HCD 310 QUIZ 4 COMPLETE 100+
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1 If you are able to understand health information, but you choose not to learn
much about health issues, you have differential health literacy.
True
False (Correct Answer)
2 Which of the following exemplifies people with health literacy challenges?
A) A person who does not understand the language in which medical directions
are given
B) A person who can read but cannot do much math
C) A person who is unwilling to learn about health issues
D) All of the above (Correct Answer)
3 An editorial in your local paper criticizes affirmative action policies because they
require organizations that receive public money to admit unqualified applicants.
What is the problem with this argument?
A) The US Supreme Court struck down affirmative action laws in 2001
B) Affirmative action does not apply to hiring or admission policies
,C) Affirmative action gives preference to minority candidates only if they meet
established criteria for admission or employment (Correct Answer)
D) Affirmative action is based on quotas reflecting the overall population
4 Which of the following is good advice for people trying to share health
information with members of marginalized populations?
A) Try to help members establish a new worldview
B) Allow members of the target population to emerge as leaders (Correct
Answer)
C) Do not assume they have many skills or resources; provide these for them
D) Be very clear about your expectations
5 Which of the following is a good rule of thumb when communicating with
people with disabilities?
A) Avoid mentioning the disability, even if you know the person well
B) Avoid sensitive subjects such as sex and health
C) Do not insist on offering your assistance. If they say no thank you, respect
their wishes (Correct Answer)
D) All of the above
6 When trying to communicate effectively with members of marginalized
populations, you should encourage leadership among people who are not familiar
with that culture, so they will not be affected by stereotypes.
True
False (Correct Answer)
,7 Research shows that in the United States, people of color are more likely to be
admitted to, or transferred to, high-tech medical centers than people of European
descent.
True
False (Correct Answer)
8 If you see someone with a disabled parking permit who seems able-bodied park
in a space for persons with disabilities, you should confront that person about it.
True
False (Correct Answer)
9 As a medical illustrator, Yoko is delighted by the opportunity to create
illustrations in health information brochures so that people who do not read
English well can benefit from the information. Which of the following should she
keep in mind about health literacy in the United States?
A) It is less expensive to care for people with low literacy than for other people,
but only because people with low literacy do not get all the care they need
B) Nearly 45 million adults in the United States have low health literacy
C) People with low health literacy are often too ashamed to admit they do not
understand (Correct Answer)
D) If all people in the United States could read, health literacy would no longer be
a problem
10 According to the text, why is knowledge about cultural differences insufficient
for achieving cultural competence?
, A) It would take a long time to learn the details of every culture you will encounter
B) It is impossible to know which cultural or social factors are the most relevant
to a particular individual (Correct Answer)
C) In the end, cultures do not differ very much from each other
D) None of the above
11 Among some members of the Muslim faith, female fertility is revered to such
an extent that a woman's inability to bear children, and even the onset of
menopause, can be seen as shameful.
True (Correct Answer)
False
12 Ethnocentrism is the attitude that one's own culture is somehow lacking and
others are better.
True
False (Correct Answer)
13 You are in charge of editing a brochure for teenagers about making responsible
choices regarding sexual activity. Based on what you learned in the text, you ask
the writers to change the wording of the sentence "Currently, about 500,000 HIV
and AIDS victims in the United States do not even know they are infected"
because:
A) It is irresponsible to quote statistics in a brochure of this sort
B) The term victim is objectionable to many people (Correct Answer)
C) The sentence is grammatically incorrect
D) They are not actually victims until they know they are infected
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1 If you are able to understand health information, but you choose not to learn
much about health issues, you have differential health literacy.
True
False (Correct Answer)
2 Which of the following exemplifies people with health literacy challenges?
A) A person who does not understand the language in which medical directions
are given
B) A person who can read but cannot do much math
C) A person who is unwilling to learn about health issues
D) All of the above (Correct Answer)
3 An editorial in your local paper criticizes affirmative action policies because they
require organizations that receive public money to admit unqualified applicants.
What is the problem with this argument?
A) The US Supreme Court struck down affirmative action laws in 2001
B) Affirmative action does not apply to hiring or admission policies
,C) Affirmative action gives preference to minority candidates only if they meet
established criteria for admission or employment (Correct Answer)
D) Affirmative action is based on quotas reflecting the overall population
4 Which of the following is good advice for people trying to share health
information with members of marginalized populations?
A) Try to help members establish a new worldview
B) Allow members of the target population to emerge as leaders (Correct
Answer)
C) Do not assume they have many skills or resources; provide these for them
D) Be very clear about your expectations
5 Which of the following is a good rule of thumb when communicating with
people with disabilities?
A) Avoid mentioning the disability, even if you know the person well
B) Avoid sensitive subjects such as sex and health
C) Do not insist on offering your assistance. If they say no thank you, respect
their wishes (Correct Answer)
D) All of the above
6 When trying to communicate effectively with members of marginalized
populations, you should encourage leadership among people who are not familiar
with that culture, so they will not be affected by stereotypes.
True
False (Correct Answer)
,7 Research shows that in the United States, people of color are more likely to be
admitted to, or transferred to, high-tech medical centers than people of European
descent.
True
False (Correct Answer)
8 If you see someone with a disabled parking permit who seems able-bodied park
in a space for persons with disabilities, you should confront that person about it.
True
False (Correct Answer)
9 As a medical illustrator, Yoko is delighted by the opportunity to create
illustrations in health information brochures so that people who do not read
English well can benefit from the information. Which of the following should she
keep in mind about health literacy in the United States?
A) It is less expensive to care for people with low literacy than for other people,
but only because people with low literacy do not get all the care they need
B) Nearly 45 million adults in the United States have low health literacy
C) People with low health literacy are often too ashamed to admit they do not
understand (Correct Answer)
D) If all people in the United States could read, health literacy would no longer be
a problem
10 According to the text, why is knowledge about cultural differences insufficient
for achieving cultural competence?
, A) It would take a long time to learn the details of every culture you will encounter
B) It is impossible to know which cultural or social factors are the most relevant
to a particular individual (Correct Answer)
C) In the end, cultures do not differ very much from each other
D) None of the above
11 Among some members of the Muslim faith, female fertility is revered to such
an extent that a woman's inability to bear children, and even the onset of
menopause, can be seen as shameful.
True (Correct Answer)
False
12 Ethnocentrism is the attitude that one's own culture is somehow lacking and
others are better.
True
False (Correct Answer)
13 You are in charge of editing a brochure for teenagers about making responsible
choices regarding sexual activity. Based on what you learned in the text, you ask
the writers to change the wording of the sentence "Currently, about 500,000 HIV
and AIDS victims in the United States do not even know they are infected"
because:
A) It is irresponsible to quote statistics in a brochure of this sort
B) The term victim is objectionable to many people (Correct Answer)
C) The sentence is grammatically incorrect
D) They are not actually victims until they know they are infected
