Understanding Chauvinism

Understanding Chauvinism

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Nicholas Chauvin, and why is he significant in the context of the term 'chauvinism'?

A fictional character in a 19th-century novel

A loyal soldier in Napoleon's army

A French playwright who coined the term

A British general during the Napoleonic Wars

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the meaning of 'chauvinism' evolve by the 1930s?

It was synonymous with economic prosperity

It was used to describe extreme nationalism

It referred to a specific military strategy

It came to mean fanatical devotion to any cause

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what context did the term 'chauvinism' become widely used in the 1960s and 70s?

Among feminists addressing gender inequality

In debates about economic policies

In scientific research publications

In discussions about environmental issues

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What phrase became popular in the 1960s and 70s to describe a certain type of chauvinism?

Cultural chauvinism

Economic chauvinism

Male chauvinist pig

Political chauvinism

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which modern slogan is said to reflect the original meaning of 'chauvinism'?

Change We Need

Yes We Can

America First

Make America Great Again