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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. In what capacity did Tutu visit Rwanda?
(a) As head of the TRC.
(b) As president of South Africa.
(c) As president of the All Africa Council of Churches.
(d) As a private citizen.

2. What does Tutu say some black South Africans were forced to do in order to keep their family safe?
(a) Infiltrate the ANC.
(b) Kill black activists.
(c) Plead guilty on trumped up charges.
(d) Pledge to the white government.

3. What does Tutu say his cancer helped him identify with?
(a) Victims of apartheid.
(b) Victims of poor medical care.
(c) The sinners of the world.
(d) Drug addicts.

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

5. What type of staff does Tutu say were forced to put atrocities into their own words?
(a) Transcribers.
(b) Witnesses.
(c) Judges.
(d) Interpreters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the goal of the TRC according to Tutu?

2. Why was the TRC's neutrality questioned at the start of its mandate?

3. What type of cancer did Tutu find out he had while on the TRC?

4. What does Tutu assert many people did at the TRC?

5. What does Tutu say he understood despite not being able to exonerate Winnie Mandela?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Winnie Mandela want the hearing to be open to the public in "Chapter Eight, This is My Brother, I Know These Shoes"?

2. Why were many graves opened?

3. Why was reconciliation in jeopardy in South Africa?

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

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

6. What accusation was made against a commissioner and how was it handled?

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

8. What were TRC workers and commissioners encouraged to do by health staff according to the "Postscript"?

9. What did Rwanda teach Tutu about genocide in "Chapter Eleven, Without Forgiveness There Really Is No Future"?

10. What did Tutu find out about himself in 1997?

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