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NELSON MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract
(A) “We, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the
nations if 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.”
I 1. The guests at the spectacular ceremony are being called distinguished because they
a) they have been invited as guests to attend it.
b) they are eminent world leaders witnessing it.
c) they are visiting the country for this purpose.
d) they have resumed diplomatic relations with the country.

ii It is a victory for ‘human dignity’. Pick the option that lists the correct answer for what ‘human
dignity’ would include.
a) i) equality ii) liberty iii) indecency
b) i) liberty ii) indecency iii) self-respect
c) i) immorality ii) self-respect iii) equality
d) i) equality ii) liberty iii) self-respect

iii Why does the speaker say that it is a ‘rare privilege’?
He says this as they have
a) been deprived of this honour.
b) seldom been given this honour.
c) experienced it for the first time.
d) been chosen over other countries, for this honour.

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

a) i) emotional ii) elated iii) unmindful
b) i) elated ii) unmindful iii) overwhelmed
c) i) overwhelmed ii) elated iii) honoured
d) i) elated ii) honoured iii) unmindful

v Pick the option that showcases the usage of ‘host’ as in the extract.
a) He was praised for his hospitality as the host of the party.
b) She was able to host the event without any hindrance.
c) She met the host and apologised for her friend’s misbehaviour.
d) He is the best host that one can ever come across.

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