10 MCQ on Social Work History in North America?

1-Which of the following countries has had a significant impact on social welfare policies and practices in North America?

A) Canada

B) Mexico

C) France

D) Germany

Answer: A) Canada

2-When was social work education formalized in the United States?

A) Less than one century ago

B) A little more than one century ago

C) Two centuries ago

D) Over three centuries ago

Answer: B) A little more than one century ago

3-In the early history of the U.S., what were almshouses and workhouses used for?

A) For the temporary relief of poverty and dependency

B) For permanent housing for those who could not be productive

C) For voluntary societies emerging primarily from religious groups

D) For the relief of various categories of the poor and unproductive

Answer: B) For permanent housing for those who could not be productive

4-In what year was the U.S. Declaration of Independence signed?

A) 1624

B) 1650

C) 1776

D) 1830

Answer: C) 1776

5-What was the goal of the Charity Organization Societies (COS)?

A) To provide direct financial aid to the needy

B) To give everyone a chance to be able to stand on their own

C) To bring order and organization to the extensive private and religious responses to the disadvantaged

D) To eliminate the distance between socioeconomic classes

Answer: B) To give everyone a chance to be able to stand on their own

6-When was the first US settlement house established?

A) 1624

B) 1650

C) 1776

D) 1886

Answer: D) 1886

7-What were the initial services provided by settlement houses?

A) Classes in dance, drama, art, and sewing

B) Day nurseries for working mothers, health clinics

C) Direct financial aid to the needy

D) Insurance for women

Answer: B) Day nurseries for working mothers, health clinics

8-What was the view supported by Social Darwinism?

A) Poverty was a natural part of the human condition

B) Helping the poor made them lazy

C) Both A and B

D) Neither A nor B

Answer: C) Both A and B

9-When were child labor laws passed in Connecticut?

A) 1813

B) 1830

C) 1843

D) 1870

Answer: A) 1813

10-What was the goal of feminists in 1848?

A) To establish women's rights to vote and receive equal opportunities for education and employment

B) To support the view that poverty was a natural part of the human condition

C) To provide direct financial aid to the needy

D) To eliminate the distance between socioeconomic classes

Answer: A) To establish women's rights to vote and receive equal opportunities for education and employment