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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tutu, voting in South Africa was _______________.
(a) A difficult thing.
(b) A spiritual experience.
(c) A dangerous thing.
(d) A burden.

2. What part of the New Testament does Tutu say the supporters of Apartheid chose to ignore?
(a) The diversity of human beings.
(b) The commandment about killing one another.
(c) The endorsement of the infinite worth of human beings.
(d) The believers' pledge to attend church.

3. Who composed the ANC as of 1994?
(a) One thousand people.
(b) Two ethnic groups.
(c) One black and one white party.
(d) A large coalition of political groups.

4. When was the ANC created?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1932.

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

6. What political event does Tutu speculate could have helped prevent bloodshed?
(a) The rise of Mandela.
(b) The rise of capitalism.
(c) The disbanding of the ANC.
(d) The fall of communism.

7. When was dehumanization reciprocal according to Tutu in "Chapter Three, In the Fullness of Time"?
(a) When the oppressors were hurt.
(b) When victims could have vengeance.
(c) When victims were dead.
(d) When oppressors go free.

8. What did December 16th become after 1994?
(a) Day of Vengeance.
(b) Day of Remembrance.
(c) Day of Reckoning.
(d) Day of Reconciliation.

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

10. What does Tutu say impressed many observers and the South African people?
(a) Mandela's resilience to torture.
(b) Mandela's willpower.
(c) Mandela's writing skills.
(d) Mandela's dignity.

11. What was the TRC according to Tutu in "Chapter Four, What About Justice"?
(a) Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
(b) Truth about Race Crimes.
(c) Truth and Race Commission.
(d) Truth and Revenge Commission.

12. When was Tutu nominated as the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
(a) December 15, 1995.
(b) October 15, 1994.
(c) December 19, 1994.
(d) December 15, 1994.

13. What does Tutu say many people thought of the TRC?
(a) They saw it as useless.
(b) They ignored it.
(c) They liked it.
(d) They saw it as immoral.

14. What does Tutu say happened on the first day of the TRC hearings?
(a) White men cried.
(b) A black woman died.
(c) A judge fainted.
(d) A bomb scare.

15. What was Tutu preparing for when he was asked to be the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, according to "Chapter Five, Up and Running"?
(a) Vacation.
(b) Retirement.
(c) A trip to Japan.
(d) A sabbatical.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Nelson Mandela in 1994?

2. Tutu said that he didn't seek a permit for ______________.

3. How did Tutu qualify the South African peace?

4. Who participated in a special unit task force in Tutu's story?

5. What did people with ties to the segregationist regime get for their confession?

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