Minorities - Themes

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Quiz - Minorities 

What is your knowledge about previous lessons?

Why did the boy stand out in the poem 'The Right Way To Speak'?

1. They were not allowed to speak.
2. He was not allowed to laugh.
3. He was not allowed to speak with a Southern accent or dialect.
4. He was not allowed to talk while eating.

Why do you think it was bad to speak with a Southern accent according to mother?

1. She just did not like the accent without a reason.
2. She did not understand the words the little boy said.
3. She thought he used swear words towards her.
4. In history, the South of USA used to hold slaves. The words are a bad memory.

Maya Angelou went back to the South to visit her grand mother. Why did she stand out while visiting her grandmother?

1. She did not like it in the South.
2. She stood up for herself in a shop when talking to white women.
3. Nothing happened. She was just visiting for a few days.
4. She wanted to find a house to live in the South.

Why did Emmett Till stand out while visiting the South?

1. He hit a young white woman.
2. He stole a can of soda from the shop.
3. He said some swear words to a young white woman.
4. He whistled to a young white woman.

Why did George Takei and his family stand out?

1. They were American Japanese people who were treated as enemies in the USA during WOII.
2. They were richer than the people living in the USA.
3. They were loved by the white American people.
4. They were famous because they made clothes and curtains.

George had to move to another place. What kind of place?

1. To a bungalow.
2. To an small appartment.
3. To an internment camp, which looks a lot like a concentration camp.
4. To a police station.

Why did the girl in the novel 'Milkman' stand out?

1. She was not very nice towards her family and they did not like her.
2. She dropped out of school.
3. She used swear words to kind people.
4. There were rumours about having an affair with the Milkman and being Catholic or Protestant in Northern- Ireland.

Lyra McKee stood out when she was young. Why was that?

1. She didn't like her boyfriend
2. She was gay and didn't want to tell her family.
3. She was the best student in class.
4. She was a good reader.

Whyy did the band Queen stand out in the USA?

1. The video clip was banned because they were dressed up as women.
2. They said bad things about the USA and therefore not welcome.
3. They had several number one hits in the USA.
4. They were the first gay band.

Why do strange laws still exist in the USA?

1. Because the USA thinks it is funny to keep these laws.
2. This is a joke. They don't exist.
3. In the past some people stood out negatively and therefore these laws were once made up.
4. USA uses these laws so people will move out of the USA.

Why did Harrison Bergeron stood out?

1. He didn't like his parents and he moved out.
2. He was too smart to be in school.
3. He was too tall and needed medical help.
4. He was a strong and smart person who did not obey the rules and wanted no restrictions.

Why does the writer of the poem 'Be A Lady They Said' stand out with this poem?

1. She doesn't like women who behave like ladies.
2. 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.
3. She is summing up all of the things that men don't like about women.
4. She complains about a woman she ha seen in the shop who was acting weird.

Which themes do you think have occured during these lessons?

1. Race, social class, misfits & non-conformatists, ethnicity, religion, sexuality
2. Race, social class and religion
3. Sexuality, ethnicity and dialects.
4. Misfits & non-conformatists.