Instructions: For each question, click on the radio button beside your answer. When you have completed the entire quiz, click the “Submit my answers” button at the bottom of the page to receive your results.

Question 1:

Which of the following is NOT considered a form of cultural relativism?
a) Indigenization
b) Authentization
c) Eurocentric approach
d) Attempt to understand local cultural practices

Question 2:

What is one problem with the “export model” of international social work?
a) International social workers from the Global North do not have enough resources to export all social work practice to the Global South.
b) There is an inherent danger that social workers may perpetuate relations and legacies of colonialism.
c) It focuses too much on cultural relativism and not enough on universalism.
d) It does not focus enough on the importance of a Eurocentric approach to international social work.

Question 3:

What initiatives were established by the UN agencies to support former child soldiers in the aftermath of war?
a) Monitoring and reporting
b) Mobilization and isolation
c) Education and training
d) Demobilization and reintegration

Question 4:

The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) all emerged from what event in 1928?
a) The establishment of the United Nations
b) The First International Social Worker Convention
c) The development of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
d) The First International Conference of Social Work

Question 5:

Social workers working outside of their country and context have a professional obligation to do which of the following?
a) Critically research the contexts in which they will be working
b) Determine whether international practice will promote the empowerment of those it serves
c) Critically engage in a deeper analysis of the construction of their own identity
d) All of the above

Question 6:

The term “globalization” refers to which of the following?
a) A mainly economic process including the breaking down of borders and barriers to international trade
b) A distinction based on the socio-economic and political divisions that exists between developed countries and developing countries
c) A process of change that leads to improvements in social well-being, equality, sustainability, and social justice
d) Basic rights that all people are entitled to regardless of sex, nationality, religion, or gender identity

Question 7:

Which of the following is NOT a key focal area for international NGOs?
a) Social development
b) Humanitarian aid
c) Religious integration
d) Micro-level services

Question 8:

Which of the following best defines a child soldier?
a) Anyone between the ages of 10 and 18 who is fighting with guns and weapons that belong to any armed group
b) Boys abducted by armed forces or another armed group who are used as fighters, cooks, or porters
c) Anyone under the age of 18 who is fighting with a rebel group but not government forces
d) Anyone under the age of 18 who has been recruited or used by an armed force or armed group in any capacity

Question 9:

How much of the global product would be needed to eradicate world poverty?
a) 1 per cent
b) 7 per cent
c) 13 per cent
d) 25 per cent

Question 10:

Which of the following does NOT describe “professional imperialism”?
a) Social work was largely introduced into Asian, African, and Caribbean countries by American and European “experts.”
b) Early international social work was an open process of transmission and exchange of knowledge based on equality.
c) The origins of social work education in developing countries can always be traced back to strong foreign influences.
d) The spread of the social work profession from countries of the Global North to other countries reflected the colonial and post-colonial structures.

Question 11:

“International social work” has one universal, distinct definition.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Cultural relativism states that core values apply to all human beings, irrespective of their identity.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Although popular media and scholarly research portray child soldiers as predominantly male, there are a significant number of female child soldiers throughout the world.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Globalization has had a pivotal impact on the development and evolution of international social work.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Social workers from Canada must engage in a deeper analysis of the construction of their own national identity and nation-building practices before embarking upon international social justice work.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Canadian NGOs, but not Canadian governmental agencies, have played important roles in advocating on behalf of child soldiers and children affected by war, both in Canada and abroad.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

The “export model” is a concept of the past that does not affect contemporary international social work anymore.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Demobilization is a process by which ex-combatants acquire civilian status and gain sustainable employment and income.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

Glocalization refers to an understanding of the local context in terms of the impact of economic and cultural globalization as well as the impact of the local on the global.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Critics of universalism view it as inherently “Eurocentric” and essentially reflecting the dominance of the Global North in ideas about social work theory and practice.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Introduction to Social Work: Chapter 13