WorksheetsHuman Rights Activist quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Nelson Mandela lived an honorable life. He was:
Tall and strong
Loud and rude
Worthy of respect
sneaky, but smart
Bacha Khan was a respected leader in India. He was:
a street bum
considered armed and dangerous
laughed at and spit on
shown honor and consideration
Martin Luther King Jr. believed that people should have equal rights. He believed that:
people should have the same value
some people deserve to be treated poorly
some people should be treated better than others
no one should care about how people are treated.
Jimmy Carter helped created a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. He acted as an envoy between the two countries. He:
went to jail for his beliefs
blew up buildings
represented the countries in peace talks.
did not care about either country
Ghandi resisted British rule in India because he believed that the human rights of Indians were being violated. Human rights are:
not important to anyone
laws created by strong governments
rules all people should follow to honor their countries
the basic rights all people are entitled as human beings.
Rosa Parks began the Civil Rights movement with great dignity. Her actions were:
aggressive and violent
Bitter and angry
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
timid and afraid
This activist was a Baptist minister who:
led riots and marches in the streets of Washington D.C.
opposed discrimination against blacks by organizing nonviolent resistance and peaceful mass demonstrations
traveled to Europe to speak at the United Nations.
Lived to be 91.
Nelson Mandela
Famous for "I have a Dream."
Refused to give up his seat on a bus.
Grew up in England
South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994
Muhammed Ali Jinnah
Believed that only boys should be allowed to go to school.
Lived in Sweden.
South African leader who opposed Apartheid.
Head of the Muslim League, and founder of Pakistan.
Ghandi Jee
He became a leader in India against British rule.
He had a movement of passive resistance against Britain.
He lived a spiritual life.
He started boycotts and encouraged Indians to refuse to obey unjust laws.
Mother Teresa
Refused to give up her seat on the bus.
A Roman Catholic nun who received a Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor in India.
Led a revolution against the Pakistani government.
Did not believe that education was important.
Bacha Khan
Refused to give up his seat on a bus in Alabama.
President of South Africa in 1994.
American leader of the Civil Rights movement.
Indian independence activist against British colonial rule in India.
