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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, We Did Not Know.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the racist government of South Africa supported by Britain and the United States ?
(a) They were a nuclear power.
(b) It was were anti-communist.
(c) They had oil reserves.
(d) They were buying a lot of military equipment.

2. What did Tutu wonder he should have done according to "Chapter Nine, Why The Heck Am I Doing This Thankless Job"?
(a) Retire.
(b) Have his head examined.
(c) Resign his commission.
(d) Run for president.

3. What does Tutu believe about the white Afrikaner minority in "Chapter Ten, We Did Not Know"?
(a) They were traitors.
(b) They were powerless.
(c) They were castaways.
(d) They could have ended apartheid.

4. Who would have been quick to lie in case of trials, according to Tutu?
(a) Army officers.
(b) White people.
(c) High ranking officials.
(d) Police men.

5. What does Tutu express he and the TRC had to constantly emphasize?
(a) They were not conducting a witch hunt.
(b) Blacks were honest.
(c) They were racially blind.
(d) They were only prosecuting whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the worst part of South African Apartheid start?

2. What does Tutu state was forcibly segregated?

3. When did the TRC hold its first hearing?

4. What was the TRC in charge of providing according to "Chapter Six, A Victim Hearing"?

5. What does Tutu say many people forgot about the TRC according to "Chapter Eight, This Is My Brother, I Know These Shoes"?

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