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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many ministers were on the TRC board the first year?
(a) Five ministers.
(b) Four ministers.
(c) Three ministers.
(d) Nine ministers.

2. What court was Judge Mohamed assigned to, according to Tutu?
(a) The Supreme Court of South Africa.
(b) Juvenile court.
(c) Criminal court.
(d) Constitutional court.

3. Where did the former segregationists live in 1994 according to Tutu?
(a) Still in South Africa.
(b) In Mozambique.
(c) In South America.
(d) In Europe.

4. Who was the chief of the Inkatha Freedom Party in 1994?
(a) Desmond Tutu.
(b) Nelson Mandela.
(c) Robert de Verk.
(d) Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

5. What post did the "high priest" of South Africa segregation hold?
(a) Interior ministry.
(b) President.
(c) Cabinet of Race.
(d) Prime Minister.

6. What type of justice do most people inherently think of?
(a) Mob justice.
(b) Retributive justice.
(c) Restorative justice.
(d) Quick justice.

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

8. How many people died during the Sharpeville Massacre?
(a) 76 people.
(b) 59 people.
(c) 69 people.
(d) 25 people.

9. What South African town exploded in violence in 1996?
(a) Johannesburg.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) East London.
(d) Soweto.

10. What does Tutu assert sometimes happened to those pleading guilty under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act?
(a) The were hunted down and killed.
(b) They fled the country.
(c) Their marriage ended.
(d) They lost their job.

11. Why does Tutu assert Mandela had enormous credibility?
(a) He was the oldest leader alive.
(b) He was a good orator.
(c) He went to prison for his ideas.
(d) He was not broken by his time in prison.

12. What was the TRC in charge of providing according to "Chapter Six, A Victim Hearing"?
(a) A complete picture of human rights violations.
(b) A scapegoat.
(c) Power to black people.
(d) The illusion of fairness.

13. What did those pleading guilty under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act get?
(a) Money.
(b) Full amnesty.
(c) A fine.
(d) A deferred sentence.

14. Where did Tutu decide to vote for the first election open to black people?
(a) A ghetto township.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) East London.
(d) Johannesburg.

15. What does Tutu state the ANC was not exempt of in 1994?
(a) Splinter groups focused on revenge.
(b) Leader struggle.
(c) White members.
(d) Taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tutu in 1994?

2. What does Tutu say happened on the first day of the TRC hearings?

3. What were the victims asked to do on behalf of freedom from the past according to Tutu?

4. Tutu states freedom would be exchanged for _____________.

5. What could Apartheid supporters not plead according to Tutu?

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