1. As discussed in class, certain Articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are pertinent to which of the following:
a. use of service-learning pedagogy in teaching the “whole” student b. shelter for the homeless c. regular reflection exercises d. both a and b
2. Which of the following pertains to interventions that attempt to keep an existing problem from becoming worse?
a. primary prevention b. secondary prevention c. tertiary prevention d. both a and b
3. Which of the following is not accurate regarding the relationship between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals?
a. Both are affiliated with the United Nations b. Both focus on issues that are relevant to homelessness c. Both are recent developments d. Both are “international” in nature
4. Which statement is accurate?
a. Concerns about the environment (and climate change) and concerns about homelessness are not related to one another in any practical way.
b. Concerns about the environment (and climate change) are only important because of the problem of homelessness.
c. The Sustainable Development Goals focus on issues that are related to both homelessness and climate change.
d. Problems regarding the environment (and climate change) are likely to exacerbate problems related to poverty and homelessness in the future.
5. __________ refers to recognizing signs of a developing problem experienced by community members and providing an intervention to keep the problem from fully developing.
a. Coping interventions b. Primary prevention c. Secondary prevention d. None of the above
6. The sessions or interventions provide by the Behavioral Activation Project at the homeless shelters seem most pertinent to ____________
a. primary prevention b. secondary prevention c. tertiary prevention d. both b and c
7. The types of prevention differ from one another with regard to ____________.
a. when the intervention is implemented in the “phase of development” of a problem in community members.
b. how much funding and resources are dedicated to the intervention.
c. how many social science disciplines are involved in providing the intervention.
d. the demonstrated effectiveness of the intervention.
8. Community policing could be relevant to which of the following:
a. primary prevention b. secondary prevention c. tertiary prevention d. all of the above
9. The ____________ provided a good model of community policing as it pertains to homelessness.
a. Dayton Police Department b. New York Police Department c. Houston Police Department d. Chicago Police Department
10. ____________ programs often involve advocacy, focus on issues of inequality, and and encourage students to see themselves as agents of change, and use the experience of service
to address and respond to injustice in communities.
a. Direct service-learning b. Indirect service-learning c. Research service-learing d. Critical service-learning
11. The following is a Chinese proverb: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” As noted in past class periods (and at the
Stander Symposium), this proverb is pertinent to one criterion of ____________.
a. the principle of reciprocal determinism b. psychopolitical validity c. the psycho-ecological systems model d. the transactional model of coping
12. One criterion of ____________ requires that a community intervention pursue structural, systemic, or policy-related changes.
a. the principle of reciprocal determinism
b. psychopolitical validity
c. the psycho-ecological systems model
d. the transactional model of coping
13. Prior to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), there were the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Which of the following statements is inaccurate?
a. The SDG is more comprehensive than the MDG
b. In both SDG and MDG, it is recognized that, while each goal is important in its own right, the goals are interrelated and progress on one goal is likely to facilitate progress on
other goals.
c. The MDG came to be considered irrelevant and this is why we developed SDG.
d. SDG and MDG are one in the same.
14. The full effect of the Vietnam War on homelessness in this country was not evident until about _______ following the war.
a. 2 years b. 7 years c. 10 years d. 15 years
15. The ____________, which was mentioned in class, organizes numerous recommendations around the following key principles: (a) Earlier intervention and prevention of homelessness
are key. (b) Access to affordable and supportive housing options is the best tool. (c) A
multi-system response will result in better outcomes. (d) A multi-system response will result
in better outcomes.
a. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights b. Universal Declaration of Human Rights c. Executive Summary of the Homeless Solutions Board (Montgomery County, Ohio) d. Code of Conduct of St. Vincent de Paul
16. The Behavioral Activation Research Project at Homeless Shelters provides three categories of behavioral activation sessions. Which of the following is not one of the three main
categories?
a. Enhance environmental sustainability b. Enhance coping c. Enhance empowerment or self-sufficiency d. Enhance shelter social environment
17. ____________ is to ____________ as ____________ is to ____________, and all of this is pertinent to ____________
a. The work of Albert Bandura, principle of reciprocal determinism, the work of Eleanor Roosevelt, Sustainable Development Goals, human rights violations related to
homelessness.
b. The work of Richard Lazarus, mass incarceration, the work of Douglas Blackmon, convict leasing, the lack of shelters (and other resources) for the homeless.
c. The work of Michelle Alexander, mass incarceration, the work of Douglas Blackmon, convict leasing, claims about the oppression of certain minority groups (especially African
Americans).
d. The work of Douglass Blackmon, mass incarceration, the work of Michelle Alexander, convict leasing, claims about the oppression of certain minority groups (especially African
Americans).
