Week 1 Quiz
1. Which of the following is one of the Millennium Development Goals?
• advancing scientific knowledge
• advocating for agricultural reform
• penalizing developed countries for consuming so many resources
• securing equal rights for women
2. You can see that the eight big goals are broken down into measurable sub-goals, and progress is tracked by region rather than tracked globally. Which of the following is a tracked region?
• Latin America & the Caribbean
• Eastern Europe
• Northern Hemisphere
• Middle East
3. Which region has the fewest rectangles shaded green, indicating it has had the least amount of success of all world regions?
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Oceania
• Western Asia
• Southern Asia
4. How are things looking for Target 1.A, which aims to cut in half the proportion of people living on less than US$1.25 a day?
• It’s going to be close, but could happen.
• We’ve already hit it.
• There’s no hope.
• We’re on target to hit it.
5. Return back to the PDF page that breaks down MDGs success by region, "Millennium Development Goals: 2012 Progress Chart. Of the regions listed below, which has made the MOST progress toward Goal 1?
• Latin America & Caribbean
• Eastern Asia
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Western Asia
6. Which of the following statements about MDG 2 is correct?
• The gender gap in the youth literacy rate has been narrowing.
• Global enrollment in primary school has not improved since 1999.
• Universal primary education has been achieved ahead of schedule.
• Fewer than three million students of primary school age are not in school.
7. How many children did Premier Wen pledge to help?
• 26 million
• 2.6 million
• 1.6 billion
• 16 billion
8. What does Fei believe will be the result of leveraging “more resources from the government and society”?
• less disparity of wealth in China
• stronger civil society in China
• more wealth in China
• better education in China
9. A recent study on malnourishment found that 12 percent of poor, rural Chinese children were what?
• Two grade levels behind children in urban China.
• 10-15 pounds skinnier, on average, than children in urban China.
• Three times more likely to suffer from tuberculosis than urban Chinese children.
• 2-6 inches shorter, on average, than children in urban China.
10. Which of the following statements regarding progress toward meeting this goal is true?
• Women are just as likely to own a business as men.
• Women are less likely to find vulnerable (temporary) employment than men.
• Girls are enrolled in secondary school at higher rates than boys.
• More women are a part of the wage-earning non-agricultural workforce than were in 1990.
11. What was the most important benefit of the UNDP-IKEA program for the women who were part of it?
• cattle brokering
• disease resistance training
• access to affordable housewares
• financial tutoring
12. According to this video, what is the biggest challenge facing Fenix International?
• protecting against the harsh weather common in sub-Saharan Africa
• going from prototype to full production in order to lower costs
• finding a means of distribution to rural villages
• finding investors in the company
13. How have Grameen’s efforts benefitted Annette’s community? Choose the BEST answer.
• The local power plant is now up and running.
• The entire community now has an affordable, convenient way to charge smart phones.
• Grameen now has someone to buy the mattresses, suitcases, and shoes they sell.
• People in the community are finally able to download video game apps.
14. Which of the following solutions is Novogratz committed to? Choose the BEST answer.
• educating people first and foremost to enable each country to lift itself out of poverty
• meeting basic needs first and figuring out how to empower people later
• establishing businesses and development programs that are sustainable and scalable
• having the international community massively increase its foreign aid
15. No one speaker or article can resolve such a complicated issue as development, but Novogratz reminds us of a few key points. Which of the following statements would she most likely agree with?
• Getting people to change is easy; the developed world just needs to be more forceful.
• Change is possible, but will not occur overnight, and it will require a lot of informed actions by millions of people.
• There is no hope; the developing world will stay undeveloped as long as its people choose to be poor.
• The solution to poverty is not hard to figure out: the world needs more highly trained experts to lead poor countries.
