Human Rights Heroes Vocabulary Quiz

Which of the following is the best definition for segregation?

• To take temporary possession of something as a security

• Assembled in one place

• The act of keeping apart

• Act of treating people unfairly due to ethnicity or physical characteristic

Which of these three images best shows the word segregation?

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Which word is this defining "unfair treatment of people, based on race, gender, age, or some other prejudice."

• Discrimination

• Boycott

• Resistance

• Movement

If you had been a victim of age discrimination it means you...

• had been treated fairly because of your age

• had been treated unfairly because of your age

• had been treated appropriately because of your age

Which of the following is the best example of a boycott?

• A group of people doing something because they enjoy it

• People purposefully not using a product or service as a form of protest

• Using young boys in a protest to get people's attention

• Doing something that is good for your health

What is being defined here? "A large body of people interested in a common issue, or concern, who are willing to take action".

• Intimidation

• Discrimination

• Movement

• Equality

If you were part of a movement to stop the death penalty (sentenced to death) you would...

• Do all you could to stop the death penalty

• Do all you could to continue with the death penalty

• have changed your mind on whether it is good or not

• not care about the death penalty

If I was purposely frightening another person through threatening words, or acts, to get what I want, you might say I was...

• Resisting them.

• Intimidating them.

• Segregating them.

• Boycotting them.

Which image best shows the meaning of the word intimidation?

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Which situation best shows the meaning of equality?

• There were 10 slices of pizza and only 5 of us. We got the same amount of pizza to eat.

• There were 10 slices of pizza and only 5 of us. The oldest got the most pizza and the youngest had just half a slice

• There were 10 slices of pizza and only 5 of us. We fought for who got to have it all

• There were 10 slices of pizza and only 5 of us. We gave 5 slices to the two girls and shared the 3 boys