Quiz for SS09L41

When was the United Nations established?

• 2 May 1944

• 2 September 1947

• 24 October 1945

• 10 December 1948

Which of the following was NOT a main principle of the UN?

• To save future generations from war.

• To prevent economic recessions.

• To reaffirm human rights.

• To establish equal rights for all nations.

What is the United Nations?

• The United States, United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates combined

• The original name for the United Kingdom

• The three top-winning nations during an Olympiad

• An international organization that promotes world peace

• The five most powerful countries in the world

In 1948, which document was created to explain what rights were given to all humans?

• Declaration of Independence

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

• International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

Which international peacekeeping organization created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

• The United Nations

• The World Health Organization

• NATO

• The Organization of American States

What major world conflict prompted the need for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as the United Nations itself?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War

How many articles represent the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

• 10

• 12

• 30

• 21

What are human rights?

• Rights only the richest are entitled to.
• Rights that all people have simply because they are human.
• A responsibility that people have as humans.
• Rights that only children have.

Everyone has the right to human rights

• with the distinction of colour.

• without the distinction of religion but regarding their social origin.

• according to their international status.

• without distinction of any kind.

South Africa is a member of the United Nations.

• True

• False