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

2. What does Tutu say many people forgot about the TRC according to "Chapter Eight, This Is My Brother, I Know These Shoes"?
(a) Blacks and whites were put on the stand.
(b) It prevented bloodshed.
(c) It didn't condemn anyone.
(d) The judges were black and white.

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

4. How was the African Defense Force used prior to 1994?
(a) To eliminate political opponents.
(b) To patrol black slums.
(c) To deport black people.
(d) To stop "Communism" by president Botha.

5. In what year did Tutu find out about having cancer?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1998.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tutu say God feels for his creation?

2. Why was reconciliation in jeopardy in South Africa according to Tutu?

3. Tutu believed the TRC saved South Africa from ______________.

4. What did the Dutch Reformed Church do for the apartheid government prior to 1994?

5. What did Tutu's cancer help him do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some black South Africans pressed into infiltrating?

2. What did Tutu encourage the TRC workers and commissioners to do?

3. What did Tutu say was shocking in "Chapter Ten, We Did Not Know"?

4. Why were the interpreters shattered?

5. What did Tutu see as the greatest weakness of the TRC?

6. What did Tutu admit regarding the Anglican Church?

7. What did Tutu wonder about himself in "Chapter Nine, Why The Heck Am I Doing This Thankless Job?"

8. What does Tutu caution about forgiveness?

9. Where was Tutu's message unpopular and why?

10. How were individuals, the economy, and animals affected by apartheid terrorism?

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