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Human Rights

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 42mins

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Class
Date
1.

The correct definition of the declaration of Human Rights is:

a)

The Universal Declaration on Human Rights is an international document

b)

The Universal Declaration on Human Rights is a national document

c)

The Universal Declaration on Human Rights is an universal document

2.

Choose the right that is Violated:


Ricardo doesn’t go to school because his parents can’t pay the fee. School should be free in Ricardo’s country but the mayor makes every student pay $5

a)

free speech

b)

to food

c)

Free education

3.

Choose the right that is Violated:


Ricardo’s parents are sad and angry that their son can’t go to school. They protest in front of the mayor’s house. The mayor arrests the protestors and puts them in jail for protesting.

a)

free speech

b)

Religion freedom

c)

vote

4.

Choose the right that is violated:


Rosa has a degree in engineering. She applies to 10 different jobs. Each time a man gets the job instead of her. None of the men have a degree. Rosa never gets the job.

a)

to be free

b)

to work

c)

to live

5.

Choose the right that is violated:


When Christopher arrives to vote on Election Day, a soldier tells him that he can’t vote. Christopher says that he is registered. The soldier tells him that he can’t vote because he is a member of the opposition.

a)

to free speech

b)

to food

c)

to vote

6.

Choose the right that is violated:


In Ramon's city there isnt rain in two years. There is very little food. The government exports some food to make money. Ramon only eats one meal per day. His sister died for malnutrition.

a)

to vote

b)

to food

c)

to work

7.

Choose the right that is violated:


Every Sunday, the people in Sarah’s town go to different churches. But Sarah cannot practice her religion. Police close (or destroy) her church and tell not to go there....

a)

to free speech

b)

to freedom

c)

to free religion

8.

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

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

c)

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

d)

International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

9.

The standard of living and quality of life for all people, including those not participating in economic activities are dealt within _____________ _______________.

a)

Cultural Rights

b)

Civil Rights

c)

Social Rights

d)

Political Rights

10.

The cultural sphere of life, including ethnic culture, subcultures, arts and science are dealt within __________ ___________.

a)

Economic Rights

b)

Cultural Rights

c)

Political Rights

d)

Civil Rights

11.

Who is the former first lady that chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights?

a)

Michelle Obama

b)

Barbara Bush

c)

Hillary Clinton

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

12.

Which group is NOT listed as one of the ones discriminated against?

a)

the disabled

b)

the elderly

c)

African Americans

d)

White-American males, especially the rich ones

13.
Violations against people's civil rights and liberties by governments
a)
Human Right Violations
b)
Suffrage
c)
Civil Rights
14.
The unjust treatment of different categories of people on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
a)
Servitude
b)
Discrimination
c)
United Nations
d)
Discrimination
15.
A shelter from danger or hardship.
a)
coerce
b)
Asylum
16.
Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group through mass murder.
a)
Servitude
b)
Recourse
c)
Genocide
17.
Not able to be taken or given away.
All people are born with these rights.
a)
Malala
b)
Inalienable
c)
unrecognizable
18.
The right to vote.
a)
Suffrage
b)
Recourse
19.
When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights written?
a)
After the Cold War
b)
After WWII
20.
What´s the basic idea of Human Rights?
a)
Each one of us no matter who we are or where we are born is entitled to the same basic rights and freedoms
b)
You have the right to works whatever is your race or religion or belief
21.
What are human rights?
a)
Rights only the richest are entitled to.
b)
Rights that all people have simply because they are human.
c)
A responsibility that people have as humans.
d)
Rights that only children have.
22.

"Everyone has the right to ____, _______, and ________ of _______.

a)

life, liberty, and security of person

b)

live, laugh, and love of person

c)

Life, liberty, and peace of person

23.

How many articles represent the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

30

d)

21

24.

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

a)

The United Nations

b)

The World Health Organization

c)

NATO

d)

The Organization of American States

25.

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

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Cold War

d)

The Vietnam War

26.

Is the following a civil and political right: "No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms"?

a)

YES

b)

NO

27.

Is the following a social and economic right: "Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay" ?

a)

YES

b)

NO

28.

What do you think are a person's basic rights?

a)

To live in a rich city

b)

To feed, to cure health, to be free, to be educated,have fair trial

c)

To change from one country to another to another

29.

By virtue of being human ,individuals enjoy

a)

Civil rights

b)

Constitutional grants

c)

Human Rights

30.

Human rights are

a)

The creation of society

b)

A universally accepted conquest

c)

An act of government

31.

Who were persons involved in the defense of Human Rights?

a)

Francis Bacon

b)

Nelson Mandela-Martin Luther King

c)

John Stuart Mill

32.

What is a Constitution?

a)

A set of rules that define relationships between private people.

b)

A set of rules that define how a government can exercise power.

c)

A set of rules that define trade limitations between countries.

33.

Everyone has the right to leave one's country and go to another.

a)

Moral and Cultural Rights

b)

Right to Worship God

c)

Right to Emigrate and Immigrate

d)

Right of Meeting and Association

34.
Everyone has a right to live.
a)
Right to Choose Freely One's State in Life
b)
Economic Rights
c)
Right to Emigrate and Immigrate
d)
Right to Life
35.

Available to all people in the world

a)

Agreement

b)

Inconceivable

c)

Universal

d)

Total

36.

Unable to be taken away or given away by a person

a)

Universal

b)

Indestructable

c)

Inalienable

d)

Interdependence

37.
Treating people differently based on their skin colour; religion; gender or sexuality is 
a)
Prejudice
b)
Discrimination
c)
Personal Conviction
d)
Social Justice
38.
Promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity
a)
Human Rights
b)
Personal Conviction
c)
Extremism
d)
Social Justice
39.

