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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 did the TRC hold its first hearing?

2. Tutu described the struggle for racial equality as being a ______________.

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

4. What does Tutu assert sometimes happened to those pleading guilty under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act?

5. What period did the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act apply to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act specify?

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

3. What postscript does the Constitution contain?

4. What did the TRC have to focus on? How was it defined?

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

6. Why did many people condemn the truth and reconciliation process according to "Chapter Four, What About Justice?"

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

8. What was significant about May 10?

9. What did Tutu marvel at?

10. What were Tutu's three primary goals as Tutu received his tenure as archbishop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the impact of the allegations made by the bodyguards of Winnie Mandela and why she was complicit.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine specific massacres mentioned by Tutu and determine how these massacres changed the history of South Africa.

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