“It's called inertia. It is how we screw it (the chance to end poverty) up.”
What does ‘screw something up’ mean?
1. restore to life or consciousness
2. cause something to fail or go wrong
3. give new perspective to
4. restore interest in or the popularity of
Select the phrase that Bono uses in the clip.
“The next one is really beautiful. It's called momentum. And it's how we can bend _______________ down towards zero, just doing the things that we know work.”
1. the ark of history
2. the arc of history
3. the art of history
4. the ache of history
“We know the obstacles that are (standing) in our way right now, in difficult times.”
What does “stand in the way” mean in this context?
1. to stand in the pathway or movement of someone or something.
2. to try to stop or prevent something from happening.
3. to mess up someone or something.
“Today in your capital, in difficult times, some who mind the nation's purse want to cut life-saving programs like Global Fund.”
‘some who mind the nation’s purse’ refers to
1. someone who take care of the nation’s money
2. someone who is annoyed or worried by the nation’s money
3. someone who is careful of, or give attention to the nation’s money
What can we do to stop the government from cutting the budget for life-saving programs?
1. We can tell the police that those cuts can cost lives.
2. We can tell politicians that those cuts can cost lives.
3. We can tell the public that those cuts can cost lives.
Who is/ are extracting oil in developing countries secretly?
1. the US government
2. oil companies in Oslo
3. Oslo telecom companies
4. Mo Ibrahim
“We're pushing for laws that make sure that at least some of the wealth under the ground ends up in the hands of the people living above it.”
What does “the wealth under the ground” mean in this context?
1. The secret payments to governments
2. The money made in oil industry
3. The oil extracted by oil companies
According to Bono, what is the biggest disease of all in the fight against poverty?
1. correction
2. collation
3. corruption
4. connection
What is the vaccine for the ‘disease’ mentioned in the previous question? (you may select more than 1 option)
1. transparency
2. open data sets
3. the TED community
4. light
What do young Uganda people use 2G phones/ SMS social network for?
1. exposing companies connection
2. exposing government corruption information
3. exposing how their money is being spent
4. demanding government corruption information
Why does Bono say we can erase “the clichéd image of supplicant, impoverished people not taking control of their own lives”?
1. Because poverty will appear in a different form.
2. Because poverty will be brought to an end soon.
3. Because no one cares about that anymore.
4. Because it is useless keeping that in mind
According to Bono, why will the world be transformed by 2030?
1. Because robots will be able to drink beer by 2030.
2. Because everyone will be using advanced mobile phones by 2030.
3. Because people’s living condition will be improved by 2030.
4. Because we will all become factivists by 2030.
How can people join One Campaign in the journey of equality? (you may select more than one option)
1. by passing on a contagious virus
2. by sharing data-based facts
3. by spreading a virtuous virus
4. by saving lives
5. by believing in equality
6. by responding to Nelson Mandela
“He (Wael Ghonim) got thrown in jail for it, but I have his words tattooed on my brain.”
What does Bono mean?
1. He has tattooed Wael’s words on his brain skin.
2. Wael was put into jail for tattooing on Bono’s brain.
3. Bono would never forget Wael’s words.
4. Bono asked Wael to tattoo his head when Wael was in jail.
Who said “we're going to win if we work together as one, because the power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power”?
1. Bono
2. Wael Ghonim
3. Nelson Mandela