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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. What did Tutu think his cancer represented?

2. When did Tutu visit Rwanda?

3. What does Tutu say Mandela's wife benefited from between 1992 and 1996?

4. What does Tutu say many people forgot about the TRC according to "Chapter Eight, This Is My Brother, I Know These Shoes"?

5. Whom does Tutu maintain could also commit terrible crimes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were TRC workers and commissioners encouraged to do by health staff according to the "Postscript"?

2. Why was reconciliation in jeopardy in South Africa?

3. What did Tutu wonder about himself in "Chapter Nine, Why The Heck Am I Doing This Thankless Job?"

4. What was the worst thing about apartheid according to Tutu?

5. What does Tutu caution about forgiveness?

6. What did Tutu say was shocking in "Chapter Ten, We Did Not Know"?

7. Whose confessions implicated Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela's ex-wife?

8. What did Tutu see as the greatest weakness of the TRC?

9. What did Tutu admit regarding the Anglican Church?

10. How were individuals, the economy, and animals affected by apartheid terrorism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the education received by black South Africans under apartheid and what steps have been taken to resolve the educational issues since the end of apartheid.

Essay Topic 3

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

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