Malala Yousafzai

How did Malala defy the Taliban? 

• She continued to go to school, and she started a blog. 
• She organized a girls march in protest of the school ban. 
• She gave girls in her neighborhood a ride to school. 
• She kept her father's school open.  

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Three weeks after she was critically injured, Malala was reportedly asking for her school books.  What character trait does this demonstrate? 

• determination to empower herself through education
• dedication to her family
• perseverance in fighting the Taliban
• stubbornness to defy authority

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What did Malala's father do for a living? 

• He was an educator who ran private schools. 
• He was a government official in charge of education in Pakistan. 
• He was a street merchant who sold books. 
• He was a blogger for the BBC. 

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Malala began defying the Taliban.  What does defying mean? 

• Obeying
• abiding by
• disobeying
• hating

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How was Malala injured? 

• She was hurt in a bus accident. 
• She was shot in the head and neck as part of an assassination attempt. 
• She was poisoned. 
• She was beaten by the Taliban. 

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What mantra did girls inspired by Malala's struggle take up? 

• "Malala 2016" 
• "I am Malala."
• "Viva Malala!"
• "Malala for a new Pakistan!" 

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What is the name of the organization that decreed (announced) that girls in Pakistan were not to be educated?

• ISIS
• The Taliban
• jihad
• the BBC

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How much money did Malala receive for her biography?

• $300
• $3,000
• $30,000
• $3,000,000

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This is from our class conversation only:  What award did Malala receive in 2014?

• Novel Peace Price
• Noble Peace Prize 
• National Youth Peace Prize

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