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VLA Humanities Year-In-Review!

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this short film?:

a)

Frenemies

b)

Snack Attack

c)

Train Station

d)

A Day in the Life

2.

Name the social identifier: "relates to your social standing based on income and/or one’s position in society (working poor, working class, middle class and upper class)."

a)

Ethnicity

b)

Socioeconomic Status

c)

Introvert/Extrovert

d)

Religion/Spirituality

3.

Name the social identifier: "relates to how you express your gender (socially, physically, fashion, style, etc.), for example: as a woman, as a man, as a transgender/gender queer person, as a combination, or as none of these categories."

a)

Sexuality

b)

Gender Expression

c)

Gender Identity

d)

Physical Ability

4.

Name the social identifier: "relates to the physical gender characteristics a person has at birth."

a)

Gender Expression

b)

Gender Identity

c)

Sexuality

d)

Biological Sex

5.

(a)   identity relates to how old you are, how you feel about your age, and what age means to you (finding your own meaning for terms like “adolescent”, “young”, “middle-aged”, “old”, etc.).

6.

Name the social identifier: "relates to a person’s mental ability to process and express information and ideas."

a)

Cognitive/intellectual ability

b)

Physical ability

c)

Sensory ability

d)

Socioeconomic status

7.

Parts of Speech: A person, place, thing, or idea is a (a)  

8.

Which of the following is NOT an adjective (a word that describes a noun or pronoun)?:

a)

Curly

b)

Jumped

c)

Funny

d)

Charming

9.

When planning a narrative, what term describes the "height of action" in a story?

a)

Inciting Action

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

10.

Who is the host of CNN10?

a)

Carl Azuz

b)

Carl Azus

c)

Karl Asuz

d)

Carl Asuz

11.

Finish this weekly quote from CNN10: "Fridays are (a)   !"

12.

The short story "The Most Dangerous Game" begins with two men having a discussion. Where are they standing while they're talking?

a)

On a boat

b)

On a beach

c)

On a mountain

d)

On a hotel balcony

13.

This is the first line from which book written by J.M. Barrie?: "All children, except one, grow up."

a)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

b)

Peter Pan

c)

The Karate Kid

d)

The Little Mermaid

14.

Words with the same meaning are:

a)

Antonyms

b)

Synonyms

15.

Words with the opposite meaning are:

a)

Antonyms

b)

Synonyms

16.

We read an article about Neilson Powless, who is the first Indigenous American to compete in what event?:

a)

Boston Marathon

b)

Super Bowl

c)

Tour de France

d)

Indianapolis 500

17.

Which three of the following options are part of FANBOYS?

a)

And

b)

Never

c)

But

d)

From

e)

So

18.

What is the minimum age someone needs to be to become President of the United States?

(a)  

19.

What is the name of the points-based system that the U.S. uses for electing the President?

a)

Electoral College

b)

Win the White House

c)

Demographics

d)

Caucuses

20.

Which are the two major political parties in the United States?

a)

Libertarian

b)

Green

c)

Republican

d)

Democratic

21.

To become President, someone has to live in the United States for at least how many years?

a)

10

b)

14

c)

18

d)

25

22.

Where is this???

a)

Jay Peak, Vermont

b)

Mont Blanc, France

c)

Mt. Mansfield, Vermont

d)

Mt. Hood, Oregon

23.

Where was Mr. Nelson's "Places & Perspectives" example trip?

a)

Guatemala

b)

Chile

c)

Iceland

d)

Greenland

24.

Which stage of the Design-Thinking Framework is this?: "Determine a challenge and explore the impact on people"

a)

Empathize

b)

Define

c)

Prototype

d)

Ideate

25.

What stage of the Design-Thinking Framework is this?: "Brainstorm ideas good & bad, don't stop at the obvious"

a)

Prototype

b)

Define

c)

Ideate

d)

Prototype

26.

Which U.N. Sustainable Development Goal is this?:

a)

Life on Land

b)

Climate Action

c)

No Hunger

d)

Reduced Inequalities

27.

Which U.N. Sustainable Development Goal is this?:

a)

Reduced Inequalities

b)

Climate Action

c)

Affordable & Clean Energy

d)

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

28.

Name this U.N. Sustainable Development Goal:

(a)  

29.

How many U.N. Sustainable Development Goals are there?:

(a)  

30.

Which of the following are U.N. Sustainable Development Goals?

a)

Life Below Water

b)

Expand Fossil Fuels

c)

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

d)

Zero Hunger

e)

Reduced Hospitals

31.

Which anti-racist was at one time (falsely) wanted by the FBI for "murder & kidnapping"?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Angela Davis

d)

W.E.B. Du Bois

32.

Which anti-racist started the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and was eventually banned from the U.S. while working to support the Black community?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Angela Davis

33.

Which ocean did the Mali Empire eventually grow to reach?

(a)  

34.

Who founded the Mongol Empire?

a)

Chinggis Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Chaka Khan

d)

Kublai Khan

35.

The most important resources that helped the Kingdom of Kush grow in power were gold and (a)   .

36.

The most important food source for the Mayans was (a)   .

37.

The authors of the book Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You are:

a)

Kwame Alexander

b)

Angie Thomas

c)

Ibram X. Kendi

d)

Jason Reynolds

38.

The book Ghost Boys was written by:

a)

Angie Thomas

b)

Kwame Alexander

c)

Jewell Parker Rhodes

d)

Ibram X. Kendi

39.

A historic figure in the book Ghost Boys is:

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Emmett Till

d)

Angela Davis

40.

We read a magazine article about several NYC high schools where students played a game involving squirt guns. What was the game called?

a)

Assassin

b)

Killer

c)

Death Wish

d)

Stay Dry or Die

41.

How similar are our Year-End Bingo Boards to the real game of Bingo?

a)

Extremely similar. Practically a real game of Bingo.

b)

Somewhat similar, but I need some Bingo chips.

c)

What? They're nothing alike.

d)

It's a crime to call them "Bingo Boards".

e)

Bro, do you even know what Bingo is?

42.

Northern states during the Civil War were known as:

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

43.

Southern states during the Civil War were known as:

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

44.

After the Civil War and the abolition of slavery, what was the name for the new laws that discriminated against people of color?

(a)  

45.

"A figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things" is:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Allusion

46.

"A figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated" is:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Allusion

47.

"A style of figurative language characterized by a number of words that have the same first consonant sound within the same sentence or phrase" is:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Allusion

48.

"A word or phrase designed to call something to mind, without mentioning that thing explicitly" is:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Allusion

49.

The king of the Greek gods is:

a)

Zeus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Poseidon

d)

Demeter

50.

The king of the Roman gods is:

a)

Zeus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Hera

d)

Neptune

51.

What is the name of the giant tree that Norse mythology revolves around?

a)

Yggdrasil

b)

Narnia

c)

Olympus

d)

Ragnarok

52.

What is a common theme in many Indigenous creation stories?

a)

The Great Spirit

b)

The Tree of Life

c)

Many gods and godesses

d)

Rebirth