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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Tutu stay at the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

2. What does Tutu say happened to black people injured on the side of the road when an ambulance for whites arrived in the story he recounted?
(a) They were killed.
(b) They were ignored.
(c) They were run over.
(d) They were helped.

3. What type of justice do most people inherently think of?
(a) Quick justice.
(b) Restorative justice.
(c) Mob justice.
(d) Retributive justice.

4. What was December 16th designated as prior to 1994?
(a) Apartheid day.
(b) Dingaan's Day.
(c) Racist day.
(d) Racial equality day.

5. What did December 16th become after 1994?
(a) Day of Reconciliation.
(b) Day of Reckoning.
(c) Day of Remembrance.
(d) Day of Vengeance.

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

7. What does the prime minister convince the white population it was in their best interest to do?
(a) Give away their money.
(b) Reconcile.
(c) Take over the army.
(d) Leave the country.

8. What did people fear would happen on the day of the first election that allowed black people to vote?
(a) Bloodshed.
(b) No turn out.
(c) White intimidation.
(d) A celebration.

9. How old was Nelson Mandela in 1994?
(a) 66 years old.
(b) 75 years old.
(c) 56 years old.
(d) 76 years old.

10. Under what conditions were the trials under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act held?
(a) Outside the country.
(b) On television.
(c) Open to the public.
(d) Closed to the public.

11. What court was Judge Mohamed assigned to, according to Tutu?
(a) Juvenile court.
(b) Constitutional court.
(c) Criminal court.
(d) The Supreme Court of South Africa.

12. What part of the New Testament does Tutu say the supporters of Apartheid chose to ignore?
(a) The believers' pledge to attend church.
(b) The commandment about killing one another.
(c) The diversity of human beings.
(d) The endorsement of the infinite worth of human beings.

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

14. What did those pleading guilty under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act get?
(a) A deferred sentence.
(b) A fine.
(c) Full amnesty.
(d) Money.

15. Why were the unarmed schoolchildren shot and killed during the Soweto violence in 1976?
(a) For not saluting the flag.
(b) For protesting.
(c) For going to school.
(d) For looting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tutu marvel at in "Chapter Five, Up and Running"?

2. Tutu stated the South African regime was _____________.

3. Who asked Tutu to head the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?

4. What does Tutu say was in one's self interest?

5. According to Tutu, voting in South Africa was _______________.

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