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The United Nations

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the United Nations?

a)

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

b)

The original name for the United Kingdom

c)

The three top-winning nations during an Olympiad

d)

An international organization that promotes world peace

e)

The five most powerful countries in the world

2.

The first known document to assert individual rights was written in the year 1215 and was called:

a)

The Right to Live

b)

The Magna Chart for Human Rights

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

The Basic Rights of Man

e)

The Constitution

3.

What world situation preceded and led to the creation and establishment of the United Nations:

a)

The Berlin Wall was built

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

World War II

d)

World War I

e)

The Korean War

4.

As the chair of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Eleanor Roosevelt was the driving force in creating The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is the name of the document that lists the 30 human rights?

a)

The Human Rights Declaration

b)

The Human Rights Declaration for Mankind

c)

The Universal Acknowledgement of Rights for All

d)

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

e)

The Bible

6.

The word equal means:

a)

Being of the same opinion as another

b)

Having a visa which is valid in two different countries

c)

A person who was born of parents from two distinct ethnic backgrounds

d)

Having the same status, rights or opportunities as another or others

7.

The word discrimination means:

a)

The process by which a criminal is made honest and productive

b)

The removal of hard seeds from certain fruits

c)

Spreading false information about another

d)

An unfair difference in treatment; denying equal rights to certain groups of people

8.

The word slavery means:

a)

A worn out feeling in the muscles if they are overused

b)

Forcing children to eat healthy dishes they are not fond of

c)

A system wherein the entire family divides up the housework between them

d)

A system involving force to make people work, usually for very little or no pay

9.

The word torture means:

a)

Accidentally falling down a flight of stairs

b)

A French word meaning to purposely act more sad or upset than you actually are

c)

Purposely causing extreme pain to someone, usually for punishment, persuasion or discrimination

d)

Forcing someone to do think the same way that you do

10.

The word violation means:

a)

A quiet meeting to discuss plans for justice

b)

The confessing of crimes committed

c)

A breaking of a law, rule, agreement, promise, etc.

d)

The removal of one string of a violin to alter its sound