Q1
A friend tells you a racist joke that you find funny. What do you do?
a. Laugh at the joke, but make no further comment.
b. Laugh at the joke and repeat it to all your friends.
c. Say and do nothing.
d. Point out that while some may find the joke funny, it is racist and may be offensive to others. |
Q2
You are going to have a party. You have invited all of your friends and want to invite your new friend Anna who recently arrived in Australia from Somalia. You know two of your friends, Sue and Dana, do not like migrants. What do you do?
a. You invite Anna and make sure that both she and your other friends know who has been invited.
b. You decide not to invite Anna.
c. You call off the party. You don't know what else to do.
d. You invite Anna, but no one else. |
Q3
You have made a new friend, May, who is Aboriginal and has just started at your school. Although your parents have never met May, they find out that you are friends and they say they don't want you to hang around “those sorts of people”. What do you do?
a. You tell May that your parents won't let you be friends with her.
b. You ask your parents if you can invite May over to your place so they can get to know her.
c. You ignore your parents and lie about being friends with May.
d. You scream at your parents and tell them to mind their own business. |
Q4
You are on the bus with your friends. A couple of other passengers are speaking to each other in Spanish. Your friends remark that it is rude to speak in another language in public. What do you do?
a. You swear at your friends, telling them that they are racist.
b. You say nothing, but think to yourself how ignorant your friends are.
c. You explain that it is a person's right to speak to their friends in whatever language they like.
d. You agree with your friends. |
Q5
You play soccer every Saturday. You are Mauritian and often get a hard time from players in other teams because of the colour of your skin. You are thinking of leaving the team. What do you do?
a. Discuss the issue with the coach and your parents.
b. Ignore the comments because you think they are a normal part of sport.
c. Think of some smart remarks to yell back.
d. Organise your team to bash up players of teams that make racist remarks. |
Q6
One of your neighbours is Lebanese. She and her children live in the same building as you. One of the children tells you that the family is being racially harassed and threatened by the people in the flat below. What advice can you offer?
a. Suggest they complain to the owners of the building.
b. Suggest they ring the police.
c. Suggest that they contact a human rights or anti-discrimination organisation for advice.
d. All of the above. |
Q7
You read an article in the newspaper which unfairly describes the suspect of a crime as being from a particular background. The article makes it clear that it is not known who committed the crime and that the police are still looking for the suspect. What do you do?
a. Nothing. You think the journalist is probably right.
b. Think the article is prejudiced, but do nothing.
c. Write a letter to the editor which points out the biased reporting.
d. Complain loudly to all your friends about the biased reporting in the paper. |
Q8
A family friend has come to live in Australia from overseas. He is looking for somewhere to live. One day at dinner, he tells your family that he has found a nice house that he would like to rent, but that the agent has said that the owners do not want to rent it to a “foreigner”. Your friend asks what he should do?
a. Say that it is the owners' right to rent to whoever they like, so nothing can be done.
b. Explain that this kind of discrimination is unlawful and that he can lodge a complaint.
c. Tell him to ignore it. Some people are just ignorant.
d. Say nothing. You wouldn't want to rent a house to someone who is different from you either. |
Q9
You are a member of the local basketball team. A couple of your friends want to try out for the team. You know they are good players. You ask the coach if they can come to the next try out. The coach says that because they are Asian they will probably be too short to be any good. You know he only likes tall players.
a. You say nothing and tell your friends the try outs have been cancelled.
b. You tell your friends to try out anyway, but you know the coach won't give them a fair go.
c. You leave the team.
d. You tell the coach that he is unfairly discriminating and try to convince him to give them a go. |
Q10
You are at the local shop and there are a number of kids waiting to be served. One little boy has been waiting patiently to be served. The shopkeeper goes to serve you, but when you point out that the boy was there first, the shopkeeper says not to worry as she always looks after her “own kind” first. What do you do?
a. Insist that the boy be served first explaining that you do not support discrimination.
b. Let her serve you first. You are in a hurry.
c. Leave in a huff.
d. Feel guilty, but say nothing. |
