Tolerance Vocabulary

Discrimination is when...

• members of a group are treated better than the way people are usually treated

• having an opinion not based on facts

• members of a group are treated worse than the way people are usually treated

• accepting with grace that others have differences

What is the term for people getting what they deserve?

• Immigrant

• Justice

• Racism

• Scapegoat

Saying that everyone from Ireland is causing all the issues in the United States would be a good example of which two terms?

• racism

• immigrant

• scapegoat

• diversity

A person who lives in the mountainous woods, collecting various items for protection in case of a civil war, would be considered a/an.....

• prejudice

• genocide

• extremist

• immigrant

A school that has many students and staff members from various cultures, and celebrates everyone's differences, would be a good example of which two vocabulary terms?

• diversity

• moderate

• prejudice

• tolerance

Believing that boys are better than girls at sports would be an example of which vocabulary term?

• extremist

• stereotype

• justice

• genocide

During the time the Jim Crow laws were in place, many areas were designated for "people of color". These places were typically not as well-maintained. Which two terms best describe this situation?

• Justice

• Racism

• Diversity

• Discrimination

In the 1990s, Rwanda faced major issues of intolerance. A group of people from the Hutu tribe wanted to eliminate everyone from the Tutsi tribe. They also blamed the Tutsi tribe for all of the Hutu tribe's shortcomings. What two words of intolerance would this be an example of?

• justice

• genocide

• immigrant

• scapegoat

Assuming that someone is not intelligent based on the clothes they wear would be an example of...

• Moderate

• Extremist

• Prejudice

• Tolerance

What term is defined as having opinions or beliefs with an average amount of intensity?

• Stereotype

• Extremist

• Genocide

• Moderate