Minorities - Themes

Quiz - Minorities 
Lesson 8


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Quiz - Minorities 
Lesson 8


What is your knowledge about previous lessons?

Slide 1 - Slide

Why did the boy stand out in the poem 'The Right Way To Speak'?
A
They were not allowed to speak.
B
He was not allowed to laugh.
C
He was not allowed to speak with a Southern accent or dialect.
D
He was not allowed to talk while eating.

Slide 2 - Quiz

Why do you think it was bad to speak with a Southern accent according to mother?
A
She just did not like the accent without a reason.
B
She did not understand the words the little boy said.
C
She thought he used swear words towards her.
D
In history, the South of USA used to hold slaves. The words are a bad memory.

Slide 3 - Quiz

Maya Angelou went back to the South to visit her grand mother. Why did she stand out while visiting her grandmother?
A
She did not like it in the South.
B
She stood up for herself in a shop when talking to white women.
C
Nothing happened. She was just visiting for a few days.
D
She wanted to find a house to live in the South.

Slide 4 - Quiz

Why did Emmett Till stand out while visiting the South?
A
He hit a young white woman.
B
He stole a can of soda from the shop.
C
He said some swear words to a young white woman.
D
He whistled to a young white woman.

Slide 5 - Quiz

Why did George Takei and his family stand out?
A
They were American Japanese people who were treated as enemies in the USA during WOII.
B
They were richer than the people living in the USA.
C
They were loved by the white American people.
D
They were famous because they made clothes and curtains.

Slide 6 - Quiz

George had to move to another place. What kind of place?
A
To a bungalow.
B
To an small appartment.
C
To an internment camp, which looks a lot like a concentration camp.
D
To a police station.

Slide 7 - Quiz

Why did the girl in the novel 'Milkman' stand out?
A
She was not very nice towards her family and they did not like her.
B
She dropped out of school.
C
She used swear words to kind people.
D
There were rumours about having an affair with the Milkman and being Catholic or Protestant in Northern- Ireland.

Slide 8 - Quiz

Lyra McKee stood out when she was young. Why was that?
A
She didn't like her boyfriend
B
She was gay and didn't want to tell her family.
C
She was the best student in class.
D
She was a good reader.

Slide 9 - Quiz

Whyy did the band Queen stand out in the USA?
A
The video clip was banned because they were dressed up as women.
B
They said bad things about the USA and therefore not welcome.
C
They had several number one hits in the USA.
D
They were the first gay band.

Slide 10 - Quiz

Why do strange laws still exist in the USA?
A
Because the USA thinks it is funny to keep these laws.
B
This is a joke. They don't exist.
C
In the past some people stood out negatively and therefore these laws were once made up.
D
USA uses these laws so people will move out of the USA.

Slide 11 - Quiz

Why did Harrison Bergeron stood out?
A
He didn't like his parents and he moved out.
B
He was too smart to be in school.
C
He was too tall and needed medical help.
D
He was a strong and smart person who did not obey the rules and wanted no restrictions.

Slide 12 - Quiz

Why does the writer of the poem 'Be A Lady They Said' stand out with this poem?
A
She doesn't like women who behave like ladies.
B
A lady is not allowed to do a lot of things, but at the same time 'not doing a lot of things' is also not a good thing. There is no right way.
C
She is summing up all of the things that men don't like about women.
D
She complains about a woman she ha seen in the shop who was acting weird.

Slide 13 - Quiz

Why does the handmaid stands out?
A
She belongs to the group of criminals that belong in jail. The story tells what her punishment is.
B
She divorced her husband and that is seen as a crime.
C
She belongs to the group who are the only ones that can give birth and produce a next generation.
D
She was violent to her aunt Lydia and therefore she is punished.

Slide 14 - Quiz

What themes / topics can you link to 'The Handmaid's Tale' and the experiment with the blue and brown eyes?
A
No theme at all
B
Race, sexuality, inequality, religion, gender, social class
C
Misfits & Non-conformists, race, social class
D
Sexuality & gender

Slide 15 - Quiz

Which themes do you think have occured during all these lessons?
A
Race, social class, misfits & non-conformists, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender
B
Race, social class and religion
C
Sexuality, ethnicity and dialects.
D
Misfits & non-conformists.

Slide 16 - Quiz