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Facts

• Socrates believed in the spirit of enquiry and truth.
• Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in America.
• Martin Luther king worked for the rights of the Blacks in America.

• Mother Teresa served the poor and the sick all her life.
• Nelson Mandela fought against the policy of apartheid in South Africa.

XERCISE

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. Socrates believed in the spirit of ____________ .

(a) enquiry and reason (b) apartheid (c) humanity
2. Abraham Lincoln abolished the practice of ____________ .
(a) apartheid (b) slavery (c) liberty
3. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela fought for the rights of the ____________ .
(a) Whites (b) Blacks (c) foreigners
4. The Nobel Peace Prize was not given to ____________ .

(a) Mother Teresa (b) Nelson Mandela (c) Martin Luther King Jr.
B. Answer the questions briefly :
1. How have the great people paved the way for a better world?
2. Why did the rulers not like Socrates?
3. Why did Abraham Lincoln want to abolish slavery?
4. What was common between Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela?

5. How did Mother Teresa serve humanity?

Activity

v You have read about five great people in this lesson. You have also learnt about Mahatma
Gandhi earlier in the book. Compare this great man of India with any one other great person
described in this lesson.

Great People and You

v Who is the great person, as mentioned in this lesson, who inspires you? Write his name :
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Now, write briefly about him in your own words :
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