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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. Where did Tutu decide to vote for the first election open to black people?

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

3. How many people sent their statement that they wanted recorded?

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

5. What were the victims asked to do on behalf of freedom from the past according to Tutu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did all groups of the ANC agree to?

2. What would no one admit to according to "Chapter Two, Nuremberg or National Amnesia? A Third Way"?

3. What was the TRC charged with according to "Chapter Six, A Victim Hearing"?

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

5. Why did Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd come under attack?

6. Why couldn't Tutu support blanket amnesty?

7. Why was red-baiting no longer effective?

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

9. Why was the commission humbled?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of the TRC, including its structure, purpose, and responsibilities.

Essay Topic 2

Examine Tutu's realizations regarding humanity and God after the end of apartheid and determine why these were significant.

Essay Topic 3

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

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