Humanism and Life Lessons

What is humanism?

• A way of thinking and living that emphasizes the agency of human beings

• A religious belief system

• A form of art

• A political ideology

Where did the speaker's parents come from?

• Kano, Nigeria

• Abuja, Nigeria

• Mbaise, southeastern Nigeria

• Lagos, Nigeria

What was the speaker training to become?

• A doctor

• A lawyer

• A priest

• An engineer

What did the speaker's father do to supplement the family income?

• Worked as a carpenter

• Reared goats

• Drove a taxi

• Sold vegetables

What did the speaker's mother combine with farming?

• Nursing

• Tailoring

• Petty trading

• Teaching

What was the living condition of the speaker's family shortly after the Nigerian civil war?

• Living in a mansion

• Living in a tent

• Living in a hut

• Living in an apartment

What did the speaker's parents achieve through hard work and perseverance?

• Moved to another country

• Erected a block apartment and sent their children to school

• Built a mansion

• Started a business

What does the speaker believe about human beings?

• They cannot change their lives

• Their destinies are predetermined

• They are challengers, not prisoners of fate

• They are prisoners of fate

What does the speaker say about the religiosity in the world's poorest nations?

• It is declining

• It is average

• It is highest

• It is lowest

What does the speaker believe is necessary to achieve the changes we want?

• Dreaming

• Praying

• Wishing

• Doing