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Quiz for Primary Source 29.5: Dissent in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

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1. Which of these was primary concern of Charter 77?

The degradation of the Czech environment

Unemployment and poverty

Violations of human rights by Czechoslovakia’s government

The U.S.-Soviet arms race

Correct. The answer is c. Charter 77 highlighted the Czech government’s failure to live up to the promises it made in the Helsinki Accords and other international agreements.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Charter 77 highlighted the Czech government’s failure to live up to the promises it made in the Helsinki Accords and other international agreements.

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2. According to Charter 77, in Czechoslovakia

the very mention of human rights was a crime.

human rights were better protected than anywhere else in the world.

basic human rights existed only on paper.

great strides had been made to safeguard human rights, but more could be done.

Correct. The answer is c. As Charter 77 pointed out, while the Czech government had signed a number of international agreements on human rights, it violated these agreements on a regular basis.

Incorrect. The answer is c. As Charter 77 pointed out, while the Czech government had signed a number of international agreements on human rights, it violated these agreements on a regular basis.

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3. According to Charter 77, which of these had the primary responsibility for the maintenance of human rights?

International bodies

Individual citizens

Political and state authorities

Religious organizations

Correct. The answer is c. Charter 77 assigned primary responsibility for the protection of human rights to the state. Nonetheless, it also claimed that each person bore some responsibility for human rights conditions. It was this sense of responsibility that sparked the members of Charter 77 to take action.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Charter 77 assigned primary responsibility for the protection of human rights to the state. Nonetheless, it also claimed that each person bore some responsibility for human rights conditions. It was this sense of responsibility that sparked the members of Charter 77 to take action.