Malala

If you were a human rights activist, your job would most likely include:

• Donating money to the poor

• Speaking publicly in defense of the poor

• Teaching a class about the history of protest movements

• Volunteering at an animal shelter

When asked how he raised such a courageous daughter, Ziauddin Yousafzai responded, "I did not clip her wings." What did he mean?

• He was not involved in her education

• He taught her to stay out of the spotlight

• He encouraged her to pursue her dreams

• He relied on Malala's mother to make parenting decisions

What is the Taliban?

• An extreme fundamentalist group

• An international civil rights organization

• A branch of the Pakistani government

• A peace-keeping force

What factor makes Pakistan especially vulnerable to the influence of the Taliban?

• Most Pakistanis greatly respect the Taliban

• The Taliban controls the Pakistani government

• Islam is the state religion of Pakistan

• Pakistan shares a border with Afghanistan

What can you infer about the status of women in Taliban society?

• They hold most key positions of power

• They are considered sacred

• They do not have equal rights

• They are better educated than the men

Why would a television interview be more dangerous for Malala than her blog posts?

• The Taliban had banned television

• She could no longer remain anonymous

• She was much more critical of the Taliban in interviews

• The Taliban controlled all the television stations

Which of these is an opinion about Malala?

• She grew up in a war-torn region of the Middle East

• She was attacked by the Taliban when she was only 15 years old

• She used a made-up name while blogging for the BBC

• Her memoir is not as interesting as Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl"

Place the following events in sequence:

A) Malala wins the National Youth Peace Award;

B) The Taliban makes an attempt on Malala's life

C) Malala starts a blog

• A, B, C

• B, C, A

• C, A, B

• C, B, A

Which of the following was a long-term effect of the Taliban's attempt to assassinate Malala?

answer

• More people became aware of the cause she was fighting for

• Malala's worldwide popularity plummeted

• The Taliban succeeded in overthrowing the Pakistani government

• The United States sent military forces into Afghanistan

Which of the following slogans best represents the goals of the Malala Fund?

• Taking the Fight to the Taliban

• Building Better Schools

• Defending Children Around the World

• Working toward a Peaceful Pakistan