Introduction to Home Economics Quiz

Which statement best defines Home Economics?

• Home Economics is only about cooking and cleaning.

• Home Economics teaches only farming and hunting.

• Home Economics is a subject that focuses on mathematics and science.

• Home Economics is a subject that equips us with knowledge, skills, and attitudes for entrepreneurship and self reliance.

Which area of Home Economics focuses on the foods we eat and how they nourish our bodies?

• Foods and Nutrition

• Mathematics and Science

• Geography and History

• Art and Music

Which area of Home Economics teaches how to care for the home?

• Consumer education

• Home management

• Clothing and textile

• Childcare and development

What change did missionaries bring to the teaching of home skills in history?

• Home Economics started with only cooking lessons.

• Fathers taught daughters how to sew and cook.

• Home Economics was always called Home Economics.

• Missionaries named the skills domestic science and taught them in institutions.

Which area of Home Economics is about how the family stays together?

• Housing and interior decoration

• Foods and Nutrition

• Consumer education

• Family Living

Which area of Home Economics deals with what the family wears and how clothes are made?

• Home management

• Childcare and development

• Foods and Nutrition

• Clothing and textile

Which area of Home Economics teaches about the rights and responsibilities of a consumer?

• Consumer education

• Home management

• Family Living

• Housing and interior decoration

Which area of Home Economics focuses on how to care for young children?

• Childcare and development

• Foods and Nutrition

• Clothing and textile

• Home management

How did the name 'Home Economics' come to be used for this subject?

• Home Economics was first called domestic science before the name changed as skills became more complex.

• Home Economics has always been taught only at home.

• Home Economics started with teaching only boys.

• Home Economics was never taught in schools.

How does 1st Peter 4:9 connect to the principles of Home Economics?

• Mark 7:4 talks about farming and hunting.

• Titus 2:4 discusses only business skills.

• Luke 10:7 is about mathematics and science.

• 1st Peter 4:9 encourages hospitality, which relates to caring for the home and others.