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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 many people thought of the TRC?

2. What does Tutu say the trials under Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act ensured?

3. What could Apartheid supporters not plead according to Tutu?

4. How old was Nelson Mandela in 1994?

5. What political ideologies did the ANC encompass according to Tutu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What despotic ruler wanted blanket amnesty?

2. What did Mandela know about reconciliation? What advice did Tutu give?

3. How does Nelson Mandela impress many?

4. What was still in force when Desmond Tutu became Archbishop in 1986?

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

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

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

8. What was the Sharpeville Massacre? When did it occur?

9. What did Tutu claim as the main weakness of the bill?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the gross violation of human rights focused on by the TRC and how these were defined.

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

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