Deck 10: Food Insecurity and the Food Assistance Programs

Question 1

Since 2000, there has been a gradual downward trend in the percentage of Americans living in poverty.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Typically, the northeastern states have rates for food insecurity and hunger that are higher than the national average.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

​Government aid programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are required to use the official federal poverty measure as their eligibility criterion.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

Question 5

Poverty is defined as having too little money to meet minimum needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

Question 6

Food insecurity rates are higher than average in households with children that are headed by a single mom.

Question 7

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

Question 8

Those living below the poverty threshold experience food insecurity and hunger at nearly three times the national average.

Question 9

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

Question 10

Ultimately, the goal of food assistance programs is to improve the food security, nutritional status, and health of Americans by providing free food to the masses.

Question 11

Households with children experience food insecurity and hunger at a greater rate than households without children.

Question 12

The elimination of food insecurity and the reduction of poverty are within our nation's reach.

Question 13

Private food assistance programs exist to supplement the federal programs.

Question 14

The Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) provides incentives for efficient delivery of nutritious meals specifically to older adults.

Question 15

Generally, food pantries and soup kitchens are federally funded programs.

Question 16

Food insecurity can lead to physical, social, and mental health problems, including over weight and obesity.

Question 17

A job that pays the minimum wage lifts a family above the federal poverty threshold.

Question 18

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.

Question 19

Food security is one of several conditions necessary for a population to be healthy and well nourished.

Question 20

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

Question 21

​Households with no problems, or anxiety about, consistently accessing adequate foods are experiencing ____ food security.

A)​high
B)​marginal
C) ​low
D) ​very low

Question 22

Commodity Supplemental Food Program was formerly referred to as the Food Stamp Program.

Question 23

The harvesting of excess food from farms, orchards, and packing houses to feed the hungry is referred to as ____.

A)skimming
B)​gleaning
C) ​poaching
D) ​purloining

Question 24

The Emergency Food Assistance Program was designed for disaster relief purposes.

Question 25

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

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

Question 26

Hunger diminished as a serious problem in this country during the _____ as a result of the efforts of the food assistance programs.

A)1960s
B)1970s
C) ​1980s
D) 1990s

Question 27

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) serves both a remedial and a preventive role.

Question 28

What is the number one contributor to homelessness?

A)addiction to alcohol or drugs
B)unemployment
C) ​mental illness
D) ​physical disability

Question 29

​Households in which a child's meal size was reduced or one or more of the household members did not eat regularly are categorized as having ____ food security.

A)​high
B)​marginal
C) ​low
D) ​very low

Question 30

Inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption is not a common problem among women participating in the WIC program.

Question 31

Which community food security strategy helps families save money by pooling their resources, such as money and labor, to buy food in bulk quantities at reduced costs?

A)Food-Buying Cooperatives
B)​Directory of Supply and Demand for Community Food Surplus
C) ​Community-Supported Agriculture Programs
D) ​Farm-to-Cafeteria Initiatives

Question 32

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

A)5
B)​7.5
C) ​9
D) ​12.5

Question 33

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.

Question 34

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

Question 35

In the mid-1990s, welfare reform legislation changed the welfare system from a work-based system to an income-support-based system.

Question 36

Food insecurity is only a problem for those who are homeless or unemployed.

Question 37

Congress first established the federal government's authority to buy and distribute excess food commodities during the ____.

A)1930s
B)1950s
C) ​1960s
D) 1970s

Question 38

States in which region of the U.S. generally have higher-than-average rates of food insecurity?

A)Northeast
B)Midwest
C) ​West
D) ​South

Question 39

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

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

Question 40

​The most compelling single reason for food insecurity is ____.

A)​mental illness
B)​health problems of old age
C) ​alcoholism
D) ​poverty

Question 41

What action is recommended for improving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's ability to meet the needs of low-income households?

A)Provide nutrition education materials to households that are not eligible to participate.
B)Improve and expand outreach about the program.
C) Decrease allotments to facilitate thrifty shopping and job seeking.
D) Increase administrative requirements to participate in the program.

Question 42

The Summer Food Service Program for Children is offered in ____.

