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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tutu state about the commissioners at the beginning of the TRC mandate?

2. Why were the TRC workers and commissioners encouraged to stay disciplined?

3. Who blamed Botha and his entourage for everything that went wrong at the end of the apartheid regime?

4. What did Tutu believe tarnished the image of the TRC?

5. Why does Tutu say many accepted the apartheid system?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tutu wonder about God in "Chapter Seven, We Do Want to Forgive, But We Don't Know Whom to Forgive"?

2. Where was Tutu's message unpopular and why?

3. What did Rwanda teach Tutu about genocide in "Chapter Eleven, Without Forgiveness There Really Is No Future"?

4. What did Tutu admit about conditioning?

5. What does Tutu caution about forgiveness?

6. What did Tutu encourage the TRC workers and commissioners to do?

7. How were individuals, the economy, and animals affected by apartheid terrorism?

8. Why were many graves opened?

9. What accusation was made against a commissioner and how was it handled?

10. What did Tutu say was shocking in "Chapter Ten, We Did Not Know"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Tutu's realizations regarding humanity and God after the end of apartheid and determine why these were significant.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of Nelson Mandela and examine his importance in ending apartheid.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of the Anglican Church in South Africa and discuss the contradicts promoted by rejecting racism, but tolerating segregation.

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