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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine, Why The Heck Am I Doing This Thankless Job?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tutu have to do before becoming the Dean of Johannesburg?
(a) Pledge to the government.
(b) Register as a black person.
(c) Renounce terrorism.
(d) Receive an endorsement from the white population.

2. What did Tutu grow to accept as a child?
(a) His race.
(b) Apartheid.
(c) His faith.
(d) His father was white.

3. According to Tutu, what had helped him manage the fallout of the TRC problems?
(a) Self confidence.
(b) God.
(c) A good media director.
(d) Control over the media.

4. How many "severe violations" does the TRC categorize as "gross" violations of human rights?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

5. What formed a bridge between the oppressive past of South Africa and his free future?
(a) Nelson Mandela.
(b) The constitution.
(c) The blood of the oppressors.
(d) The guilty verdict against the ex-president.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was dehumanization reciprocal according to Tutu in "Chapter Three, In the Fullness of Time"?

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

3. Why was the TRC's neutrality questioned at the start of its mandate?

4. How long did Mandela spend in prison?

5. What does Tutu maintain oppressors can do to their victims?

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