houseless

Question 1

1.Based on the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) definitions of
homelessness, which one of the following individuals would be considered homeless?
a. An individual whose residence lacks access to public water and electricity
b. An individual who has a permanent nighttime residence in the housing for mentally ill
people
c. An individual imprisoned or detained under an act of Congress or state law
d. An individual who spends most nights at public or private places not designed for regular
sleeping accommodations

Answer 1

d. An individual who spends most nights at public or private places not designed for regular
sleeping accommodations

Question 2

2.The Brown family is being evicted from their home and will be moving into a homeless shelter
in 3 days. Under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) definition, the
Brown family is:
a. literally homeless.
b. in imminent risk of homelessness.
c. homeless under other federal statutes.
d. fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence.

Answer 2

b. in imminent risk of homelessness.

Question 3

3.What is the purpose of the Homeless Information Management System (HIMS)?
a. Provides means to feed homeless people
b. Obtains national data on homeless individuals
c. Serves as a screening tool to obtain any history of criminal activity
d. Provides homeless individuals with educational materials

Answer 3

b. Obtains national data on homeless individuals

Question 4

4.Which of these statements is true regarding income insufficiency in the United States?
a. The poverty rate increased between 2007 and 2010.
b. People who make minimum wage would not be categorized as impoverished.
c. Alcoholism is the major reason for lack of employment.
d. The median household income in 2011 was around $40,000.

Answer 4

a. The poverty rate increased between 2007 and 2010.

Question 4

4.Which of these statements is true regarding income insufficiency in the United States?
a. The poverty rate increased between 2007 and 2010.
b. People who make minimum wage would not be categorized as impoverished.
c. Alcoholism is the major reason for lack of employment.
d. The median household income in 2011 was around $40,000.

Answer 4

a. The poverty rate increased between 2007 and 2010.

Question 5

5.What official national organization provides financial housing assistance to low-income families?
a. World Health Organization (WHO)
b. Federation of National Organizations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA)
c. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
d. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Answer 5

d. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Question 6

6.What group of homeless individuals is known for their involvement in survival sex?
a. Young adult gay men
b. Middle-aged women
c. Adolescents
d. Elderly men

Answer 6

c. Adolescents

Question 7

7. Which model supports upstream thinking with the purpose to improve homelessness through reduction of structural conditions contributing to homelessness?
   a. Social justice
   b. Market justice
   c. Physical justice
   d. Mental justice

Answer 7

a. Social justice

Question 8

8.According to the vulnerability index, the individual at highest risk for death is:
a. a 46-year-old person who has been homeless for 2 months and has HIV.
b. a 22-year-old person who lives in a homeless shelter and is addicted to heroin.
c. a 65-year-old person who is being evicted from his home after living there for 25 years.
d. a 60-year-old person who has been homeless for 9 months.

Answer 8

d. a 60-year-old person who has been homeless for 9 months.

Question 9

9.The U.S. Department of Education defines a homeless child as:
a. a child abandoned in a hospital.
b. a child in foster care.
c. a child in a group home.
d. a child living with a grandparent.

Answer 9

a. a child abandoned in a hospital.