Question 1

In 2013, approximately ____ percent of all Americans age 65 and over were living below the poverty threshold.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) ​7.5 
C)  ​9 
D)  ​12.5

Question 2

Approximately how many Americans participate in a USDA food assistance program annually?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 in 20 
B) 1 in 10 
C)  ​1 in 4 
D)  ​1 in 2

Question 3

​Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once.
-​Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Accepted Answer

A) ​1946 
B) ​1955 
C) ​1961 
D) ​1965 
E) ​1966
F)​1969
G)​1972
H)​1977
I)​1981
J)​1986
K)​1998
L)​2002

Question 4

Purchasing locally produced foods protects the environment by reducing the use of fossil fuel and packaging materials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain how food insecurity can lead to overweight and obesity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how food insecurity can lead to...

Question 6

Which program is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)?

Accepted Answer

A) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
B) The Emergency Food Assistance Program 
C)  The Nutrition Services Incentive Program 
D)  Food Distribution Disaster Assistance

Question 7

​Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once.
-​After-School Snack Program

Accepted Answer

A) ​1946 
B) ​1955 
C) ​1961 
D) ​1965 
E) ​1966
F)​1969
G)​1972
H)​1977
I)​1981
J)​1986
K)​1998
L)​2002

Question 8

What is the largest single ethnic group participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans 
B) Hispanics 
C)  Asians 
D)  whites

Question 9

Meals on Wheels is the nation's largest supplier of surplus food to food banks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

​Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once.
-​The Emergency Food Assistance Program

Accepted Answer

A) ​1946 
B) ​1955 
C) ​1961 
D) ​1965 
E) ​1966
F)​1969
G)​1972
H)​1977
I)​1981
J)​1986
K)​1998
L)​2002

Question 11

The federal government is the only entity concerned with food insecurity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Currently, the benefit allotments for those participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of the family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

​Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once.
-​Commodity Foods

Accepted Answer

A) ​1946 
B) ​1955 
C) ​1961 
D) ​1965 
E) ​1966
F)​1969
G)​1972
H)​1977
I)​1981
J)​1986
K)​1998
L)​2002

Question 14

​The proportion of income spent on ____ by economically stressed families is used as the basis for the current poverty thresholds.

Accepted Answer

A) ​housing 
B) ​utilities 
C)  ​food 
D)  ​education

Question 15

​Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once.
-​Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

Accepted Answer

A) ​1946 
B) ​1955 
C) ​1961 
D) ​1965 
E) ​1966
F)​1969
G)​1972
H)​1977
I)​1981
J)​1986
K)​1998
L)​2002

Question 16

As of 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defined a poverty-level income as $52,160 annually for a family of four.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​Match the characteristics of the food assistance program listed in the left column with the appropriate program listed in the right column. Options may be used once or more than once.
-​Assists adults and youth with limited resources in acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary for nutritionally sound diets

Accepted Answer

A) ​Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
B) ​National School Lunch Program (NSLP) 
C) ​Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) 
D) ​Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) 
E) ​Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WI
C) 
F)​Older Americans Act (OA
A)  Nutrition Program
G)​The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
H)​Team Nutrition

Question 18

Building community food security requires understanding of how communities interact with resources in their physical environments as well as their social environments over extended periods of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The community food security strategies that help local farmers sell fresh fruits and vegetables directly to school meal programs, hospitals, and worksites are called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Farm-to-Cafeteria Initiatives 
B) Community-Supported Agriculture Programs 
C)  Food-Buying Cooperatives 
D)  Farmers' Markets

Question 20

​People who live with chronic hunger might have food available to them, but they are lacking in nutrients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Food Insecurity and the Food Assistance Programs

In 2013, approximately ____ percent of all Americans age 65 and over were living below the poverty threshold.

Approximately how many Americans participate in a USDA food assistance program annually?

Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Purchasing locally produced foods protects the environment by reducing the use of fossil fuel and packaging materials.

Explain how food insecurity can lead to overweight and obesity.

Which program is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ?

Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -After-School Snack Program

What is the largest single ethnic group participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?

Meals on Wheels is the nation's largest supplier of surplus food to food banks.

Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -The Emergency Food Assistance Program

The federal government is the only entity concerned with food insecurity.

Currently, the benefit allotments for those participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of the family.

Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -Commodity Foods

The proportion of income spent on ____ by economically stressed families is used as the basis for the current poverty thresholds.

Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

As of 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defined a poverty-level income as $52,160 annually for a family of four.

Building community food security requires understanding of how communities interact with resources in their physical environments as well as their social environments over extended periods of time.

The community food security strategies that help local farmers sell fresh fruits and vegetables directly to school meal programs, hospitals, and worksites are called ____.

People who live with chronic hunger might have food available to them, but they are lacking in nutrients.

Exam 10: Food Insecurity and the Food Assistance Programs

In 2013, approximately ____ percent of all Americans age 65 and over were living below the poverty threshold.

Approximately how many Americans participate in a USDA food assistance program annually?

​Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -​Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Purchasing locally produced foods protects the environment by reducing the use of fossil fuel and packaging materials.

Explain how food insecurity can lead to overweight and obesity.

Which program is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ?

​Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -​After-School Snack Program

What is the largest single ethnic group participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?

Meals on Wheels is the nation's largest supplier of surplus food to food banks.

​Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -​The Emergency Food Assistance Program

The federal government is the only entity concerned with food insecurity.

Currently, the benefit allotments for those participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of the family.

​Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -​Commodity Foods

​The proportion of income spent on ____ by economically stressed families is used as the basis for the current poverty thresholds.

​Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -​Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

As of 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defined a poverty-level income as $52,160 annually for a family of four.

Building community food security requires understanding of how communities interact with resources in their physical environments as well as their social environments over extended periods of time.

The community food security strategies that help local farmers sell fresh fruits and vegetables directly to school meal programs, hospitals, and worksites are called ____.

​People who live with chronic hunger might have food available to them, but they are lacking in nutrients.

Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -After-School Snack Program

Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -The Emergency Food Assistance Program

Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -Commodity Foods

The proportion of income spent on ____ by economically stressed families is used as the basis for the current poverty thresholds.

Match the year the food assistance program was enacted in the right column with the program in the left column. Options may be used once or more than once. -Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

People who live with chronic hunger might have food available to them, but they are lacking in nutrients.