SOCIAL DETERMINANTS QUIZ
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When Rudolf Virchow stated that "Disease is not something personal and special, but
only a manifestation of life under modified (pathological) conditions", the point he was
making was that:
A. Living conditions modified by inequality and poverty underlie poor health outcomes.
B. Poverty is based on genetic predisposition.
C. Social determinants play a bigger role than personal determinants in a person's
health.
D. Poor health represents a pathology.
E. Disease is the result of poor choices that can be modified through public health
education. - Correct Answers -A. Living conditions modified by inequality and poverty
underlie poor health outcomes.
Canada is one of the biggest healthcare spenders in the world but boasts one of the
poorest and least effective social safety nets. - Correct Answers -True
In the Dahlgren, G. and Whitehead, M. (1991) visual model of determinants of health
(on lecture slides and in required reading), which of the following is not amongst the
social determinants of health identified:
A. Behavior and personality
B. Individual lifestyle factors
C. Social and community networks
D. Water and sanitation
E. General socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental conditions - Correct Answers -A.
Behavior and personality
Food insecurity rates in Canada are cut in half once individuals begin receiving old age
pension. This supports which of the following as the best solution to food insecurity?
A. Basic income supplement
B. Food Stamps
C. Soup Kitchens
D. Charity
E. All of the above - Correct Answers -A. Basic income supplement
The impact of The Residential School System continues to be felt amongst Indigenous
peoples across Canada. Operated by the Canadian government and started by the
churches in the 1830s, the last Residential School in Canada closed:
A. At the end of the Second World War (1945)
B. With the closing of The Gordon Residential School (1996)
, C. Upon the passing of The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982)
D. As a result of the White Paper (1969)
E. None of the above - Correct Answers -B. With the closing of The Gordon Residential
School (1996)
Which of the following have been found to decrease access to healthcare amongst
Indigenous peoples:
A. Availability of care
B. Jurisdictional ambiguity
C. Previous experiences with racism
D. Lack of translators
E. All of the above - Correct Answers -E. All of the above
True or false: Life expectancy for an Inuit man and a non-Indigenous Canadian male is
the same? - Correct Answers -False
Which of the following is false?
A. Food insecurity impacts Blacks disproportionately
B. There are programs that help buffer food insecurity locally, provincially, and
nationally
C. Food stamps were first introduced by John F. Kennedy
D. Food insecurity in Canada is one manifestation of income inequality
E. Food insecurity impacts health and reflects and can deepen other inequalities -
Correct Answers -C. Food stamps were first introduced by John F. Kennedy
One reason paternalistic policies are critiqued on the basis of not giving individuals
freedom of choice. - Correct Answers -True
The 2006 death of Heather Crowe from lung cancer is attributed to her having smoked a
cigarettes for 40 years. - Correct Answers -False
In their study of employment as a social determinant of health in northern Sweden, the
authors conclude that unemployment is significantly impacting:
A. Cardiovascular health
B. Mental health
C. Nutritional health
D. Participation in physical activity
E. A & B - Correct Answers -B. Mental Health
Which of the following are true statements about occupational health in Ontario?
A. Occupational exposures are responsible for between 2 and 10% of all newly
diagnosed cancer cases in the province.
B. The majority of workplace related cancers are caused by exposure to just 4 different
types of carcinogens.
C. The use of asbestos - a major cause of lung cancer in Ontario - was not banned
across Canada in 2018.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When Rudolf Virchow stated that "Disease is not something personal and special, but
only a manifestation of life under modified (pathological) conditions", the point he was
making was that:
A. Living conditions modified by inequality and poverty underlie poor health outcomes.
B. Poverty is based on genetic predisposition.
C. Social determinants play a bigger role than personal determinants in a person's
health.
D. Poor health represents a pathology.
E. Disease is the result of poor choices that can be modified through public health
education. - Correct Answers -A. Living conditions modified by inequality and poverty
underlie poor health outcomes.
Canada is one of the biggest healthcare spenders in the world but boasts one of the
poorest and least effective social safety nets. - Correct Answers -True
In the Dahlgren, G. and Whitehead, M. (1991) visual model of determinants of health
(on lecture slides and in required reading), which of the following is not amongst the
social determinants of health identified:
A. Behavior and personality
B. Individual lifestyle factors
C. Social and community networks
D. Water and sanitation
E. General socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental conditions - Correct Answers -A.
Behavior and personality
Food insecurity rates in Canada are cut in half once individuals begin receiving old age
pension. This supports which of the following as the best solution to food insecurity?
A. Basic income supplement
B. Food Stamps
C. Soup Kitchens
D. Charity
E. All of the above - Correct Answers -A. Basic income supplement
The impact of The Residential School System continues to be felt amongst Indigenous
peoples across Canada. Operated by the Canadian government and started by the
churches in the 1830s, the last Residential School in Canada closed:
A. At the end of the Second World War (1945)
B. With the closing of The Gordon Residential School (1996)
, C. Upon the passing of The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982)
D. As a result of the White Paper (1969)
E. None of the above - Correct Answers -B. With the closing of The Gordon Residential
School (1996)
Which of the following have been found to decrease access to healthcare amongst
Indigenous peoples:
A. Availability of care
B. Jurisdictional ambiguity
C. Previous experiences with racism
D. Lack of translators
E. All of the above - Correct Answers -E. All of the above
True or false: Life expectancy for an Inuit man and a non-Indigenous Canadian male is
the same? - Correct Answers -False
Which of the following is false?
A. Food insecurity impacts Blacks disproportionately
B. There are programs that help buffer food insecurity locally, provincially, and
nationally
C. Food stamps were first introduced by John F. Kennedy
D. Food insecurity in Canada is one manifestation of income inequality
E. Food insecurity impacts health and reflects and can deepen other inequalities -
Correct Answers -C. Food stamps were first introduced by John F. Kennedy
One reason paternalistic policies are critiqued on the basis of not giving individuals
freedom of choice. - Correct Answers -True
The 2006 death of Heather Crowe from lung cancer is attributed to her having smoked a
cigarettes for 40 years. - Correct Answers -False
In their study of employment as a social determinant of health in northern Sweden, the
authors conclude that unemployment is significantly impacting:
A. Cardiovascular health
B. Mental health
C. Nutritional health
D. Participation in physical activity
E. A & B - Correct Answers -B. Mental Health
Which of the following are true statements about occupational health in Ontario?
A. Occupational exposures are responsible for between 2 and 10% of all newly
diagnosed cancer cases in the province.
B. The majority of workplace related cancers are caused by exposure to just 4 different
types of carcinogens.
C. The use of asbestos - a major cause of lung cancer in Ontario - was not banned
across Canada in 2018.
