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

2. Under what conditions were the trials under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act held?

3. What was December 16th designated as prior to 1994?

4. How long did Mandela spend in prison?

5. What does Tutu say many people thought of the TRC?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was a young woman who dated a policeman devastated?

3. Why couldn't Tutu support blanket amnesty?

4. Where was the TRC's center and why was it at this location?

5. How does Nelson Mandela impress many?

6. What did Tutu argue about dehumanization according to "Chapter Three, In the Fullness of Time"?

7. What realization dawned on the citizens according to Tutu?

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

9. What did apartheid supporters deliberately miss according to Tutu?

10. Why was the commission humbled?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the flaws of the TRC as discussed by Tutu and examine why each was significant to the hearings regarding apartheid.

Essay Topic 2

Examine Tutu's focus on forgiveness and reconciliation and why it would be difficult in South Africa.

Essay Topic 3

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

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