Coming to Terms with the Past: The TRC is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 History CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Who chaired South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
F.W. de Klerk
Chris Hani
Answer: Archbishop Desmond Tutu — Archbishop Desmond Tutu chaired the TRC, becoming one of its most publicly recognisable figures.
Easy
2. Under which piece of legislation was the TRC established?
The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act of 1995
The Interim Constitution of 1993
The Group Areas Act
The Population Registration Act
Answer: The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act of 1995 — The TRC was established under the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act of 1995, passed by South Africa's first democratic Parliament.
Medium
3. What period of gross human rights violations, from all sides of the conflict, did the TRC's mandate cover?
Answer: 1960 to 1994 — The TRC's mandate covered gross human rights violations committed between 1960 and 1994 by all sides of the conflict.
