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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. Why was the TRC's neutrality questioned at the start of its mandate?
(a) Mandela refused to testify.
(b) The TRC was all black.
(c) Many staff were white.
(d) The judges had no experience.

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

3. What does Tutu say impressed many observers and the South African people?
(a) Mandela's writing skills.
(b) Mandela's dignity.
(c) Mandela's resilience to torture.
(d) Mandela's willpower.

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

5. What was the date of the first apartheid legislation in South Africa?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1958.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tutu say of the whites that came forward to the TRC?

2. Tutu described the struggle for racial equality as being a ______________.

3. How many volumes did the TRC commission issue on Winnie Mandela?

4. Tutu expressed that no one can be ______________and be alone.

5. According to Tutu, the ANC was not merely ______________.

(see the answer key)

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