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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. When was dehumanization reciprocal according to Tutu in "Chapter Three, In the Fullness of Time"?

2. How many "severe violations" does the TRC categorize as "gross" violations of human rights?

3. What church is Desmond Tutu a part of?

4. What does Tutu express he and the TRC had to constantly emphasize?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was still in force when Desmond Tutu became Archbishop in 1986?

2. What does Tutu argue when he reproduces a statement from Judge Mohamed?

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

4. What did the South African people have to figure out according to Tutu?

5. Why does Tutu say the South Africans stood tall?

6. What did TRC have to constantly emphasize?

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

8. Why couldn't Tutu support blanket amnesty?

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

10. Why was December 15 significant ? How was it transformed?

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 why the commission's neutrality came under question and why neutrality in hearings was necessary.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the history of apartheid in South Africa and discuss why it was started, its implications, and how it ended.

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