Topic Test Answers

Citizens of developed nations typically experience __________. A. waterborne diseases B. low literacy rates C. unstable governments D. long life expectancies Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Prior to 1994, Rwanda’s ethnic population was composed of __________. A. a Tutsi minority and a Hutu majority B. a Hutu minority and a Tutsi majority C. an even number of Hutus and Tutsis D. a Rwandan majority with Hutu and Tutsi minorities Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

The Weimar Republic explored eugenics as a solution to costly healthcare by __________. A. creating concentration camps to carry out genetic experiments B. encouraging those with hereditary illnesses to be sterilized to prevent illnesses from being passed on to future generations C. instituting mandatory sterilizations of those with hereditary diseases D. establishing the Hereditary Health Court to sterilize those with genetic illnesses Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

How are the percentages of deaths in middle-income and high-income countries similar? A. The largest percentages of deaths come from lung cancer, stroke, and heart disease. B. The largest percentages of deaths come from HIV/ AIDS-related illnesses. C. The largest percentages of deaths result from premature births. D. The largest percentages of deaths result from tuberculosis, lower respiratory infection, and malaria. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements best explains the connection between the social status of women and a country’s overall health? A. Women who enjoy a higher social status are usually less educated than women of a lower social status. B. Women who enjoy a higher social status are usually more educated than women of a lower social status. C. Women who enjoy a higher social status are likely to have far more children than women of a lower social status. D. Women who enjoy a higher social status are less likely to have healthcare resources than women of a lower social status. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.