Question 1

Aung San Suu Kyi's father was the de facto prime minister of……………., and was murdered when she was two years old.

Accepted Answer

Aung San Suu Kyi's father, Aung San, was a major figure in the struggle for Burmese independence from British rule. He is considered the founding father of modern-day Myanmar (formerly Burma) and was assassinated in 1947.

Question 2

Horrified by the brutal atrocities commited by the military leader Ne Win against protesters, ……………..formed the National League for Democracy, advocating non violent protest for human rights.

Accepted Answer

Aung San Suu Kyi formed the National League for Democracy in Myanmar, advocating for nonviolent protest and human rights in response to the military's brutal actions.

Question 3

The atrocities of The Holocaust, culminated in the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in ................by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948.

Accepted Answer

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris in 1948, as a response to the atrocities of The Holocaust and World War II, aiming to set a common standard of human rights for all people.

Question 4

The term human rights probably came into use sometime between Paine's The Rights of Man and ................ 1831 writings in The Liberator, in which he stated that he was trying to enlist his readers in "the great cause of human rights".

Accepted Answer

The term "human rights" is associated with William Lloyd Garrison's 1831 writings in The Liberator, where he aimed to engage his readers in "the great cause of human rights."

Question 5

William Wilberforce in ................worked towards the abolition of slavery.

Accepted Answer

William Wilberforce was a British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade in Britain.

Quiz 3: Historical Figures and Events in the Development of Individual Rights and Civil Rights Movements

Aung San Suu Kyi's father was the de facto prime minister of……………., and was murdered when she was two years old.

Horrified by the brutal atrocities commited by the military leader Ne Win against protesters, ……………..formed the National League for Democracy, advocating non violent protest for human rights.

The atrocities of The Holocaust, culminated in the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in ................by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948.

The term human rights probably came into use sometime between Paine's The Rights of Man and ................ 1831 writings in The Liberator, in which he stated that he was trying to enlist his readers in "the great cause of human rights".

William Wilberforce in ................worked towards the abolition of slavery.