HUM 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
In |1978 |corporate |CEOs |in |the |United |States |earned, |on |average, |35 |times |more |than |the |
average |worker. |Today |they |earn |___ |times |more |than |the |average |worker |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-300
The |majority |of |poor |people |in |the |US |live |in |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Suburban |areas
According |to |the |Bureau |of |Labor |Statistics, |approximately |33% |of |the |US |workforce |was |
unionized |in |1962. |What |percentage |is |unionized |today? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-12.5%
Which |of |the |following |variables |most |closely |predicts |how |high |someone |will |score |on |the |
SAT |test? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Region |of |residence
How |many |children |around |the |world |die |each |day |from |hunger-related |causes? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-16,000
The |US |military |budget |is |by |far |the |highest |of |any |country |in |the |world. |By |2003, |the |US |
military |budget |was |roughly |equal |to |that |of |: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |next |20 |countries |
combined
What |percentage |of |people |around |the |world |lives |on |less |than |$750 |per |year? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-75%
According |to |UNICEF, |the |wealth |of |the |three |richest |people |in |the |world |is |roughly |equal |to |
the |gross |domestic |product |of |: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |308 |poorest |countries
, How |many |people |in |the |US |live |in |poverty |according |to |the |US |Census |Bureau |? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-37 |million
According |to |the |US |Census |Bureau, |how |much |more |likely |are |African |American |and |Latino |
mortgage |applicants |to |be |turned |down |for |a |loan, |even |after |controlling |for |employment, |
financial, |and |neighborhood |factors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-60%
According |to |a |catalyst |study, |what |percentage |of |Fortune |500 |CEOs |are |women? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1.2%
According |to |the |US |Census |Bureau, |how |many |millionaires |are |there |in |the |US? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Roughly |3,500,000
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |consistent |with |research |on |poverty |and |education |in |the
|US? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wealthy |students |who |attend |high-poverty |schools |perform |
worse |than |poor |students |who |attend |low-poverty |schools
According |to |United |for |a |Fair |Economy, |how |much |money |did |the |US |government |spend |in |
2005 |on |corporate |welfare |(economic |incentives, |offered |provided |to |support |corporations' |
expansions |into |overseas |markets)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-$125,000,000,000
What |percentage |of |the |US |Government |budget |goes |to |welfare |and |social |security |? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Less |than |1% |to |welfare |and |20% |to |social |security
Approximately |how |many |of |the |single |adult |homeless |population |suffers |from |some |form |of |
severe |and |persistent |mental |illness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-20-25%
In |most |cases, |homelessness |is |not |temporary |but |a |permanent |condition |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False
ANSWERS
In |1978 |corporate |CEOs |in |the |United |States |earned, |on |average, |35 |times |more |than |the |
average |worker. |Today |they |earn |___ |times |more |than |the |average |worker |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-300
The |majority |of |poor |people |in |the |US |live |in |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Suburban |areas
According |to |the |Bureau |of |Labor |Statistics, |approximately |33% |of |the |US |workforce |was |
unionized |in |1962. |What |percentage |is |unionized |today? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-12.5%
Which |of |the |following |variables |most |closely |predicts |how |high |someone |will |score |on |the |
SAT |test? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Region |of |residence
How |many |children |around |the |world |die |each |day |from |hunger-related |causes? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-16,000
The |US |military |budget |is |by |far |the |highest |of |any |country |in |the |world. |By |2003, |the |US |
military |budget |was |roughly |equal |to |that |of |: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |next |20 |countries |
combined
What |percentage |of |people |around |the |world |lives |on |less |than |$750 |per |year? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-75%
According |to |UNICEF, |the |wealth |of |the |three |richest |people |in |the |world |is |roughly |equal |to |
the |gross |domestic |product |of |: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |308 |poorest |countries
, How |many |people |in |the |US |live |in |poverty |according |to |the |US |Census |Bureau |? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-37 |million
According |to |the |US |Census |Bureau, |how |much |more |likely |are |African |American |and |Latino |
mortgage |applicants |to |be |turned |down |for |a |loan, |even |after |controlling |for |employment, |
financial, |and |neighborhood |factors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-60%
According |to |a |catalyst |study, |what |percentage |of |Fortune |500 |CEOs |are |women? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1.2%
According |to |the |US |Census |Bureau, |how |many |millionaires |are |there |in |the |US? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Roughly |3,500,000
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |consistent |with |research |on |poverty |and |education |in |the
|US? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wealthy |students |who |attend |high-poverty |schools |perform |
worse |than |poor |students |who |attend |low-poverty |schools
According |to |United |for |a |Fair |Economy, |how |much |money |did |the |US |government |spend |in |
2005 |on |corporate |welfare |(economic |incentives, |offered |provided |to |support |corporations' |
expansions |into |overseas |markets)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-$125,000,000,000
What |percentage |of |the |US |Government |budget |goes |to |welfare |and |social |security |? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Less |than |1% |to |welfare |and |20% |to |social |security
Approximately |how |many |of |the |single |adult |homeless |population |suffers |from |some |form |of |
severe |and |persistent |mental |illness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-20-25%
In |most |cases, |homelessness |is |not |temporary |but |a |permanent |condition |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False
