WorksheetsLesson 8: The Diminutive Giant Who Fought for Refugees
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Why was Ogata Sadako known as the Diminutive Giant?
She was first female to become the Prime Minister of Japan.
She was the first female Asian to lead the office of UNHCR.
She was able to stop the war between USA and Iraq.
She was the female adviser in the Gulf war.
What is the definition of refugees under the international law?
People who are forced to leave their own country
People who are persecuted for religious, ethnic, or political reasons
People who are caught up in conflicts
People who are forced to leave their home but remain in their own country
TRUE OR FALSE: Iran accepted these refugees but the remaining Kurdish people headed for Turkey was not able to cross the border.
TRUE
FALSE
What is the result of Ogata's revolutionary decision to protect not only refugees but all people suffering from the war?
The Kurdish people still continued to suffer after the war.
The Kurdish refugees was able to go back to their country.
The remaining Kurdish people were able to cross the border.
A safe haven for Kurdish people was established inside Iraq.
What does the refugees want more than anything else?
Food and Shelter
Work and Education
Go back to their homes
Money for their needs
TRUE OR FALSE: Opportunities for education were impossible to give to children of refugees.
TRUE
FALSE
Ogata regarded the 21st Century as the age of _________________.
Equality and Respect
Co-existence and Interdependence
Unity and Humanitarianism
Knowledge and Awareness
All are correct except for one. Ogata said that people should:
Respect their own commitment to protect the poorest of poor.
Respect the refugees.
Respect the humanitarian workers who are in the front lines.
Respect every nation around the world.
