Deck 7: Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela

Question 1

On February 10, .............., after a series of secret talks, F.W. de Klerk, the newly appointed president granted Mandela his freedom.

A)1860
B)1880
C)1976
D)1990

Answer 1

1990

Question 2

Mandela became the first democratically elected president of ................

A)south africa
B)austria
C)united states
D)britain

Answer 2

south africa

Question 3

Rev. Dr.Desmond Mpilo Tutu is a ................ activist and Christian cleric who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid.

A)south african
B)austrian
C)united states'
D)french

Answer 3

south african

Question 4

…………… was the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa.

A)desmond tutu
B)abraham lincoln
C)m.g.ranade
D)winfield scott

Question 5

.............. received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism in 1986, the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2005, and thePresidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.

A)desmond tutu
B)abraham lincoln
C)m.g.ranade
D)william t. sherman

Question 6

.................. was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal, on 7 October 1931, the second of the three children of Zacheriah Zililo Tutu and his wife, Aletta, and the only son.

A)desmond tutu
B)abraham lincoln
C)winfield scott
D)b. j. vorster

Question 7

............. studied at the Pretoria Bantu Normal College from 1951 to 1953, and went on to teach at Johannesburg Bantu High School and at Munsienville High School in Mogale City.

A)desmond tutu
B)abraham lincoln
C)william t. sherman
D)mandela

Question 8

In 1972, ......... returned to the UK, where he was appointed vice-director of the Theological Education Fund of the World Council of Churches, at Bromley in Kent.

A)desmond tutu
B)abraham lincoln
C)wangari maathai
D)samir amin

Question 9

.............returned to South Africa in 1975 and was appointed Anglican Dean of St. Mary's Cathedral in Johannesburg -- the first black person to hold that position.

A)samir amin
B)abraham lincoln
C)wangari maathai
D)desmond tutu

Question 10

On 2 July 1955, ........... married Nomalizo Leah Shenxane, a teacher whom he had met while at college.

A)desmond tutu
B)abraham lincoln
C)samir amin
D)nelson mandela

Question 11

................was appointed as the UN Lead for an investigation into the Israeli bombings in the Beit Hanoun November 2006 incident.

A)desmond tutu
B)abraham lincoln
C)nelson mandela
D)wangari maathai

Question 12

In January 2003, ........ attacked British Prime Minister Tony Blair's stance in supporting American President George W. Bush over Iraq.

A)desmond tutu
B)nelson mandela
C)wangari maathai
D)harold j. laski

Question 13

In 2009 ............... joined the project "Soldiers of Peace", a movie against all wars and for a global peace.

A)lord edwin montague
B)desmond tutu
C)nelson mandela
D)lord chelmsford

Question 14

In 1998, ............. was appointed as the Robert R Woodruff Visiting Professor at Emory University, Atlanta.

A)wangari maathai
B)nelson mandela
C)sarala devi
D)desmond tutu

Question 15

In June 1999, ................was invited to give the annual Wilberforce Lecture in Kingston upon Hull, commemorating the life and achievements of the anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce.

A)desmond tutu
B)nelson mandela
C)wangari maathai
D)sarala devi

Question 16

In October 2008, Tutu received the Wallenberg Medal from the University of ............. in recognition of his life-long work in defense of human rights and dignity.

A)michigan
B)mississippi
C)georgia
D)alabama

Question 17

In November 2008, ............... was awarded the J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding.

A)desmond tutu
B)nelson mandela
C)wangari maathai
D)betty williams

Question 18

In 2009 Desmond Tutu received the Spiritual Leadership Award from the international Humanity's Team movement and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President ................

A)wangari maathai
B)nelson mandela
C)betty williams
D)mahatma gandhi

Question 19

…………….. was the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa).

A)desmond tutu
B)nelson mandela
C)wangari maathai
D)mahatma gandhi

Question 20

................. was born October 7, 1931 in Klerksdorph, Transvaal.

A)desmond tutu
B)nelson mandela
C)wangari maathai
D)mahatma gandhi

Question 21

At the age of 12, .............moved with his family to Johannesburg.

A)desmond tutu
B)nelson mandela
C)wangari maathai
D)mahatma gandhi

Question 22

In 1978 .............was the first black to hold the position of Dean of St. Mary's Cathedral in Johannesburg.

A)wangari maathai
B)nelson mandela
C)desmond tutu
D)dr. b.r. ambedkar

Question 23

Wangari Maathai was a …………environmental activist.

A)kenyan
B)american
C)indian
D)british

Question 24

Wangari Maathai became the first .............women to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for "her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace."

A)african
B)austria
C)united states
D)british