Deck 7: The Amish

Question 1

What was the primary reason the Amish came to the New World?
1) Expulsion from their homeland
2) Religious freedom
3) Better economic opportunities
4) Crowded living conditions in Europe

Answer 1

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Question 2

Amish newspapers are printed in
1) Vernacular German.
2) Deutsch.
3) English.
4) High German.

Answer 2

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Question 3

A female public-health nurse has gone to an Amish community to increase immunization rates.The nurse should greet the Amish with
1) A nod of the head.
2) Her hands at her side.
3) A handshake.
4) A smile.
Chapter 7: The Amish
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE

Answer 3

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Question 4

The nurse is preparing discharge instructions on wound care for William Yoder,a 40-year-old Amish man.The nurse should
1) Obtain an interpreter for instructions in Deutsch.
2) Obtain an interpreter for instructions in English.
3) Provide verbal and written instructions in English.
4) Give verbal instructions in English and written instruction in Deutsch.

Question 5

Care for the Amish is culturally encoded in their dialect as abwaarde,which means
1) To minister to someone by being present.
2) Silent individual prayer at the ill person's bedside.
3) Corporate prayer at the ill person's bedside.
4) To combine folk practices with allopathic medicine.