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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tutu state was forcibly segregated?
(a) East London.
(b) Johannesburg.
(c) The black part of Cape Town.
(d) The cosmopolitan part of Cape Town.

2. What does Tutu say the trials under Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act ensured?
(a) Knowledge of the law.
(b) Public humiliation.
(c) The public would know who to get revenge against.
(d) Christians would not be found guilty.

3. Tutu alerted the Anglican Communion of ______________.
(a) Racist preachers.
(b) A need for prayer.
(c) Whites not communing.
(d) Non believers in the TRC.

4. What political event does Tutu speculate could have helped prevent bloodshed?
(a) The rise of capitalism.
(b) The fall of communism.
(c) The rise of Mandela.
(d) The disbanding of the ANC.

5. How did Tutu qualify the South African peace?
(a) Fragile.
(b) Strong.
(c) Failing.
(d) Secure.

6. What was Tutu preparing for when he was asked to be the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, according to "Chapter Five, Up and Running"?
(a) Vacation.
(b) A trip to Japan.
(c) A sabbatical.
(d) Retirement.

7. What does Tutu assert sometimes happened to those pleading guilty under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act?
(a) Their marriage ended.
(b) The were hunted down and killed.
(c) They fled the country.
(d) They lost their job.

8. What prize did Tutu win in 1984?
(a) Global Peace Prize.
(b) Distinguished Service Prize.
(c) Nobel Peace Prize.
(d) International Peace Prize.

9. When was the ANC created?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1912.

10. How many judges did Mandela have to nominate for the TRC?
(a) 18 judges.
(b) 15 judges.
(c) 12 judges.
(d) 19 judges.

11. When were the black people of South Africa allowed to vote for the first time according to "Chapter One, The Prelude"?
(a) April 27, 1994.
(b) April 27, 1994.
(c) March 28, 1994.
(d) April 17, 1994.

12. According to Tutu, the ANC was not merely ______________.
(a) A black movement.
(b) Mandela's movement.
(c) A communist party.
(d) A capitalist opposer.

13. How many black people were removed from their homes by the racist regime of South Africa?
(a) 4.5 million.
(b) 3.9 million.
(c) 2.5 million.
(d) 3.5 million.

14. What does Tutu say of the politicians who crafted the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act?
(a) They were saints.
(b) They were self interested.
(c) They were going too fast.
(d) They were white.

15. When was Tutu nominated as the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
(a) October 15, 1994.
(b) December 15, 1994.
(c) December 19, 1994.
(d) December 15, 1995.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Tutu explain why there was no bloodshed during the end of Apartheid?

4. Where did the former segregationists live in 1994 according to Tutu?

5. What does Tutu state the ANC was not exempt of in 1994?

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