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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

If you were a human rights activist, your job would most likely include:

a)

Donating money to the poor

b)

Speaking publicly in defense of the poor

c)

Teaching a class about history of protest movements

d)

Volunteering at an animal shelter

2.

When asked how he raised such a courageous daughter, Ziauddin Yousafzai responded, "I did not clip her wings." What did he mean?

a)

He was not involved in her education

b)

He taught her to stay out of the spotlight

c)

He encouraged her to pursue her dreams

d)

He relied on Malala's mother to make parenting decisions

3.

What is the Taliban?

a)

An external fundamentalist group

b)

Be international civil rights organization

c)

A branch of the Pakistani government

d)

A peace-keeping force

4.

What factor makes Pakistan especially vulnerable to the influence of the Taliban?

a)

Most Pakistani greatly respect the Taliban

b)

The Taliban controls the Pakistani government

c)

Islam is the state religion of Pakistani

d)

Pakistani shares a border with Afghanistan

5.

What can you infer about the status of women in Taliban society?

a)

They hold most key positions of power

b)

They are considered sacred

c)

They do not have equal rights

d)

They are better educated than the men

6.

Why would a television interview be more dangerous for Malala than her blog posts?

a)

The Tabilian had banned television

b)

She could no longer remain anonymous

c)

She was much more critical of the Taliban in interviews

d)

The Taliban controlled all the television stations

7.

Which of these is an opinion about Malala?

a)

She grew up in a war-ton region of the Middle East

b)

She was attacked by the Tablian when she was only 15 years old

c)

She used a made-up name while blogging for the BBC

d)

Her memoir is not interesting as Anne-Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl "

8.

Place the following events in sequence: A) Malala wins the National Youth Peace Award; B) The Taliban makes an attempt on Malala's life C) Malala starts a blog

a)

A, B, C

b)

B, C, A

c)

C, A, B

d)

C, B, A

9.

Which of the following was a long-term effect of the Taliban's attempt to assassinate Malala?

a)

More people became aware of the cause she was fighting for

b)

Malala's worldwide popularity plummeted

c)

The Taliban succeeded in overthrowing the Pakistani government

d)

The United States sent military forces into Afghanistan

10.

Which of the following slogans best represents the goals of the Malala Fund?

a)

Taking the fight to the Taliban

b)

Building Better Schools

c)

Defending Children Around the World

d)

Working toward a Peaceful Pakistan