ETHICS AND IDENTITY

Question 1

Identity

Answer 1

The characteristics, traits, beliefs, and experiences that define an individual or group, influencing how they see themselves and are perceived by others.

Question 2

Justice

Answer 2

The concept of fairness and the administration of the law, ensuring that individuals or groups are treated equitably and held accountable for their actions

Question 3

Minority

Answer 3

A group of people who are different from the larger group in a society, often in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, or other characteristics, and who may have less power or representation.

Question 4

Dilemna

Answer 4

A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more equally undesirable alternatives.

Question 5

Massacre

Answer 5

The intentional and violent killing of a large number of people, often involving innocent or unarmed individuals.

Question 6

Accountability

Answer 6

The obligation to accept responsibility for one’s actions and decisions, and to disclose results in a transparent manner.

Question 7

Fact

Answer 7

A statement that can be proven to be true or false based on objective evidence.

Question 8

Opinion

Answer 8

A personal view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

Question 9

Belief

Answer 9

An acceptance that something exists or is true, often without definitive proof, and based on faith, tradition, or personal conviction.

Question 10

Kristallnacht

Answer 10

Also known as the “Night of Broken Glass,” it was a violent anti-Jewish pogrom that took place on November 9–10, 1938, in Nazi Germany, where Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were destroyed, and many Jews were killed or arrested.

Question 11

holocaust

Answer 11

General term for a large-scale destruction or mass killing, especially by fire or war. It can be used in different contexts but is not specific to one event.

Question 12

Holocaust

Answer 12

The systematic, state-sponsored genocide of six million Jews and millions of other victims by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II.

Question 13

Genocide

Answer 13

The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, ethnic, or religious group.

Question 14

Propaganda

Answer 14

Information, especially biased or misleading, used to promote a political cause or point of view, often by governments or organizations.

Question 15

Anti-Semitism

Answer 15

Prejudice, hostility, or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.

Question 16

Prejudice

Answer 16

Preconceived opinion or feeling, often negative, directed against someone or something without sufficient knowledge or reason.

Question 17

Othering

Answer 17

The process of perceiving or portraying someone as fundamentally different or alien, often to marginalize or stigmatize them.

Question 18

Stereotype

Answer 18

A widely held but oversimplified and generalized belief or idea about a particular group of people or things.

Question 19

Einsatzgruppen

Answer 19

Paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that were responsible for mass shootings, primarily of Jews, during the early phases of the Holocaust, particularly in Eastern Europe.

Question 20

Nuremberg Laws

Answer 20

Racial laws implemented in Nazi Germany in 1935 that institutionalized many of the racial theories of Nazi ideology and deprived Jews of German citizenship and rights.

Question 21

Volksgemeinschaft

Answer 21

A German term meaning “people’s community,” used by the Nazis to promote the idea of a unified, racially pure national community, excluding those deemed undesirable.

Question 22

Universe of Obligation

Answer 22

A sociological concept referring to the circle of individuals and groups toward whom obligations are owed, to whom rules apply, and whose rights must be respected

Question 23

UN Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide

Answer 23

A treaty adopted by the United Nations in 1948 defining genocide in legal terms and obligating signatory nations to prevent and punish acts of genocide.