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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. At what TRC hearing did Winnie Mandela come to, according to Tutu?
(a) The one held for her brother.
(b) The one held for the policeman who tried to kill her.
(c) The one held for her bodyguards.
(d) The one helf for her.

2. Who blamed Botha and his entourage for everything that went wrong at the end of the apartheid regime?
(a) The Security Group.
(b) The State Senate.
(c) The South Africa Army.
(d) The State Security Council.

3. What formed a bridge between the oppressive past of South Africa and his free future?
(a) The guilty verdict against the ex-president.
(b) The blood of the oppressors.
(c) Nelson Mandela.
(d) The constitution.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What board was in charge of reassigning members of the same family based on their color according to Tutu?

2. According to Tutu, what had helped him manage the fallout of the TRC problems?

3. Why was the TRC not popular in some parts according to Tutu?

4. Who asked Tutu to head the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?

5. How many "severe violations" does the TRC categorize as "gross" violations of human rights?

(see the answer key)

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