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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, Up and Running.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tutu, voting in South Africa was _______________.
(a) A burden.
(b) A difficult thing.
(c) A spiritual experience.
(d) A dangerous thing.

2. How did Tutu find the work at the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
(a) Boring.
(b) Difficult and exhilarating.
(c) Unfullfiling.
(d) Rewarding.

3. What did Tutu first suggest that TRC members do before abandoning the idea in face of protests?
(a) Pray.
(b) Resign their party affiliations.
(c) Appear before the TRC.
(d) Swear on the Bible.

4. Where was the first TRC meeting held?
(a) Johannesburg.
(b) Bishopcourt.
(c) East London.
(d) Cape Town.

5. Why was the new government still vulnerable according to Tutu?
(a) Security forces were still white only.
(b) There was no support for democracy.
(c) The army was the real power holder.
(d) Political rivalry within the ANC.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tutu in 1994?

2. When were the black people of South Africa allowed to vote for the first time according to "Chapter One, The Prelude"?

3. What did many people see the TRC doing?

4. How many goals did Tutu set for himself after his ordination in 1986?

5. How was the location of the first TRC meeting used prior to 1994?

(see the answer key)

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