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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A does little to protect children from drugs and violence
B has organizational linkages throughout the region
C has no historical precedence
D focuses mostly on economic rather than social issues
Question #2
A doesn’t involve skill
B often integrates work and play
C allows them to avoid dangerous street life
D is becoming less common in most cities of Latin America
Question #3
A are lower in numbers than those living on the streets
B are almost always girls
C typically forego school to earn money for their family
D work primarily to pay for their education
Question #4
A children in the streets typically earn more money
B children of the streets go to school on a regular basis
C children in the streets typically return to their home at night
D children of the streets only engage in illegal activities
Question #5
A gain self esteem through learning various business skills.
B are not generally seen as dangers or threats to society, and are left alone by authorities.
C typically do not work.
D only engage in illegal activities.
Question #6
A School is mostly free but other expenses can make it difficult for children to attend
B School is not a very important part of children’s lives.
C In many rural communities they only have primary level schools
D Educational attainment rates in Panama are higher than they are in Honduras
Question #7
A Boys are typically more involved in community work than are girls
B Young boys are typically more responsible for household chores than are girls
C young children typically have many more household and food production responsibilities than their US and Canadian counterparts
D the distinctions between work and play are clearly defined within communities
Question #8
A right to at least a high/secondary school education
B right to life, survival and development
C the right to participate
D nondiscrimination
E right to life, survival, and development
Question #9
A Children’s work is done more as a cultural preference than as an economic necessity
B Children’s work often integrates many aspects of play
C Children do not do any household work until age 8
D Girls are expected to work at a much earlier age than boys
Question #10
A TRUE
B FALSE
