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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 Adriaan Vlok admit at his TRC hearing?

2. What does Tutu state about the commissioners at the beginning of the TRC mandate?

3. What does Tutu believe about the white Afrikaner minority in "Chapter Ten, We Did Not Know"?

4. In what year did Tutu find out about having cancer?

5. What does Tutu state cannot be found in South Africa today?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Tutu's message unpopular and why?

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

3. Why was reconciliation in jeopardy in South Africa?

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

5. What did Tutu encourage the TRC workers and commissioners to do?

6. What happened on August 31, 1988?

7. What did Tutu admit regarding the Anglican Church?

8. What did Tutu wonder about God in "Chapter Seven, We Do Want to Forgive, But We Don't Know Whom to Forgive"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of Nelson Mandela and examine his importance in ending apartheid.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd and his role in the segregated education system in South Africa.

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