Duet Mlotshwa’s quiz will find out if you are enjoying being free or you let situations steal your freedom. 

1) April 27th is known to be a day when the first democratic elections were held in South Africa in 1994. These were the first post-apartheid national elections.  Do you?

a) Don’t know much about the day & seriously don’t care.

b) Celebrate with the crowd to enjoy being free from apartheid.

c) Share some happiness and enthusiasm about the day.

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2. This day reminds South Africans of the sacrifices made on the day. Do you

a) Think South African people should let history be history and stay forgotten. 

b)  Think it’s a very important day for all South Africans because  now people are free and South Africa is a rainbow nation. 

c) Think South African people are digging old graves.

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3. Your parents have registerd you in a  multiracial school for the first time.  Do you?

a) Wish they can take you back to the previous school.

b) Become very happy, being in a mixed race school has been your dream.

c) Can’t stand being in the same school with the different race.

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4. How do you think Freedom Day contributed to our identity? Do you?

a) Really do not know  or care.

b) You think we can now create a more inclusive  and tolerant society.

C) You think everyone is now free to be what they wanna be, with no fear of being judged.

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5. What is an interesting fact about Freedom Day?

a) Getting a day off.

b) It”s the commemoration of the first post-apartheid  elections.

c) The fact that nearly 10 million South Africans voted on the day.

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6. What’s the reflection of freedom day to you?

a) It’s a day to be celebrated, that’s  it.

b) It symbolizes the end of dark and oppressive period  and the beggining of new era of democracy and freedom. 

ç) its a day to remember that countless South African made sacrifices. 

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Mostly A’s

You definitely do not care or know much about Freedom day and being free. 

Mostly B’s

Freedom day has a great impact in your life. You absolutely understand what South African people went through  to be liberated.

Mostly C’s

Your knowledge and understanding of the day is limited and you just go with the flow as South Africans enjoy their freedom.

This was written by our contributing writer, Duet Mlotshwa.