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contemporary issues

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the weight of __________ that makes tolerance possible

a)

secularism

b)

judgement

c)

disagreement

d)

non violence

2.

The word 'tolerance' derives from the Latin word tolerare meaning ____________.

a)

suffer

b)

endure

c)

struggle

d)

believe

3.

Gandhi went to South Africa in ------------

a)

1885

b)

1895

c)

1893

d)

1883

4.

Memes propogate themselves in the meme pool from brain to brain via a process called -----------

a)

Simulation

b)

Stagnation

c)

Mutation

d)

Imitation

5.

Which of the following is a precondition for tolerance?

a)

Moral convictions

b)

Character flaws

c)

Ignoble motives

d)

Criticism

6.

Name the railway station where Gandhi was thrown out of the first class compartment

a)

Durban

b)

Pietermaritzburg

c)

Johannaasberg

d)

Pretoria

7.

Which of the following is not an examle of memes?

a)

DNA molecule

b)

Tunes

c)

Ideas

d)

Catch-phrases

8.

The practice of strongly holding opinions and allowing no criticism of them is called

a)

Racism

b)

Tolerance

c)

Dogmatism

d)

Prejudice

9.

Unselfish regard for the welfare of others ic called----------

a)

Snobishness

b)

Altruism

c)

Egotism

d)

Aestheticism

10.

Unto This Last is written by -----------

a)

John Ruskin

b)

John Galsworthy

c)

John Donne

d)

Dr. Johnson