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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 the prime minister convince the white population it was in their best interest to do?

2. How old was Tutu in 1994?

3. Why was the new government still vulnerable according to Tutu?

4. How long did Tutu stay at the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?

5. What was the date of the first apartheid legislation in South Africa?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the racial superiority in South Africa based on?

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

4. What did TRC have to constantly emphasize?

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

6. What postscript does the Constitution contain?

7. What did the South African people have to figure out according to Tutu?

8. Why couldn't Tutu support blanket amnesty?

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

10. What did all groups of the ANC agree to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the education received by black South Africans under apartheid and what steps have been taken to resolve the educational issues since the end of apartheid.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of conformity among apartheid supporters and the white Afrikaner minority.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd and his role in the segregated education system in South Africa.

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