🕊️ Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Class 10 English Chapter Summary, Questions & Answers
Lesson 2 – Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (First Flight Class 10) is a moving and inspirational chapter based on the real-life experiences of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first Black President.
This lesson teaches us about freedom, equality, courage, and forgiveness — values that changed the history of South Africa and inspired the world.
Questions & Answers
🏛️ Where did the ceremonies take place? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstone?
Ans: The ceremonies took place in the campus of the Union Buildings in Pretoria. In India, Rashtrapati
Bhawan and Red Fort are some of the buildings made of sandstone.
🌍 What does Mandela thank the international leaders for?
Ans: Mandela thanks the international leaders for attending his swearing-in ceremony as the President
of South Africa.
🌈 What ideals does he set out for the future of South Africa?
Ans: He sets out the ideals of liberating people from poverty, suffering, deprivation and discrimination
for the future of South Africa.
🎖️ What do the military generals do? How has their attitude changed, and why?
Ans: Military generals salute Mr. Mandela because now he is the President of South Africa. They would
have arrested him a few years ago.
🎵 Why were two national anthems sung?
Ans: The two national anthems were sung to symbolize the equality of blocks and whites.
💪 What does courage mean to Mandela?
Ans: For Mandela, courage is not the absence of fear but a victory over it.
❤️ Which does he think is natural, to love or to hate?
Ans: For Mandela, to love is more natural than to hate.
👨👩👧👦 What “twin obligations” does Mandela mention?
Ans: The “twin obligations” that Mandela mentions are “obligation to family” and “obligation to
community”.
🌐 Why did such a large number of international leaders attend the inauguration? What did it signify the triumph of?
Ans: A large number of international leaders attended the inauguration to show their support to end the ‘Apartheid’ system. It signified the triumph of justice, equality and dignity.
🔥 How did Mandela’s hunger for freedom change his life?
Ans: Mandela realized in his youth that it was not a matter of his freedom alone but of all black people.
This changed his life.
🕊️ What Mandela thought about the oppressor?
Ans: Mandela thinks that the oppressor is also not free because he is the prisoner of hatred.
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