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On that lovely autumn day, I was accompanied by my daughter Zenani. On the podium, Mr de Klerk was first sworn in as second deputy president. Then Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as first deputy president. When it was my turn, I pledged to obey and uphold the Constitution and to devote myself to the well-being of the Republic and its people.

1. Who is the speaker?

a. Sylvia Plath is the speaker.

b. Nelson Mandela is the speaker.

c. Mahatma Gandhi is the speaker

d. Adrienne Rich is the speaker.

2. What oath did the speaker take?

a. Mandela took the oath to obey and uphold the Constitution and to devote himself to the well-being of the South Africans.

b. Mandela took an oath to defy the Constitution because he did not believe in its regressive rules and regulations.

c. Mandela took an oath to uphold the feminist ideologies which helped the women get equal suffrage and the right to cast a vote.

d. Mandela took the oath to strongly help all working labourers by agreeing to follow Communism as the form of government.

3. In which capacity did the speaker take the oath?

a. The speaker took the oath as Chief Justice of South Africa.

b. The speaker took oath as the Deputy President of South America.

c. The speaker took the oath as Prime Minister of United Kingdom.

d. The speaker took the oath as the President of South Africa.

4. Where did the oath-taking ceremony take place?

a. The oath-taking ceremony took place in Australia.

b. The oath-taking ceremony took place in New York.

c. The oath-taking ceremony took place in Pretoria.

d. The oath-taking ceremony took place in Kolkata.

5. Who accompanied the speaker?

a. Mandela's wife accompanied him.

b. Mandela's daughter Zenani accompanied him.

c. Mandela's son accompanied him.

d. The military generals accompanied Mandela.

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1. b. Nelson Mandela is the speaker.

2. a. Mandela took the oath to obey and uphold the Constitution and to devote himself to the well-being of the South Africans.

3. d. The speaker took the oath as the President of South Africa.

4. c. The oath-taking ceremony took place in Pretoria.

5. b. Mandela's daughter Zenani accompanied him.

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