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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. What did the black government choose not to do after the end of South Africa's segregation?
(a) Not to kill all white people.
(b) Let the white people leave the country.
(c) Rescind racist laws.
(d) Create Nuremberg like trials.

2. How old was Nelson Mandela in 1994?
(a) 66 years old.
(b) 56 years old.
(c) 76 years old.
(d) 75 years old.

3. What made Botha pathetic during his hearing at the TRC?
(a) His stubbornness and anger.
(b) The number of lawyers he brought.
(c) His physical appearance.
(d) His crying.

4. What other approach, beside trials, does Tutu believe was not the right one either?
(a) Death squads.
(b) Blanket amnesty.
(c) Ex-communication.
(d) Banishment.

5. What does Tutu say happened to black people injured on the side of the road when an ambulance for whites arrived in the story he recounted?
(a) They were run over.
(b) They were helped.
(c) They were ignored.
(d) They were killed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Tutu first suggest that TRC members do before abandoning the idea in face of protests?

3. How long did Tutu stay at the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?

4. How long did Mandela spend in prison?

5. What prime minister rescinded the ban of political organization like the ANC?

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