Volume
2 Issue 2
Human Rights
Now that you have some information about human rights policy,
procedure, and the spirit of the code, it is time to test
your knowledge with a Human Rights Quiz. This quiz is part
of the teacher's package that is published by the Ontario
Human Rights Commission.(Answers are listed below.)
1.
Anthony, who is 18 years old, has applied for a job as a clerk
in a sporting goods store. The store manager is impressed
with Anthony's maturity and ability and says that he would
like to hire him, subject to reference checks. Later, the
manager calls Anthony to say that he will not be hired. On
checking his references with a former employer, the manager
found out that Anthony was convicted several times of reckless
driving when he was younger. Has the store manager violated
Anthony's human rights by refusing to hire him?
Yes______ No______ Maybe______
2.
Naomi and several of her friends play in a women's hockey
league at the local community centre. Whenever they play,
the male rink attendants never give them their full allotted
ice time. The attendants jeer every time one of the young
women falls and there are often pin-up pictures of women in
the dressing rooms. Naomi has complained but the manager has
done nothing, saying that women should 'stick to figure skating'
and 'leave hockey to boys'. Have the rink attendants violated
the young women's human rights?
Yes______ No______ Maybe______
3.
After years of fighting, Don's parents are getting a divorce.
Things are so tense that Don feels he must live on his own
if he is to complete his school year successfully. He has
been a good student and stayed out of trouble. At 16, he has
qualified for social assistance and has put in an application
at a rooming house near his school. The property manager refused
to rent Don a room, saying that he does not rent to 'welfare
kids'. Has the manager violated Don's human rights?
Yes______ No______ Maybe______
4.
Cassandra and several black friends have gone to a local restaurant
after school. They are laughing and carrying on like others
in the restaurant. Things start to get out of hand between
their group and several white students sitting at another
table. Food is thrown and the groups exchange angry remarks.
When the restaurant staff asks Cassandra and her friends to
leave the restaurant, they feel angry and discriminated against.
Have the restaurant staff violated the group's human rights?
Yes______ No______ Maybe______
5.
Last week, Maureen and her friend, Sean, organized
a school group to raise funds for AIDS research. Yesterday,
they both found on their desks crudely-drawn cartoons making
fun of gays and lesbians. Last night, several students shouted
anti-gay comments and verbally attacked them on the street
opposite the school yard. Their teacher saw the cartoons and
heard rumours of the verbal attack, but feels that nothing
can be done about it because the attack took place off the
school premises. Neither student has complained to school
officials. Have the students violated Maureen and Sean's human
rights?
Yes______ No______ Maybe______
6.
A
local optician's office has an opening for a part?time receptionist.
The position requires excellent communication skills, as the
person will answer phone calls and receive patients who enter
the clinic. Michelle, who was born and raised in Quebec City,
has applied for the job. The owner does not hire her, because
she feels customers may not understand Michelle because of
her accent. Has the owner violated Michelle's human rights?
Yes______ No______ Maybe______
7.
Last
Saturday, Michael and his friends attended a movie theatre
they had never been to before. The theatre staff told Michael,
who requires a motorized wheelchair because he has muscular
dystrophy, that he would either have to transfer into a theatre
seat or watch the movie from the only area available for the
wheelchair: in front of the first row of seats. When he complained
about this arrangement, the theatre staff told him that he
was entitled to the same service as everyone else: a ticket
and a seat to watch the movie. Have the movie theatre staff
violated Michael's human rights?
Yes______ No______ Maybe______
This
quiz is designed to get you thinking about the concepts and
the spirit of the Human Rights Code. Some of these situations
do not occur in the work place; the concepts of discrimination,
however, can be applied anywhere. For further information
about this quiz, visit www.ohrc.on.ca
Answers:
- Yes
- Yes
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- Maybe
- Yes
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