Malala Quiz

Gul Makai is ___

• the name of the leader of the Taliban in charge in the Swat Valley

• the name of Malala's alias as she secretly reports to the BBC about life under the Taliban

• the name of Malala's father who has helped and encouraged her all her life

• the name of the person who won the Nobel Prize before Malala

The social measurement most applicable to the film is ___.

• life expectancy

• GNI per capita

• education level of citizens

In the film, Malala visits all of these significant locations in the world EXCEPT ___.

• the country of Nigeria where Boko Haram had kidnapped almost 200 school girls

• the border between Russia and Ukraine where many children don't have access to healthcare

• the Syrian border with Jordan where millions of Syrians have had to flee as refugees

• a Kenyan girls school, where many will be the first in their families to get an education

The social development measurement most applicable to this film would probably be ___.

• crude birth rate within a country

• women's empowerment and ability to gain decision-making positions in society

• maternal mortality rates

• women's employment rates within countries of the world

Malala's home was ___.

• just outside of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan

• Kabul, in the NW corner of Afghanistan

• Mingora, in the Swat Valley of Pakistan

What unique decision did Ziauddin make after Malala -- his first child -- was born?

• he wrote her name on the family tree -- where only male names had gone before

• he decided to name her after a famous Islamic prophet who preached equality

• he decided to leave the Taliban after being an important and prominent member

Why is the title "He Named Me Malala" significant in this story?

• Malala was the name of a great Islamic King of the Middle East

• Malala was the name for only boys up to that point, and was not allowed for girls

• "Malala" was the name of a hero who died for a cause