18. ____________ was featured in the book about ____________, and this relates to the problem of ____________.
a. Michael Lambert, mass incarceration, the war on poverty
b. Green Cottenham, convict leasing, oppressing certain minority groups (especially African Americans)
c. Green Cottenham, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fair Housing Act
d. Michelle Alexander, convict leasing, our failure to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
19. ____________ compared contemporary indifference about ____________ to ____________. As explained in class, this issue is related to homelessness in a variety of
ways.
a. Douglass Blackmon, Jim Crow laws, the problem of lack of housing
b. Michelle Alexander, the problem of mass incarceration, Rip Van Winkle sleeping through the American Revolutionary War
c. Lynch and Cole, homelessness being a human rights violation, ignoring how Jim Crow Laws oppressed African Americans
d. Douglass Blackmon, the problem of mass incarceration, ignoring the problem of Yellow Vest Protests in France
20. ____________ has approximately ____________, but____________ has approximately ____________.
a. Only one of the Sustainable Development Goals, 70% approval among people living in the U.S., this same Sustainable Development Goal, 80% approval among world
governments belonging to the United Nations.
b. The United States, 5% of the world’s population, the United States, 25% of the world’s incarcerated people.
c. Only one of the Sustainable Development Goals, 30% approval among people living in the U.S., this same Sustainable Development Goal, 90% approval among world
governments belonging to the United Nations.
d. The United States, 8% of the world’s population, the United States, 12% of the world’s incarcerated people.
21. Relative to individuals released from prison to most forms of housing, individuals released from prisons to homeless shelters are ____________. We discussed this matter in class.
a. less likely to show recidivism within the first month following release.
b. about 5 to 7 times more likely show recidivism within the first month following release.
c. about equally likely to show recidivism within the first month following release.
d. Somewhat more likely to show recidivism within the first month following release.
22. The Behavioral Activation Research Project in Homeless Shelters primarily uses what type of
research strategy or design?
a. Experimental design b. Participatory community action research c. Ethnographic research d. Quisi-experimental design
23. Suppose that a researcher is examining international documents related to human rights (e.g., Universal Declaration of Human Rights) to determine how such documents have been
codified into laws and public policy related to homelessness. Most likely, this researcher is a
__________.
a. Sociologist b. Social worker c. Political scientist d. Psychologist
24. Negative stereotypes about a social group are more likely to lead to discriminatory behavior when there is ____________.
a. a process of labeling taking place
b. evidence of predudice
c. evidence of self-stigma
d. a power different
25. Which of the following is accurate regarding the relationship between criminality and homelessness?
a. Relative to the general population, homeless persons are substantially more likely to be arresting and incarcerated.
b. Relative to the general population, homeless persons are substantially less likely to be arresting and incarcerated.
c. With regard to the criminal activities of homeless people, it seems to be the case that their illegal behavior often represent misdemeanors (relatively minor offences) and attempts to
meet subsistence needs.
d. both a and c
26. Which of the following was a frequent criticism of the previous federal definition of homelessness.
a. It was overly inclusive, making the concept of homelessness indistinguishable from the concept of poverty.
b. It focused on literal homelessness, was too narrow in scope (i.e., did not include individuals with unstable housing or at imminent risk of becoming homeless), and did not
help identify those in need of services to prevent homelessness.
c. It focused on chronic homelessness and ignored episodes of homelessness.
d. None of the above
27. Although African Americans represent approximately 12% of the U.S. population, they represent __________ of the U.S. homeless population, and in some U.S. cities, African
Americans make up an even larger proportion of the homeless population.
