SOCIOLOGY: POVERTY QUIZ (100%) 1.) Poverty is a relative measure.
**ANSWER**
True.

2.) Ill health and shorter life expectancy are more common among America’s poor.
**ANSWER**
True.

3.) How does the poverty rate of today compare to that of the 1970s?
**ANSWER**
B. it is relatively the same.

4.) Which of the following is not included in the typical pattern of behavior for a poverty-stricken person?
**ANSWER**
C. higher standard of living.

5.) The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act passed in 1996 turned welfare programs over to the states.
**ANSWER**
True.

6.) Life expectancy is for a poor person than it is for an average-income person.
**ANSWER**
A. less.

7.) Minimum annual income needed by a family to survive.
**ANSWER**
D. Poverty Level.

8.) Redistribution of money among segments of society to help those in need.
**ANSWER**
B. Transfer Payments.

9.) Government responses to poverty have been based on:
**ANSWER**
D. both a and b (A. Transfer Payments) (B. Government Subsidies)

10.) A(n) is someone who investigates social problems, collects the statistics, writes reports based upon the findings, and raises necessary funds.
**ANSWER**
C. Social-Welfare Researcher.