Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive First Read Quiz

According to Desmond Tutu in “Let South Africa Show the World

How to Forgive,” what did people believe just a few years earlier

about South Africa?

• Apartheid would come to an end.

• There would be a widespread bloodbath there.

• A black South African would never be an archbishop.

• A white South African would never vote for Nelson Mandela.

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In “Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive,” what does

Desmond Tutu suggest was most important about the election of

Nelson Mandela? Choose two options.

• It was peaceful.

• It was democratic.

• It showed forgiveness.

• Its outcome was a surprise.

• Its outcome was predictable.

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According to “Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive,”

what have South Africans had to do in order to be pardoned?

• fully disclose their offenses

• make financial restitution

• serve short prison terms

• beg for forgiveness

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Which statement best sums up the view of humanity that Tutu

conveys in “Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive”?

• Human beings are capable of great evil and great good.

• Human beings cannot be expected to break with tradition.

• Only the fittest and toughest human beings are likely to survive.

• Few human beings are capable of confessing their crimes or sins.

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According to “Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive,”

what does Desmond Tutu believe is the main reason that South

Africa is showing the world how to forgive?

• It has a long tradition of moral leadership and fairness in the courts.

• It is a nation filled with particularly intelligent and well-educated

  people.

• It has been chosen by God to show that forgiveness is possible in an

  unlikely place.

• It is a land where few atrocities were committed, compared to most

  other lands.

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For a nation to be democratic, what must be true?

• A king or queen must rule the land.

• Citizens must have a voice in government.

• Goods and services must be widely available.

• People of different ethnic backgrounds must live there.

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Which of these situations most clearly displays interdependence?

• Freedom fighters champion liberty.

• Neighbors require the help of each other.

• Celebrities receive much media attention.

• Children look forward to school holidays.

Which of these might best be described as a communal activity?

• recharging a cellphone

• purchasing a new car

• answering an email

• attending a large meeting

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