a. 40% – 50% b. 20% – 30% c. 70% – 80% d. Over 80%
28. Select the best (most specific) answer here: In the classic writings by ____________, he
coined the term ____________and described it in ways that emphasized the utilization of
University resources for the betterment of the community.
a. Robert Bringle, service-learning
b. Ernest Boyer, service-learning
c. Robert Bringle, engaged scholarhip
d. Ernest Boyer, engaged scholarship
29. Suppose that a particular police department planned to implement a community policing
program aimed at coping with the problem of homelessness. When it comes to training
officers how to understand and counsel homeless people and connect them to resources,
which of the following social scientists would be most likely to be consulted?
a. Human Rights specialists
b. Social Workers
c. Psychologists
d. Both b and c
30. Most of the existing research done on the homeless population has focused on __________.
a. homeless families b. homeless adolescents c. homeless children d. homeless single adults
31. In an earlier guest lecture by a graduate student named Ms. Katey Gibbins, she described the
urban farm that was established on the grounds of the Men’s Shelter. In the first season, how
many pounds of produce was harvested to enhance the nutrition of shelter residents?
a. 700 pounds
b. 1,200 pounds
c. 1.800 pounds
d. 2,500 pounds
32. In the Stander Symposium, it was noted that over _________ undergraduate students have
assisted in implementing the Behavioral Activation Research Project in Homeless Shelters
over the years.
a. 100
b. 300
c. 50
d. 150
33. In the Stander Symposium, it was noted that about _________ shelter residents have
participated in our Behavioral Activation Research Project in Homeless Shelters over the
years.
a. 100
b. 1,500
c. 500
d. 900
34. In the contemporary political dialog, which issue is a common focus of discussion that has
major implications for homelessness in this country?
a. Increasing the number of homeless shelters
b. Expanding and improving the services provided within homeless shelters
c. Raising the minimum wage
d. Decriminalizing homelessness
35. In the contemporary political dialog, which issue is a common focus of discussion that has
major implications for homelessness in this country?
a. Health care reform
b. Expanding and improving the services provided within homeless shelters
c. Raising the minimum wage
d. Both a and c
36. Which statement(s) seem(s) accurate?
a. Reducing poverty and thereby reducing homelessness is to primary prevention, as interventions for chronic homelessness is to tertiary prevention.
b. The implementation of interventions upon first signs of risk of homelessness (or mental illness) is to secondary prevention, as interventions for chronic homelessness is to tertiary
prevention.
c. Neither a or b seem accurate
d. Both a and b seem accurate
37. As discussed in class, some research suggests that __________ represents the fastest growing segment of the national homeless population.
a. mentally ill individuals b. substance abusers c. families with children d. single men
38. Which type of professional would be most likely to be vastly familiar with community
resources for homeless people, people with substance problems, and people with mental
health problems? This type of professional would also be the most likely one to be
responsible for connecting vulnerable people to these needed resources.
a. Psychologist
b. Sociologist
c. Social Worker
d. Political Scientists
39. The book by ____________, which focuses on ____________, is pertinent to the
____________. As explained in class, this is pertinent to understanding homelessness in our
country.
a. Douglas Blackmon, discrimination in housing practices, War on Poverty
b. Richard Lazarus, social stigma, Fair Housing Act
c. Michelle Alexander, mass incarceration, War on Drugs
d. Both a and b
40. If asked about the cause of homelessness, a professional may respond differently depending on his/her discipline. A ____________ may be most likely to start talking about generational
poverty. A ____________ may primarily emphasize substance abuse, mental illness, or
maladaptive personality traits. A ____________ may be most likely to discuss international
documents. A ____________ may be most likely to start talking about resources lacking in
the community. Notice that each of these perspectives make a unique contribution to our
understanding of homelessness.
a. psychologist, sociologist, human rights expert, social worker
b. sociologist, psychologist, human rights expert, social worker
c. social worker, human rights expert, psychologist, sociologist
d. human rights expert, psychologist, social worker, sociologist
