A long Walk to Freedom chapter 2
Write 6 questions and answers from textbook page 19 to 21? Plzz help its urgent
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Question 1.
Where did the ceremonies take place ? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstone ?
Answer:
The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre. It was formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. These are : the Red Fort, Jama Masjid, North and South Blocks, Parliament House etc.
Question 2.
Can you say how 10 May is an ‘autumn day’ in South Africa ?
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Why is 10th May 1994 important for South Africa ? (CBSE 2012)
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It is because of weather and the dawning of freedom after about 300 years of white rule. It is also important because of the freedom.
Question 3.
At the beginning of his speech, Mandela mentions ‘an extraordinary human disaster’. What does he mean by this ? What is the ‘glorious … human achievement’ he speaks of at the end ?
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By this he means the white rule in South Africa over the blacks. It lasted very long. It was really a disaster of white men ruling over the black.
Question 4.
What does Mandela thank the international leaders for ?
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He thanks the international leaders for coming to take possession with the native people of South Africa. It is a common victory for justice, peace and human dignity.
Question 5.
What ideals does he set out for the future of South Africa ?
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He sets out the ideals of liberating his people from various bondages. These are of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discriminations.
These are from page 18-19...
ORAL COMPREHENSION CHECK
(Page 21)
Question 1.
What do the military generals do ? How has their attitude changed, and why ?
Answer:
The military generals discharge their duties. They owe allegiance to their country. They do their duties as per the military provisions.
Their attitude has now changed. They care more for personal gains than their true duties as per the defence rules.
Question 2.
Why were two national anthems sung ?
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Two national anthems were sung as there were two main communities or races. One was of the whites and the other of the blacks. Secondly, the anthem of the whites was the anthem of the old republic.
Question 3.
How does Mandela describe the systems of government in his country
(i) in the first decade, and (ii) in the final decade, of the twentieth century ?
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(i) In the first decade of the twentieth century the whites of South Africa patched up their differences. They built a system of racial domination against the black people of their own land.
(ii) In the last decade their system had been overturned forever. It was replaced by another. It recognised the rights and freedoms of all people regardless of their skin colour.
Question 4.
What does courage mean to Mandela ?
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By courage Mandela means not the absence of fear but the triumph over it.
Question 5.
Which does he think is natural, to love or to hate ?
Answer:
He thinks that love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite hate.
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