What was special about the 1968 Olympics held in Mexico City?

• It was a time to chillax for the audience.

• Protest by Afro-American athletes.

• Mexico city supported the demands

• US government announced the end of racism

John Carlos received the winner's medal without wearing shoes.This was done to represent

• Black people

• Black pride

• Black importance & White domination

• Black power

The medals of Tommie Smith and John Carlos were taken back because

• they were Afro-Americans

• they didn't stand in a proper way while the American anthem was played

• they violated the Olympics spirit by making a political statement.

• they stood against racial discrimination in the United States.

When do overlapping differences happen?

• When groups share common interest on the issue that is likely to be on different sides on a different issue.
• When one kind of social differences becomes more important than the other and people start feeling that they belong to different communities.
• When cross-cut social difference emerge.
• None of the above.

African- Americans a term used for

• Black Americans of America

• Descendants of Africans who were brought into America as slaves

• Martin Luther and his group

• John Carlos and Smith

What does the " Civil right" Movement signify?

• A movement against discrimination

• A reform for the civil rights of citizens

• A reform movement against the social discrimination of Afro- Americans

• None of the above

When did the Civil Rights Movement take place in USA?

• 1953-1958

• 1954-1968

• 1960-1978

• 1946-1968

Which of these sentences is correct?

• Every social difference does not lead to social division

• Social differences divide similar people from one another

• They also unite very different people

• Social Differences are on the basis of Birth and Choice.

Look at the following sentences

i. Social divisions take place when social differences overlap.

ii. It is possible that a person can have multiple identities.

iii. Social divisions exist in only big countries like India.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

• (i), (ii) and (iii)

• (i) and (ii)

• (ii) and (iii)

• only (iii)

Which of the following statements about social differences in the Netherlands and Northern Ireland are correct?

A. Both Northern Ireland and the Netherlands are predominantly Christian but divided between Catholics and Protestants.

B. In Northern Ireland class and religion overlap each other.

C. Overlapping social differences do not create possibilities of deep social divisions and tensions.

D. In the Netherlands, class & religion tend to cut across each other.

• A, B, C and D

• A, B and D

• C and D

• B, C and D