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Wangari Maathai

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

Wangari Mathai

b)

Warangi Mathai

c)

Wangari Maathai

d)

Wangari Mathaai

2.

Choose all that apply to Wangari Maathai.

a)

Environmental Activist

b)

Member of Kenyan Parliament

c)

Second African to win Nobel Peace Prize

d)

Assistant minister for wildlife in 2004

e)

Assistant minister for environment in 2003

3.

Wangari felt that her incentive to be strong came from

a)

her grandmother

b)

her parents

c)

her country

d)

her education

4.

Why was she awarded the 'Nobel Peace Prize'?

a)

Planting 6000 trees

b)

Her worldwide charitable work

c)

Writing a book on Green Belt Movement

d)

Inspiring people to fight for their rights

e)

Encouraging women to improve their situation

5.

What is meant by 'turmoil'?

(Hint: Refer the picture attached)

a)

Clarity and certainty

b)

Confusion and Uncertainty

c)

Diminish

d)

Oppression

6.

What year did the Green Belt movement start?

(a)  

7.

Which word well describes-

Dealing with situations in a aggressive, hostile or argumentative way.

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Where did she go to complete her M.S?

a)

University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

b)

University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

c)

University of Pittsburgh, United States

d)

University of Pittsburgh, United Pennsylvania

9.

Where was Wangari Maathai born?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

What year did she receive the Goldman Environmental Prize?

(a)