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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did many apartheid supporters say they saw anti-apartheid movements as being during their TRC hearing?
(a) Communism.
(b) Capitalistm
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Socialism.

3. Why were the TRC workers and commissioners encouraged to stay disciplined?
(a) To avoid being emotional.
(b) To avoid arguments.
(c) To not disintegrate.
(d) To avoid appearing bias.

4. What did Tutu do while Winnie Mandela was in exile?
(a) He took her communion.
(b) He allowed her to move abroad.
(c) He transmitted her correspondence.
(d) He hid her location.

5. What happened during a hearing that made the media wonder if Tutu was the right man to head the TRC?
(a) He fell asleep.
(b) He drank alcohol.
(c) He cried in public.
(d) He left abruptly.

6. When did Tutu visit Rwanda?
(a) In the mid-90's.
(b) In the mid-80's.
(c) In the mid-60's.
(d) In the mid-70's.

7. What did Tutu preach in Rwanda?
(a) The use of punitive justice.
(b) The use of mob justice.
(c) The use of restorative justice.
(d) The use of Christian justice.

8. Why was reconciliation in jeopardy in South Africa according to Tutu?
(a) Massive wealth inequalities between white and blacks.
(b) Whites tried to take power.
(c) Blacks were creating laws against the whites.
(d) Nelson Mandela died.

9. Where was Mandela's wife while he was in prison?
(a) She was hiding.
(b) She was free.
(c) She was in exile.
(d) She was in prison.

10. According to Tutu, what had helped him manage the fallout of the TRC problems?
(a) Self confidence.
(b) God.
(c) A good media director.
(d) Control over the media.

11. What reason does Tutu give for people in Rwanda listening to him?
(a) His work in South Africa gave him credibility.
(b) He was black.
(c) He had the backing of the South Africa Army.
(d) He was a clergyman.

12. What did Winnie Mandela preside over in 1995?
(a) The ANC women's chapter.
(b) The republic of South African
(c) The ANC women's League.
(d) The TRC.

13. What does Tutu say the rebels did during apartheid?
(a) Went to church.
(b) Kidnapped school teachers.
(c) Killed children.
(d) Became as brutal as their oppressors.

14. What did Tutu encourage TRC workers and commissioners to deal with?
(a) Their feelings.
(b) Their enemies.
(c) Their family.
(d) Their friends.

15. What does Tutu believe about the white Afrikaner minority in "Chapter Ten, We Did Not Know"?
(a) They could have ended apartheid.
(b) They were powerless.
(c) They were castaways.
(d) They were traitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man in one of the TRC cases do after smelling the burning corpse of a murdered victim?

2. What did Tutu wonder he should have done according to "Chapter Nine, Why The Heck Am I Doing This Thankless Job"?

3. What happened to Botha between 1988 and his hearing before the TRC?

4. What does Tutu say many people forgot about the TRC according to "Chapter Eight, This Is My Brother, I Know These Shoes"?

5. Who many elephants and rhinos died due to apartheid terrorism?

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