History
Vocabulary
The Work You Do, The Person You Are
Vocabulary 2
American Work Culture
100

When did the United States gain independence?

A: 1619

B: 1776

C: 1861

D: 1783


1783

100

Translate: 

"Independence"

selvstendighet, uavhengighet

100
Name the time-period Toni Morrison was a young girl

The 1940's

100

Translate:

"workload"

arbeidsbyrde

100

How is the average working week compared to Europe?

A: The same

B: Longer

C: Shorter

Longer

200

Which president freed the slaves?

A: George Washington

B: Abraham Lincoln

C: Martin Luther King Jr.

D: Barack Obama


Abraham Lincoln

200

Translate:

"to outlaw"

å oppheve, å forby

200

Name one of the appliances the boss of Toni had in her kitchen.

Washing machine, vacuum cleaner

200

Translate:

"parental leave"

foreldrepermisjon

200

Do American workers complain more or less than the average European?

Less

300

Who protested by refusing to give up her seat for a white person on the bus?

Rosa Parks

300

Translate:

"lethal"

dødbringende, drepende, dødelig

300

What did the woman offer Toni as a pay instead of money?

Old clothes
300

Translate to English:

"ansatt"

employee

300

Do American have right to parental leave?

No

400

What was the name of the movement that protested against police violence on black people?

Black Lives Matter

400

Translate to English:

"overveiende, for the meste"

predominant

400

Name one reason why Toni felt good about her work.

It gave her money. She could help the family. She felt important and needed.

400

Translate to English:

"tilfreds"

satisfied

400

How many days paid holiday do the average American get?

Two

500
In the U.S there were laws that were in place to keep black people seperate from white people. What were these laws called?

Jim Crow laws

500

Translate to English:

"deltid"

part-time

500

Her father gave her some advice. Name one of them.

1.Whatever the work is, do it well - not for the boss but for yourself.

2. You make the job; it doesn't make you.

3. Your real life is with your family.

4. You are not the work you do; you are the person you are.

500

Translate to English:

"gjennomsnittlig"

average

500

How many months paid parental-leave do Norwegians get?

10 Months.