A South African system or policy of segregation based on race.
What is "apartheid"?
100
This word comes from the Old English for "the peasant nearby", and was discussed in the lesson on the Good Samaritan.
What is the derivation of the word "neighbor?"
100
In the Beatitudes, Jesus teaches that this group of people will "inherit the Earth."
Who are "the Meek"?
100
This is the title of both a movie and poem written in the 1800s.
What is Invictus?
200
This is the name of the place where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.
What is Robben Island?
200
These laws were passed, primarily in the US South during the following the Civil War, as part of a systematic approach of racial discrimination and oppression. They remained the law of the land well into the 1960s.
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
200
This is the meaning of the Latin word "beatus", from which the word "beatitudes" also comes.
What is "blessed?"
200
These are the first four books of the New Testament.
What are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
200
This is the illness that made William Ernest Henley sick.
What is tuberculosis of the bones?
300
This is one of Nelson Mandela's other names.
What is Rolihlahla (birth name "the troublemaker"), Madiba (clan name), Tata (endearment meaning "father"), Khulu (Xhosa for "Grandfather" or Grand One"), Dalibhunga (Xhosa initiation name)
300
This is the approximate percentage of European Jews murdered during the Holocaust. (plus or minus 15%)
What is approximately 66%? (6 million out of 9 million)
300
This word comes from the Greek for "to throw beside" becomes it refers to stories that invite comparisons.
What is parable? (para = throw; bole = beside)
300
This is the number of Beatitudes, taught by Jesus.
What is eight?
300
This is the meaning of "wrath" in the phrase "wrath and tears."
What is anger?
400
This is what the song lyrics "9,000 days were set aside, 9,000 days of destiny" in the movie Invictus refer to.
What is the length of Nelson Mandela's prison term?
400
This term refers to a theory of justice that looks at repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior, and considers the underlying factors that contribute to criminal behavior. This process involves collaboration and communication between the victim and criminal.
What is Restorative Justice?
400
When comparing the terms pity, sympathy, empathy and compassion, this is the critical extra step required to truly demonstrate compassion.
What is "action?"
400
The Beatitudes call these people the "children of God." Some examples are Nelson Mandela, Malala, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who are the "peacemakers?"
400
This is the meaning of the word "strait" in the phrase "It matter not how strait the gate."
What is narrow, or constrained?
500
The name of the South African rugby team refers to this animal.
What is an antelope?
500
This term refers to the placement of minority groups in proximity of environmentally hazardous or degraded conditions, such as toxic waste, pollution, and urban decay.
What is "Environmental Racism?"
500
This biblical word is derived from the Old English words for "good" and "news," and relates to the story of Jesus and the Word of God.
What is "Gospel"?
500
This collection of the teachings of Jesus is found in the Gospel of Matthew. One of the sections of these teachings or lessons, is the Beatitudes.
What is "The Sermon on the Mount?"
500
These are the two things that William Ernest Henley believes can not be taken away from a person.