_______________: The modern buying, selling and transporting of people.

a)

Slavery

b)

Human Trafficking

c)

Prostituion

d)

Forced Labor

40.

What do we call it when someone uses derogatory language against someone or a group because of their race, sexual identify, gender or religion?

a)

Hate Speech

b)

Hate Crime

c)

Slurs

d)

Hazing

41.
Rights of everyday living
a)
Food/shelter, equality
b)
freedom to worship God
c)
safety from war/crime
d)
All the above
42.
How does the human rights group Amnesty International stand up against human rights' violations?
a)
By campaigning through violence and terror related actions such as bombing Governments and assassinating those guilty of human rights' violations.
b)
By campaigning through peaceful means like letter writing, lobbying Governments and supporting those who have had their rights violated.
43.
What does equality mean?
a)
Being treated the same by having the same rights, responsibilities and opportunities. 
b)
The power or right to express your opinion.
c)
A belief or opinion that someone feels really strongly about.
d)
Supporting ideas that are very far from what most people believe to be acceptable or right.
44.
What is prejudice?
a)
A standard of poverty where people cannot access the most basic of human needs.
b)
Promoting a fair society by challenging injustice such as racism.
c)
Judging people to be inferior or superior without reason or cause.
d)
Acts of treating individuals or groups differently based on a prejudice.
45.
What is discrimination?
a)
The act of treating someone differently based on a prejudice.
b)
Being prejudice towards someone because of their sexuality.
c)
A standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which the person lives.
d)
Being prejudice towards someone because of their gender.
46.
What is racism?
a)
Prejudice and discrimination towards someone because of their race and/or religion.
b)
Prejudice and discrimination towards someone because of their sexuality.
c)
Prejudice and discrimination towards someone because of their gender.
d)
Prejudice and discrimination towards someone because of their social status.
47.
What is homophobia?
a)
Fear or hatred towards Jews
b)
Fear or hatred towards Muslims
c)
Fear of hatred towards Christians
d)
Fear or hatred towards gay, bisexual and lesbian.
48.
What is censorship?
a)
Supressing or limiting materials considered to be obscene, offensive or a threat to security.
b)
Britain First
c)
An 18 certificate on a movie.
d)
Donald Trump
49.

The Chinese government punishes a couple for having a second child.

Their Right to Marriage and Family was:

a)

"Infringed on" / Violated

b)

Protected/ Used

50.

A Brazilian child is denied a school education because the family can’t afford to pay for books.

Their Right to Education was:

a)

"Infringed on" / Violated

b)

Protected/ Used

51.

Women in Afghanistan are not allowed to attend school or hold jobs.

Their Freedom from Discrimination was:

a)

"Infringed on" / Violated

b)

Protected/ Used

52.

Students in Germany can read in newspapers and online about politics in their country and human rights in other countries.

The Media's Right to Freedom of Expression was:

a)

"Infringed on" / Violated

b)

Protected/ Used

53.
Violations against people's civil rights and liberties by governments
a)
Human Right Violations
b)
Suffrage
c)
Gandhi
d)
Civil Rights
54.
They are similar, as they both enforced different sets of rules for distinct groups of people.
a)
Aung San Suu Kyi and Lech Welesa
b)
Marxism and Communism
c)
Apartheid in South Africa and India's caste system
d)
Tutsis and Hutus
55.

Which if the following statements is NOT TRUE of human rights?

a)

Human rights are freedoms and rights that everyone has.

b)

Everyone is entitled to equal justice, equal opportunity and equal dignity without discrimination.

c)

Human rights are second only to the prevailing laws of a country.

d)

Human rights are inalienable.

56.

The holocaust is described as...

a)

The atomic bombing of Japanese cities Nagasaki and Hiroshima by American Forces causing the deaths of 250,000 Japanese civilians.

b)

The total number of deaths caused by the events of World War 2.

c)

The mass burning of books by the German Nazi regime that were written by political protesters and Jewish people.

d)

The mass murder of some 6 million European Jews (as well as members of some other persecuted groups, such as Gypsies and homosexuals) by the German Nazi regime during the Second World War.

57.

This is the logo of which international organisation?

a)

The United Nations Refugee Fund

b)

The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights

c)

The United Nations

d)

The United Nations of Modern History

58.

True or False?


The United Nations was created with the intent to prevent war and catastrophes, such as the events of World War 2, from happening in the future,

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Which statement about the document known as the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR) is INCORRECT?

a)

The UNDHR was written in 1948.

b)

The UNDHR is only applicable to countries who are part of the United Nations.

c)

The UNDHR contains 31 articles that describe human rights.

d)

It covers both civil and political rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights.

60.

Select all of the statements that describe why the UNDHR is difficult to enforce?

a)

Not all countries are members of the United nations who have pledged to achieve the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

b)

It is not a legal document, but more of a moral pledge.

c)

The United Nations has no police-keeping force.

d)

Different cultures may have different standards and may be unwilling to change their behaviour to satisfy internationally accepted norms.

61.

Who is this historical figure?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Truman Capote

d)

Winston Churchill

62.

Which of the following is not an article written in to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

The right to freedom.

b)

The right to choose not to follow human rights.

c)

The right to life, liberty and security of person.

d)

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

63.

This picture depicts a violation of which Human Right?

a)

Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.

b)

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

c)

Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.

d)

Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.

64.

This picture depicts which violation of human rights?

a)

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

b)

Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.

c)

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

d)

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile

65.

After which major world event was the UDHR written?

a)

The Holocaust

b)

The Civil War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

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