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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six, A Victim Hearing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tutu said the TRC spoke for ______________.
(a) The oppressors.
(b) White people.
(c) The victims.
(d) Black people.

2. The 1994 presidential election in South Africa was certified as being _______________.
(a) Outdated.
(b) Rigged.
(c) Fair and free.
(d) Unfair.

3. Under what conditions were the trials under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act held?
(a) Open to the public.
(b) On television.
(c) Outside the country.
(d) Closed to the public.

4. Why were the unarmed schoolchildren shot and killed during the Soweto violence in 1976?
(a) For going to school.
(b) For protesting.
(c) For not saluting the flag.
(d) For looting.

5. Why was the TRC not popular in some parts according to Tutu?
(a) People didn't want to part with their slaves.
(b) People didn't want their past revealed.
(c) People saw it as a waste of money.
(d) People wanted revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did those pleading guilty under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act get?

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

3. 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?

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

5. Where did Tutu decide to vote for the first election open to black people?

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