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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who participated in a special unit task force in Tutu's story?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A housewife.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A school teacher.

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

4. Where were many of the black leaders educated according to Tutu?
(a) Abroad.
(b) In Christian churches.
(c) In white schools.
(d) In prison.

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

6. What could Apartheid supporters not plead according to Tutu?
(a) Innocent.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) No contest.
(d) Quilty.

7. When were the black people of South Africa allowed to vote for the first time according to "Chapter One, The Prelude"?
(a) April 17, 1994.
(b) March 28, 1994.
(c) April 27, 1994.
(d) April 27, 1994.

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

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

10. What prime minister rescinded the ban of political organization like the ANC?
(a) Mandela.
(b) Tutu.
(c) F.W deKlerk.
(d) Botha.

11. What does Tutu say of the whites that came forward to the TRC?
(a) They were scared.
(b) They were cowards.
(c) They were coerced.
(d) They were remarkable.

12. What did many people see the TRC doing?
(a) Asking the guilty to denounce others.
(b) Asking the victim to forget.
(c) Asking the victim to leave the country.
(d) Asking the victim to give up the pursuit of retribution.

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

14. Why was the new government still vulnerable according to Tutu?
(a) Security forces were still white only.
(b) Political rivalry within the ANC.
(c) The army was the real power holder.
(d) There was no support for democracy.

15. How many goals did Tutu set for himself after his ordination in 1986?
(a) Four goals.
(b) Two goals.
(c) Nine goals.
(d) Three goals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many judges did Mandela have to nominate for the TRC?

2. What did Tutu grow to accept as a child?

3. 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"?

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

5. What was put in place after the presidential election of 1994?

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