AGEC 410 Quizzes - Final Exam
questions and answers updated
What percentage (approx.) of U.S. Farm Bill spending goes toward "Nutrition" (food stamps and
other assistance spending)? - correct answer ✔✔Between 70 and 80%
Which of the following is the most severe food insecurity designation, featuring disrupted
eating patterns and lower than required food intake due to insufficient income? - correct
answer ✔✔Very low food security
In 2011, food insecurity in the U.S. peaked at approximately _____ percent - correct answer
✔✔15
The average SNAP benefit is $ ____ per person/month - correct answer ✔✔126
SNAP spending peaked following the 2008 economic crisis and recovery but had fallen back to
____ levels by 2017 - correct answer ✔✔2010
____ exists whenever the availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or the ability to
acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways is limited or uncertain - correct answer
✔✔Food insecurity
In 2010 food security survey information collected by USDA, what percentage of households
responded affirmatively to the question "We couldn't afford to eat balanced meals
often/sometimes in the last 12 months" - correct answer ✔✔15
According to the "Healthy People 2010" initiative, the target for U.S. food insecurity prevalence
by 2010 would be what value? - correct answer ✔✔6
, The official "Thrifty Food Plan" (TFP) modeled by USDA meets most major nutritional
recommendations at a cost of $____ per day - correct answer ✔✔3.89
U.S. data trends show that poverty, SNAP participation, and unemployment all move together
over time. Which is the correct ranking from highest to lowest of these three categories that
move together? - correct answer ✔✔Poverty count > SNAP participant count > unemployment
count
Dr. Wilde indicates two ways that SNAP spending are likely to increase due to the COVID
pandemic without any changes to current legislation. The first is an increase in caseloads due to
people falling under the income threshold to qualify for the program. Which is the second he
mentions? - correct answer ✔✔SNAP benefit increases for those that are already in the
program who qualify for more assistance due to worsened income status
During the presentation, Dr. Wilde graphs the relationship between SNAP beneficiaries and
which two economic indicators? - correct answer ✔✔Unemployment and poverty
T or F
Food price inflation during 2020's COVID pandemic caused a more than 5% increase in the
average SNAP benefit - correct answer ✔✔True
T or F
One emergency taken during COVID relief legislation was to allow states to increase SNAP
benefits to participating households up to the maximum benefit amount - correct answer
✔✔True
T or F
One of the unique challenges of the economic shocks from COVID was the reduced access to
groceries by poorest households. This was countered by altering SNAP rules to allow for online
ordering of food products - correct answer ✔✔True
questions and answers updated
What percentage (approx.) of U.S. Farm Bill spending goes toward "Nutrition" (food stamps and
other assistance spending)? - correct answer ✔✔Between 70 and 80%
Which of the following is the most severe food insecurity designation, featuring disrupted
eating patterns and lower than required food intake due to insufficient income? - correct
answer ✔✔Very low food security
In 2011, food insecurity in the U.S. peaked at approximately _____ percent - correct answer
✔✔15
The average SNAP benefit is $ ____ per person/month - correct answer ✔✔126
SNAP spending peaked following the 2008 economic crisis and recovery but had fallen back to
____ levels by 2017 - correct answer ✔✔2010
____ exists whenever the availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or the ability to
acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways is limited or uncertain - correct answer
✔✔Food insecurity
In 2010 food security survey information collected by USDA, what percentage of households
responded affirmatively to the question "We couldn't afford to eat balanced meals
often/sometimes in the last 12 months" - correct answer ✔✔15
According to the "Healthy People 2010" initiative, the target for U.S. food insecurity prevalence
by 2010 would be what value? - correct answer ✔✔6
, The official "Thrifty Food Plan" (TFP) modeled by USDA meets most major nutritional
recommendations at a cost of $____ per day - correct answer ✔✔3.89
U.S. data trends show that poverty, SNAP participation, and unemployment all move together
over time. Which is the correct ranking from highest to lowest of these three categories that
move together? - correct answer ✔✔Poverty count > SNAP participant count > unemployment
count
Dr. Wilde indicates two ways that SNAP spending are likely to increase due to the COVID
pandemic without any changes to current legislation. The first is an increase in caseloads due to
people falling under the income threshold to qualify for the program. Which is the second he
mentions? - correct answer ✔✔SNAP benefit increases for those that are already in the
program who qualify for more assistance due to worsened income status
During the presentation, Dr. Wilde graphs the relationship between SNAP beneficiaries and
which two economic indicators? - correct answer ✔✔Unemployment and poverty
T or F
Food price inflation during 2020's COVID pandemic caused a more than 5% increase in the
average SNAP benefit - correct answer ✔✔True
T or F
One emergency taken during COVID relief legislation was to allow states to increase SNAP
benefits to participating households up to the maximum benefit amount - correct answer
✔✔True
T or F
One of the unique challenges of the economic shocks from COVID was the reduced access to
groceries by poorest households. This was countered by altering SNAP rules to allow for online
ordering of food products - correct answer ✔✔True
