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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 Mandela's wife benefited from between 1992 and 1996?

2. What does Tutu say perpetrators must acknowledge?

3. In what year did Tutu find out about having cancer?

4. Why were the TRC workers and commissioners encouraged to stay disciplined?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Tutu admit regarding the Anglican Church?

5. Why were many graves opened?

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

7. Why was reconciliation in jeopardy in South Africa?

8. What did Tutu admit about conditioning?

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

10. What did Tutu encourage the TRC workers and commissioners to do?

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

Discuss Tutu's primary goals as Archbishop and determine whether or not his goals were achieved.

Essay Topic 3

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

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