imprisoned in a cell that was so small but they were so tall so they understood.

Question 14

How did the players improve because of Mandela? Check all that apply.

Question 15

How many years did Mandela spend in the Robben Island cell?

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18

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27

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None

Question 16

Why was James Small particularly moved during the visit?

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He realizes that he could have ended up in the same place.

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He sees a family member that was also imprisoned there.

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He pities all the men and women of color who are confined there.

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He is extremely sad about what happened to Mandela.

Question 17

In which of the movie stills below does François Pienaar stretch out his arms?

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https://uploads.quizalize.com/dfc0a580-62e3-4c9c-a091-7bc926622347/question/50bae8a1b547e799202318c12cb2bc440de8d9e4.jpg

Answer

https://uploads.quizalize.com/dfc0a580-62e3-4c9c-a091-7bc926622347/question/1db0f56f977340c7c0ab248da9b84b11a7f0f557.jpg

Answer

https://uploads.quizalize.com/dfc0a580-62e3-4c9c-a091-7bc926622347/question/a22c6dc395ecccd4e941b0a6baae7b656d38d134.jpg

Question 18

Which of the movie stills below matches this quote: You have a very difficult job.

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https://uploads.quizalize.com/dfc0a580-62e3-4c9c-a091-7bc926622347/question/1db0f56f977340c7c0ab248da9b84b11a7f0f557.jpg

Answer

https://uploads.quizalize.com/dfc0a580-62e3-4c9c-a091-7bc926622347/question/50bae8a1b547e799202318c12cb2bc440de8d9e4.jpg

Answer

https://uploads.quizalize.com/dfc0a580-62e3-4c9c-a091-7bc926622347/question/a22c6dc395ecccd4e941b0a6baae7b656d38d134.jpg

Question 19

Which of the movie stills below matches this quote: I am the master of my fate / I am the captain of my soul?

Accepted Answer

https://uploads.quizalize.com/dfc0a580-62e3-4c9c-a091-7bc926622347/question/50bae8a1b547e799202318c12cb2bc440de8d9e4.jpg

Answer

https://uploads.quizalize.com/dfc0a580-62e3-4c9c-a091-7bc926622347/question/a22c6dc395ecccd4e941b0a6baae7b656d38d134.jpg

Answer

https://uploads.quizalize.com/dfc0a580-62e3-4c9c-a091-7bc926622347/question/1db0f56f977340c7c0ab248da9b84b11a7f0f557.jpg

Question 20

What did Mandela do after the team won?

Accepted Answer

He went down to the podium to hand over the cup to François.

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He chanted, "Nelson! Nelson! Nelson" with everybody else.

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He answered reporter's questions about the meaning of the word cup.

Question 21

When Mandela and Pienaar speak to each other they both,

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thank the other.

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hug and don't say anything.

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congratulate the other.

Question 22

What does prodigal in paragraph 7 refer to?

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someone who has become favored again

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someone who has lost a game

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someone who has won a game

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someone who has never had favor

Question 23

Why is is important that Mandela handed the cup to Pienaar?

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the crowd viewed them both as symbols: Mandela was the people's choice and Pienaar was a symbol of how Afrikaners also had a pace in the new South Africa

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the crowd viewed them both as heroes: Mandela won the war against Apartheid and Pienaar won the world cup

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the crowd viewed them both as symbols: Mandela was only the black people's choice and he was showing that he approved of Pienaar so they would approve of him too

Question 24

What is depicted in the film below?

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worldcupvictory

Question 25

Why does the excerpt end with the words "there wasn't a dry eye in the house"?

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it's an expression that means everyone was moved and emotional

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it's an expression that means everyone got wet because of the rain

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it's an expression that means everyone was happy and laughing

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it's an expression that means everyone was looking at the winners

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