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

2. When did the women become eligible for ordination in South Africa?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1999.

3. Why was the TRC center in Eastern Cape?
(a) It was cheaper than other options.
(b) Security was easier to manage.
(c) There was no room in Cape Town.
(d) The first race wars were fought there.

4. Who won the 1994 presidential election?
(a) Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
(b) Demond Tutu.
(c) Nelson Mandela.
(d) Robert Butha.

5. What does Tutu express he and the TRC had to constantly emphasize?
(a) Blacks were honest.
(b) They were racially blind.
(c) They were not conducting a witch hunt.
(d) They were only prosecuting whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did many people see the TRC doing?

2. What did those pleading guilty under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act get?

3. What does Tutu say of the politicians who crafted the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act?

4. Where did the former segregationists live in 1994 according to Tutu?

5. How many "severe violations" does the TRC categorize as "gross" violations of human rights?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act specify?

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

3. What did the TRC have to focus on? How was it defined?

4. Why did Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd come under attack?

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

6. Why does Tutu say the South Africans stood tall?

7. Why was the commission humbled?

8. Why was December 15 significant ? How was it transformed?

9. What postscript does the Constitution contain?

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

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