Quizalize logo
placeholder image to represent content

The UN and Other International Actors

Quiz by Chase Mitchell

Feel free to use or edit a copy

includes Teacher and Student dashboards

Measure skills
from any curriculum

Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.

With a free account, teachers can
  • edit the questions
  • save a copy for later
  • start a class game
  • automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
  • assign as homework
  • share a link with colleagues
  • print as a bubble sheet

Our brand new solo games combine with your quiz, on the same screen

Correct quiz answers unlock more play!

New Quizalize solo game modes
20 questions
Show answers
  • Q1
    Which of the following is not a 'principal organ' of the United Nations?
    Trusteeship Council
    United Nations Environment Assembly
    International Court of Justice
    Secretariat
    60s
  • Q2
    These are independent international organizations with their own structure and funding that coordinate their work with the UN through negotiated agreements.
    Specialized Agencies
    International Unions
    Non-Governmental Organizations
    Intergovernmental Organizations
    60s
  • Q3
    ECOSOC has numerous subsidiary bodies. In which type of body do members serve in their personal capacity rather than as a representative of their state?
    Standing Bodies
    Functional Commissions
    Regional Commissions
    Expert Bodies
    60s
  • Q4
    Peacekeeping operations are given mandates by the Security Council, but which UN Organ oversees their operations?
    ECOSOC
    General Assembly
    Security Council
    Secretariat
    60s
  • Q5
    In addition to the Department of Peace Operations, which of the following is a part of the UN Secretariat?
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
    Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
    United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
    High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
    60s
  • Q6
    UN funds and programs, like the UNDP, WFP, and UNFPA, generally are created by and report to which organ?
    Secretariat
    General Assembly
    Security Council
    Economic and Social Council
    60s
  • Q7
    ​The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community. These include all of the following, except:
    War Crimes
    Genocide
    Apartheid
    The Crime of Aggression
    60s
  • Q8
    The Bretton Woods institutions were created at a meeting in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA, in 1944 in order to rebuilt the global economy after the Second World War. They include all of the following, except:
    World Bank
    World Trade Organization
    International Monetary Fund
    None of these are Bretton Woods institutions.
    60s
  • Q9
    In addition to the IMF and WBG, there are regional international financial institutions. These include all of the following, except:
    Interamerican Development Bank
    Islamic Development Bank Group
    New Development Bank
    African Development Bank
    60s
  • Q10
    Here's a fun one - there are international organizations of all kinds. Which of these is fake?
    International Journalistic Ethics Organization (IJEO)
    International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI)
    World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)
    Association of World Reindeer Herders (AWRH)
    60s
  • Q11
    Several Member States that are economically advanced have "development aid agencies" that provide funding for projects in less developed countries. These projects are generally implemented by:
    Non-governmental organizations
    Governments of recipient countries
    Governments of donor countries
    UN Bodies and Programs
    60s
  • Q12
    Non-governmental organizations can seek 'status' with ECOSOC that allows them to participate in the work of the United Nations. There are three types of status, including all of the following except:
    Roster
    Tentative Consultative Status
    General Consultative Status
    Special Consultative Status
    60s
  • Q13
    The chief administrative officer of the United Nations, known as the Secretary-General, acts in all meetings of the General Assembly, of the Security Council, of the Economic and Social Council, and of the Trusteeship Council, and performs all functions that are entrusted to them by these organs. How are they officially appointed?
    The Secretary-General shall be sworn in by the Secretariat upon the recommendation of the General Assembly.
    The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.
    The Secretary-General shall be appointed by confidential majority vote held by all present voting members of the Assembly.
    The Secretary-General shall be nominated by the Permanent Representative of their Member State and be confirmed upon vote by the Secretariat.
    60s
  • Q14
    Which of the following is NOT among the powers granted to the United Nations Security Council by Chapter VII of the UN Charter?
    To create decrees considered legally-binding by Member States.
    To recommend UN Member States to use military force to restore peace.
    To reduce the number of affirmative votes required for decisions on procedural matters.
    To recommend UN Member States to cut off diplomatic ties with another member.
    60s
  • Q15
    According to Article 19 of the UN Charter, a country loses its vote if ______?
    The Member State has submitted a formal request for withdrawal of membership to the Secretary-General.
    The amount of the Member State's arrears in UN fees equals or exceeds the amount it was billed in the preceding two years
    The Member State's membership is called into question by the Security Council for serial violation of human rights, and a member of the Permanent Five (P5) vetoes their membership in a substantive vote.
    The Member State has engaged in egregious human rights violations, as determined by the Security Council.
    60s

Teachers give this quiz to your class