Question 1.
When homelessness is defined in a more inclusive manner, the estimate of the number of people who are homeless jumps to 5 million individuals nationally.
True
False
Question 2.
Prior to the Middle Ages (around 14th to 15th centuries), the early church was responsible for the care of the poor.
True
False
Question 3.
There is currently no universally agreed upon definition of "homelessness."
True
False
Question 4.
The Section 8 program deals with helping people who are poor and/or homeless get employment.
True
False
Question 5.
The effective human service professional will attempt to meet all of a homeless client's needs without relying upon the services provided by governmental agencies.
True
False
Question 6.
Homeless shelters are very nicely equipped to serve families, and often set up different rules for families in order to accommodate them.
True
False
Question 7.
Feagin's study in 1975 found that the majority of those in the United States attribute poverty and homelessness to _____.
personal failures such as having a poor work ethic, poor money management skills, a lack of any special talent that might translate into a positive contribution to society, and low personal moral values
structural causes such as racism, poor schools, and the lack of sufficient employment
both personal failures and structural causes equally
none of the above
Question 8.
The great majority of homeless single mothers are _____.
around 25 years of age, with 2 to 3 children
U.S. citizens, native born, and fluent English speakers
Latina, illegal immigrants who do not speak English
both A and B
Question 9.
According to the fundamental attribution error, the average person would assume that those whom they did not know were homeless due to _________ causes, yet if someone they knew became homeless, they would likely attribute homelessness to __________ causes.
personal; situational
situational; personal
Question 10.
Despite considerable research to support the opposite, a 1995 survey revealed that there was an increase in mainstream society's tendency to blame poverty on _____.
the poor
racism
poor schools
a poor economy
Question 11.
According to the federal definition of homelessness, an average of ____ individuals experience homelessness on any given night in the United States.
6,300
63,000
636,000
6.36 million
Question 12.
The rate of homelessness began to increase between 1970 and 1980 due to _____.
a decrease in affordable housing
an increase in poverty
both A and B
none of the above
Question 13.
The 1970s and 1980s saw a dramatic increase in the homelessness of _____.
veterans
in-tact families
single parents with children
adolescents
Question 14.
Of homeless families, the majority are _____.
young single mothers with several children from different fathers
two-parent working families with two children
younger single mothers with two children
men
Question 15.
One of the most significant roles that human service professionals play is _____.
advocating for the homeless population on a personal case-by-case basis
advocating for the homeless population on a community level
influencing policy and the development of legislation designed to aid the homeless population
all of the above
Question 16.
Most homeless adolescents are living on the streets because they have _____.
run away from an abusive home
been kicked out of their homes by parents who no longer wish to take care of them
reported a history of both physical and sexual abuse
all of the above
Question 17.
Yoder, Whitbeck, and Hoyt's 2001 study of 600 runaway youth found that the chief reason adolescents chose to live on the streets rather than remaining in their family home was _____.
sexual abuse
oppositional defiant disorder
substance abuse disorder
physical abuse
Question 18.
The fastest growing segment of the homeless population are ____.
the elderly
veterans
children
young adults
Question 19.
Many social welfare experts cite which of the following with contributing to the dramatic increase in homeless families?
The dramatic increase in single-parent families in the 1970s
The reduction of substance abuse treatment programs
The ending of AFDC and the initiation of the TANF program
Deinstitutionalization
Question 20.
Approximately ____% of homeless youth attempt suicide.
10
21
15
40