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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, Up and Running.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the victims asked to do on behalf of freedom from the past according to Tutu?
(a) Meet their victim.
(b) Lose their family.
(c) Write an apology note.
(d) Pay a high price.

2. When were the black people of South Africa allowed to vote for the first time according to "Chapter One, The Prelude"?
(a) April 27, 1994.
(b) April 17, 1994.
(c) March 28, 1994.
(d) April 27, 1994.

3. How long did Mandela spend in prison?
(a) 27 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 32 years.
(d) 5 years.

4. When did the women become eligible for ordination in South Africa?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1992.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many goals did Tutu set for himself after his ordination in 1986?

3. Who won the 1994 presidential election?

4. What was put in place after the presidential election of 1994?

5. How many judges did Mandela have to nominate for the TRC?

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