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Human Rights

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main idea behind human rights?

a)

They are based on social status

b)

They are exclusive to certain cultures

c)

They are privileges granted by governments

d)

They are inalienable and universal

2.

When did the Universal Declaration of Human Rights come into existence?

a)

During the Industrial Revolution

b)

After World War II

c)

During the Cold War

d)

After World War I

3.

Who chaired the international committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

4.

What is one of the purposes of the United Nations according to the text?

a)

To ignore human rights violations

b)

To establish dictatorships

c)

To reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights

d)

To promote war

5.

What is the principle on which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is based?

a)

All humans are born unequal

b)

All humans are born with privileges

c)

All humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights

d)

All humans are born with restrictions

6.

What does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights list?

a)

20 articles

b)

30 articles

c)

40 articles

d)

50 articles

7.

What is one of the negative freedoms mentioned in the declaration?

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Freedom from torture

c)

Freedom of movement

d)

Freedom of speech

8.

What is one of the positive freedoms mentioned in the declaration?

a)

Freedom of education

b)

Freedom of occupation

c)

Freedom of assembly

d)

Freedom of residence

9.

What is the main criticism mentioned in the text regarding the enforcement of human rights?

a)

It is enforced by a small group of nations

b)

It is difficult to enforce universally

c)

It is enforced by a single country

d)

It is easy to enforce universally

10.

Which international human rights instrument establishes a court for member countries to bring cases?

a)

ASEAN Human Rights Declaration

b)

African Union Charter

c)

Arab Charter on Human Rights

d)

European Convention on Human Rights

11.

What is one of the criticisms mentioned in the text regarding the development of human rights?

a)

They are not based on any principles

b)

They are too inclusive

c)

They are too universal

d)

They are guided by a small number of mostly Western nations

12.

What is the result of the bias mentioned in the text regarding human rights?

a)

Favoring civil political liberties over socio-political rights

b)

Favoring collective rights over individual rights

c)

Favoring individual rights over collective or groups' rights

d)

Favoring socio-political rights over civil political liberties

13.

What is one of the questions raised in the text regarding the evolution of human rights?

a)

Should there be a right to discrimination?

b)

Should there be a right to democracy?

c)

Should there be a right to slavery?

d)

Should there be a right to dictatorship?

14.

What is one of the aspects mentioned in the text regarding the development of human rights law?

a)

It is irrelevant in modern society

b)

It is stagnant and unchanging

c)

It is constantly evolving

d)

It is regressing over time

15.

What is one of the questions posed in the text regarding the increasing digitalization of our lives?

a)

Should there be a right to access the internet?

b)

Should there be a right to restrict internet access?

c)

Should there be a right to ban the internet?

d)

Should there be a right to control the internet?