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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what conditions were the trials under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act held?
(a) Outside the country.
(b) Open to the public.
(c) On television.
(d) Closed to the public.

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

3. How many judges did Mandela have to nominate for the TRC?
(a) 12 judges.
(b) 18 judges.
(c) 19 judges.
(d) 15 judges.

4. Tutu said the TRC spoke for ______________.
(a) The oppressors.
(b) The victims.
(c) White people.
(d) Black people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of crimes were covered by the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act ?

2. What did December 16th become after 1994?

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

4. Tutu described the struggle for racial equality as being a ______________.

5. How does Tutu explain why there was no bloodshed during the end of Apartheid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on the first day of TRC hearings?

2. What does Tutu argue when he reproduces a statement from Judge Mohamed?

3. What did Mandela know about reconciliation? What advice did Tutu give?

4. What was the racial superiority in South Africa based on?

5. What was the TRC charged with according to "Chapter Six, A Victim Hearing"?

6. What despotic ruler wanted blanket amnesty?

7. Why did many people condemn the truth and reconciliation process according to "Chapter Four, What About Justice?"

8. What do theology and the witness of Jesus show according to Tutu?

9. What was Archbishop Tutu chosen to head up when he was about to go on sabbatical in "Chapter Five, Up and Running?"

10. Why couldn't Tutu support blanket amnesty?

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