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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the chief of the Inkatha Freedom Party in 1994?

3. What was the TRC in charge of providing according to "Chapter Six, A Victim Hearing"?

4. How many judges did Mandela have to nominate for the TRC?

5. What political event does Tutu speculate could have helped prevent bloodshed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were Tutu's three primary goals as Tutu received his tenure as archbishop?

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

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

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

6. What postscript does the Constitution contain?

7. Why was April 27, 1994 significant according to "Chapter One, The Prelude"?

8. Why couldn't Tutu support blanket amnesty?

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

10. What did Tutu marvel at?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the history of apartheid in South Africa and discuss why it was started, its implications, and how it ended.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the impact of the allegations made by the bodyguards of Winnie Mandela and why she was complicit.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the TRC, including its structure, purpose, and responsibilities.

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