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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 did Tutu first suggest that TRC members do before abandoning the idea in face of protests?
(a) Resign their party affiliations.
(b) Pray.
(c) Appear before the TRC.
(d) Swear on the Bible.

2. What does Tutu express about Mandela even when he was in prison?
(a) He was controling the ANC.
(b) He was a dramatic force.
(c) He was forgotten.
(d) He was silenced.

3. What type of justice did South Africa use in the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act?
(a) Restorative justice.
(b) Quick justice.
(c) Retributive justice.
(d) Mob justice.

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

5. How did Tutu find the work at the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
(a) Rewarding.
(b) Difficult and exhilarating.
(c) Unfullfiling.
(d) Boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Mandela spend in prison?

2. What was Tutu's rank in the Church?

3. What does Tutu say was in one's self interest?

4. What did people fear would happen on the day of the first election that allowed black people to vote?

5. What period did the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act apply to?

(see the answer key)

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