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GE8074-HUMAN RIGHTS IAT 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Magna Carta means...
a)
Grand Document
b)
Glorious Constitution
c)
Great Charter
d)
Magnificent Constitution
2.
This system was used to run life in England during the Middle Ages.
a)
Communism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Institutionalism
d)
Marxism
3.
This wealthy class of people were directly under the King and held important titles such as Baron or Baroness.
a)
Serfs
b)
Knights
c)
Nobles
d)
Monarchs
4.
These poor people were the workers.  They tilled the land and reaped the harvest to help feed all of Enlgand
a)
Knights
b)
Serfs
c)
Nobles
d)
Fiefs
5.
The Magna Carta was signed by the King and the _________.
a)
Barons
b)
Queen
c)
Prince
d)
Commoners
6.
The Magna Carta contained ___ articles that outlined what the King could not do.
a)
63
b)
10
c)
156
d)
1,001
7.
The Magna Carta is similar to what American document?
a)
The Mayflower Compact
b)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Nicene Creed
8.
The Magna Carta was signed in what year?
a)
1901 
b)
800 B.C.
c)
33 
d)
1215 
9.
Why was King John forced to sign the Magna Carta?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
10.
What 13th century document established the rights listed below?
- Basic rights of citizens
- Rule of law
- Representative assemblies
a)
the Constitution
b)
Napoleonic Code
c)
the Communist Manifesto
d)
the Magna Carta
11.
Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
12.
Which king was "forced" to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?`
a)
King James
b)
King John
c)
King Louis
d)
King Henry
13.
What important charter was signed in 1215 in English by King John resulting in England becoming a limited monarchy?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Code of Hammurabi
c)
Twelve Tables
d)
Declaration of Independence
14.
American Revolution?
a)
1770-1776
b)
1775-1783
c)
1776-1783
d)
1775-1781
15.
War of 1812?
a)
1811-1812
b)
1812-1814
c)
1814-1815
d)
1812-1815
16.

In 1948, which document was created to explain what rights 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

17.

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

18.

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

19.
What is the central idea of this declaration?
a)
Recognition of rights is the foundation of freedom
b)
Disregard for rights has resulted in barbarous acts
c)
Human rights should be protected
d)
It is essential to promote the development of relationships between nations
20.

How many articles represent the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

30

d)

21

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.

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

23.

Which word means that human rights cannot be taken away?

a)

Universal

b)

Inalienable

c)

Fundamental

d)

Inherent

24.

The article 19 of the UDHR says that...

a)

everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

b)

everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.

c)

everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.

d)

everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

25.

The right to freedom includes...

a)

freedom to change religon.

b)

attacks upon people honour.

c)

arbitrary interference with peoples's privacy.

d)

barbarous acts.

26.

Which article of the UDHR states that "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family,..."

a)

Article 3

b)

Article 5

c)

Article 12

d)

Article 18

27.

Article 3 states that...

a)

all robots have the right to life.

b)

everyone has the right to freedom of expression.

c)

everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

d)

animals have the right to be imprisoned.

28.

What are human rights for?

a)

People

b)

Animals

c)

Governments

d)

Other

29.

When were human rights created?

a)

1928

b)

Yesterday

c)

1948

d)

28 AD

30.

Why are human rights necessary and important?

a)

To save lives.

b)

To give us freedom.

c)

To protect everyone.

d)

All of the above

31.

What document explains our human rights?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

c)

A job application

d)

The Australian Constitution

32.

Who created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?

a)

Christoper Columbus

b)

Barack Obama

c)

The Pope

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

33.

Where do you have human rights?

a)

Burnie

b)

North West Tasmania

c)

Australia

d)

Everywhere

34.

Which situation has broken someone's rights?

a)

A young girl is not allowed a new dress

b)

A little boy is sent to bed early for misbehaving

c)

A 6 year old boy is not allowed to go swimming

d)

A country's government does not allow girls to go to school

35.

Up to what age do children's rights apply?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

21

36.

Which organisation set the standard for Human Rights around the world?

a)

UNICEF

b)

Greenpeace

c)

United Nations

d)

English Heritage

37.

What are human rights for?

a)

People

b)

Animals

c)

Governments

d)

Other

38.

Why are human rights necessary and important?

a)

To save lives.

b)

To give us freedom.

c)

To protect everyone.

d)

All of the above

39.

Who created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?

a)

Christoper Columbus

b)

Barack Obama

c)

The Pope

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

40.

What document explains our human rights?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

c)

A job application

d)

The Australian Constitution

41.

Up to what age do children's rights apply?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

21

42.

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

a)

To live in a city

b)

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

c)

To change jobs

d)

To get married and have children

43.

According to the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which one is a right of all children?

a)

the right to leave home

b)

the right to a lawyer

c)

the right to work

d)

the right to play

44.

What does child labour mean ?

a)

Treating children nicely

b)

Loving children

c)

Forcing children to do dangerous work even if they do not want to

d)

Taking children to prison

45.
Scientific theories are based on
a)
general assumptions of how systems work.
b)
mathematical principles that can be proven true.
c)
large amounts of data collected over time.
d)
observations from within only one scientific discipline.
46.
Scientists all over the world are sure that all matter is made of atoms.  All of their investigations point to the fact that this is true.  Unfortunately, there is no way to know 100% for sure if atoms are real.  This means that the idea of atoms is a _________.
a)
question
b)
hypothesis
c)
theory
d)
law
47.
"All objects in the universe attract each other" is a scientific _______________
a)
law
b)
theory
c)
force
d)
method
48.
Like scientific knowledge, scientific theories can ___________ over time.
a)
never change
b)
change
c)
evolve
49.

Malala Yousafzai

a)

Won the Nobel peace prize

b)

Cooked gallo pinto

c)

Went yo Cinema

50.

Malala was born in :

a)

Metapa , ciudad Darío

b)

Pakistan