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

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

3. What did Tutu marvel at in "Chapter Five, Up and Running"?
(a) The courage of the whites that came before the commission.
(b) The level of forgiveness of the victims.
(c) The strength of his will.
(d) The number of cases.

4. What did Tutu believe tarnished the image of the TRC?
(a) It leaked secrets.
(b) Condemned black people.
(c) Let white people go free.
(d) Accepted false testimonies.

5. How old was Tutu in 1994?
(a) 62 years old.
(b) 95 years old.
(c) 52 years old.
(d) 43 years old.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 What prime minister rescinded the ban of political organization like the ANC?

3. Under what conditions were the trials under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act held?

4. What did Tutu grow to accept as a child?

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

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