1. How was the morning of tenth May?
Ans : The morning of tenth May was bright and clear.
2. How had Mandela spent the past few days?
Ans : Mandela had spent few days besieged by dignitaries and world leaders.
3. Why were the dignitaries and world leaders coming?
Ans : The dignitaries and world leaders were coming to pay their respects before the inauguration.
4. Where were the inauguration ceremonies held?
Ans : The inauguration ceremonies were held in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre formed by the Union Building in Pretoria.
5. What is an amphitheatre?
Ans : An amphitheatre is a building without a roof, with many rows of seats rising in steps.
6. Why was the inauguration ceremony held?
Ans : The inauguration ceremony was held on the occasion of the installation of South Africa first democratic, non racial government.
7. In which season was the inauguration ceremony held?
Ans : The inauguration ceremony was held in autumn season.
8. Who is Zenani?
Ans : Zenani was Mandela's daughter.
9. Who accompanied Mandela?
Ans : Zenani, his daughter accompanied Mandela.
10. Who was first sworn in on the podium and as what?
Ans : On the podium, Mr de Klerk was first sworn in as second deputy president.
11. Who was sworn is as the first Deputy President?
Ans : Thabo Mbeki was sworn as the first Deputy President.
12. "Let freedom reign. God bless Africa." Who said this?
And : Nelson Mandela said the line.
13. What national anthem was sung by the whites?
Ans : "Nkosi Sikekel -iAfrica" the national anthem was sung by the whites.
14. What was the national anthem sung by the blacks?
Ans : The "Die Stem" was the national anthem sung by the blacks.
15. What did overwhelm Mandela on the day of the inauguration?
Ans : A sense of history overwhelmed Mandela on the day of the inauguration.
16. When did the Anglo Boer War take place?
Ans : The Anglo Boer War took place in the first decade of the twentieth century before Mandela's birth.
17. How old was Mandela in the last decade of the twentieth century?
Ans: Mandela was eighty years old in the last decade of the twentieth century.
18. What pained Mandela on the day of the inauguration?
Ans : On the of inauguration, the thought of being unable to thank the patriots who laid down their lives for the country pained Mandela.
19. Name two patriots before Mandela.
Ans : Two patriots before Mandela were Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulus.
20. What according to Mandela was the greatest wealth of his country?
Ans : According to Mandela, the people of the country were the greatest wealth of his country.
21. How rich was South Africa in national resources?
Ans : South Africa was rich in national resources as it had minerals and gems in it.
22. From whom did Mandela learn the meaning of courage?
Ans : Mandela learnt the meaning of courage from the comrades in struggle.
23. What does Mandela mean by courage?
Ans : By courage, Mandela means not the absence of fear; but the triumph over it.
24. Who, according to Mandela, is a brave man?
Ans : According to Mandela, the brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
25. What comes naturally, love or hate?
Ans : Love comes naturally.
26. Where did Mandela see a glimmer of humanity in one of the guards of the prison?
Ans : In prison, Mandela saw a glimmer of humanity in one of the guards of the prison.
27. What does Mandela say about man's goodness?
Ans : About man's goodness, Mandela says that it's a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
28. How many obligations does a man have in life?
Ans : A man has twin obligations in life.
29. In what kind of society a person can fulfill twin obligations?
Ans : A person can fulfill twin obligations in a civil and humane society.
30. What sort of a man was isolated and punished in South Africa?
Ans : In South Africa, a man of colour who attempted to live as a human being was punished and isolated.
31. What did Mandela find attempting to serve his people?
Ans : Mandela found himself being prevented from fulfilling his duty as a son, a brother, a father and a husband.
32. What sort of freedom did Mandela want as a student?
Ans : As a student Mandela wanted to stay out at night, read what he pleased and to go where he liked.
33. When did Mandela yearn for basic and honourable freedom?
Ans : As a young man in Johenesbarg Mandela wanted basic and honourable freedom.
34. What sort of freedom, Mandela wanted as a young man?
Ans : As a young man, Mandela wanted basic and honourable freedom.
35. Give, after Mandela, an example of basic and honourable freedom.
Ans : An example of basic and honourable freedom after Mandela is freedom of earning to keep.
36. What was Mandela's greater hunger for?
Ans : Mandela's greater hunger was the desire for the freedom of his people to live their lives with dignity and self respect.
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