Which of these is not a contemporary issue facing religions:

the excommunication of Martin Luther

"Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn't commit."

Which verse from the Quran is not related to poverty?

And we created you in pairs – Quranic Verse – 78:8

Which is not a quote from sacred text to support helping those in poverty?

God helps those who help themselves. Fifth gospel

40 million people have HIV/AIDS, with 3 million deaths in 2004. Which statement is not true?

It is no better; nothing can be done

In the parable of the good Samaritan, Jesus tells us to:

be like the man who helped the person - do something to help

Which of the following is not true about the number of people living in slum conditions.

It's not many, and they could all leave if they wanted

Why do young people in slums want high school education?

Sometimes for girls, the only other work is prostitution

Which of these is not a fact of those in poverty?

Unfortunately we can't do anything about it

Unicef is the United Nations group supporting:

Children and mothers in developing countries and in crisis

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Poverty - A Contemporary Challenge

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1
Which of these is not a contemporary issue facing religions:
the excommunication of Martin Luther
refugees
poverty
persecution
2
What is poverty?
Poverty is the fault of those who are poor
"Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn't commit."
Poverty is an economic problem and does not concern religion
Poverty is the problem of only a few countries
3
Which verse from the Quran is not related to poverty?
Dispense the Purifying Alms (Zakat) (2:43)
Righteousness gives wealth, to orphans, needy, Quran 2:177
And we created you in pairs – Quranic Verse – 78:8
(be good to) orphans and the very poor. Quran 02:83
4
What is the world population?
7 billion
100 million
1000,000,000 (1 billion)
100,000
5
Which is not a quote from sacred text to support helping those in poverty?
seek justice, protect oppressed, orphans, widows Isaiah 1:17
Love your neighbour as yourself. Mark 12:30-31
God helps those who help themselves. Fifth gospel
what you did for the least of these you did for me. Matt 25
6
What is the problem with turning to crime to try and get out of the slum?
All answers are correct
They are haunted by bad memories of crimes committed
Many young men in crime end up in prison or dead
They can't stop others in the gang doing very bad things
7
40 million people have HIV/AIDS, with 3 million deaths in 2004. Which statement is not true?
Education in developing countries teaches about unsafe sex
New infections of HIV decreased by about 40% since 2000
Antiretroviral therapy for AIDS up from 1m in 2003 to 13.6 m
It is no better; nothing can be done
8
The UN Millennium Development Goals from 1990 to 2015 saw remarkable results including:
tuberculosis death rate fell by 45% saving 37 million lives
100 million children out of school down to 57 million
The percentage living in poverty has dropped from 40% to 20%
All answers are correct
9
The devastating effects of poverty include:
illiteracy and child labor
infant mortality
hunger and disease
All answers are correct
10
Which group helps slum dwellers by going and living with them?
Urban Neighbors of Hope
Gary Haugen and International Justice Mission
Islamic Relief
Shakira
11
An Islamic vision of ideal society includes
Family and strong moral values
All answers are correct
Reformulation of the teachings of the Qur’an and the Haditha
Each person providing for others
12
Compassion provides aid to how many children around the world?
53
Between 400, 000 and 500,000
1.7 million
50,000
13
Which of these countries does not have many of the world’s extreme poor?
Nigeria
Bangladesh
India
Spain
14
In the parable of the good Samaritan, Jesus tells us to:
leave the poor for someone else to look after
only help the poor if there are TV cameras to see you
walk on by when you see the poor
be like the man who helped the person - do something to help
15
Which aspect of Islam does not support wealth being given to the poor or orphans?
Riba
The Quran
The example of Muhammad
Zakat
16
Which of these quotes from sacred text illustrating Christian Vision for society is referenced?
Love one another (John 13:34)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart
Love your neighbour as yourself
Blessed are the merciful
17
Which of the following is not true about the number of people living in slum conditions.
One in every six people on earth
It's not many, and they could all leave if they wanted
One out of three urban (city and suburb) dwellers
Approximately 1 billion people
18
Why do young people in slums want high school education?
All answers are correct
Because all their friends will be in high school
Sometimes for girls, the only other work is prostitution
Because every child in the world gets primary education
19
What country is the Kibera slum in?
Congo
Nigeria
Africa
Kenya
20
Which of these is not a fact of those in poverty?
Unfortunately we can't do anything about it
663 million people lack access to clean water
2.4 billion people do not have adequate sanitation (toilets)
22,000 children die each day due to poverty
21
Unicef is the United Nations group supporting:
Only refugee children
Only children in slums
All children
Children and mothers in developing countries and in crisis

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