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SDGs and Extreme Poverty Quiz

Total questions: 5

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

As of 2020, according to the World Bank, those who experience extreme poverty are people living on less than USD ____ per day.

a)

$1.25

b)

$2.00

c)

$1.00

d)

$1.90

e)

$3.90

2.

According to Amartya Sen, poverty is about (choose the best answer):

a)

Millions of people living a life of deprivation

b)

Living on less than $1.25 a day

c)

Dying too young

d)

A cycle of a lack of development

e)

Not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being

3.

When we have extreme poverty, we have a breeding ground for discontent that can lead to violence due to existence of its opposite, extreme wealth.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Majority of the world’s poor who are experiencing extreme poverty are located in (choose the best answer):

a)

Urban slums

b)

Rural agricultural areas

c)

Rural areas

d)

Around urban centers

e)

Mountainous areas

5.

For most economists, what must be done to help people out of poverty in a sustained way? (Hint: there are two best answers)

a)

Access to food

b)

Access to markets

c)

Access to education

d)

Access to agricultural implants

e)

Increase in economic growth