A)all communities that participate in the National School Lunch Program
B)communities where 50% or more of the children are from households with incomes at or below 185% of the poverty guidelines
C) communities where 75% or more of children are from households with incomes at or above 130% of the poverty guidelines
D) communities that apply for and receive special federal grant funds

Question 43

Which program was designed to reduce the level of government-held surplus commodities while supplementing the diets of low-income needy persons, including elderly people, through provision of commodity foods to food banks?

A)Summer Food Service Program for Children
B)Commodity Supplemental Food Program
C) Emergency Food Assistance Program
D) WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

Question 44

Financial eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is determined by ____.

A)income at or below 185% of the poverty guidelines
B)income at or below 100% of the poverty guidelines
C) participation in the Nutrition Services Incentive Program
D) participation in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Question 45

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

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

Question 46

As a result of the welfare reform law initiated in the mid-1990s, which people make up the major target group for job placement and training?

A)single women with children
B)single young adults just out of college
C) ​elderly adult men
D) married men facing foreclosure

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

In what way are the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits dispersed to participants?

A)paper coupons known as "stamps"
B)electronic benefits transfer cards
C) cash reimbursements for groceries
D) direct cash subsidies

Question 49

What items can be purchased with benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?

A)ready-to-eat hot foods
B)vitamins
C) garden seeds
D) cleaning supplies

Question 50

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

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

Question 51

Under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, the ____ determines the eligibility of needy families and the benefits and services those families will receive.

A)federal government
B)state
C) ​county
D) school board

Question 52

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​Older Americans Act Nutrition Program

Question 53

Which concept serves as the food guide for a nutritious diet at a minimal cost and is used as the basis for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program allotments?

A)Safety Net Programs
B)Team Nutrition
C) Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
D) Thrifty Food Plan

Question 54

In 2013, _____ percent of the people in the United States lived in poverty.

A)5
B)7.5
C) ​14.5
D) 15.1

Question 55

It is estimated that on average, ____ of requests for emergency food assistance go unmet.

A)8%
B)12%
C) 14%
D) 27%

Question 56

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was formerly referred to as the ____.

A)Emergency Food Assistance Program
B)Nutrition Services Incentive Program
C) Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
D) Food Stamp Program

Question 57

Children over five years of age whose families participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are automatically eligible to receive free meals in the ____.

A)Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
B)Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
C) Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
D) National School Lunch Program

Question 58

Which demographic group makes up 45% of the participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?

A)children
B)elderly
C) women
D) homeless

Question 59

A nonprofit program that helps feed people in need by linking sources of unused, unsaved cooked and fresh food with social service agencies that serve meals to people who would otherwise go hungry is referred to as a ____.

A)food bank
B)food pantry
C) soup kitchen
D) prepared and perishable food program

Question 60

Of those children participating in the National School Lunch Program, approximately _____ receive their meal for free.

A)29%
B)37%
C) 56%
D) 69%

Question 61

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​Head Start

Question 62

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​Commodity Foods

Question 63

​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.
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 (WIC)
f.​Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program
g.​The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
h.​Team Nutrition
​Ensures that children in lower-income areas continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session.

Question 64

​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.
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 (WIC)
f.​Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program
g.​The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
h.​Team Nutrition
​Improves the diets of low-income households by increasing their food purchasing ability

Question 65

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

Question 66

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Question 67

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​The Emergency Food Assistance Program

Question 68

​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.
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 (WIC)
f.​Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program
g.​The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
h.​Team Nutrition
​Assists states in providing nutritious free or reduced-price lunches to eligible children

Question 69

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​Food Distribution Disaster Assistance

Question 70

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

Question 71

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​National School Lunch Program

Question 72

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Question 73

​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.
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 (WIC)
f.​Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program
g.​The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
h.​Team Nutrition
​Provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health care to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants and children up to 5 years determined to be at nutritional risk

Question 74

​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.
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 (WIC)
f.​Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program
g.​The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
h.​Team Nutrition
​Assists adults and youth with limited resources in acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary for nutritionally sound diets

Question 75

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​School Breakfast Program

Question 76

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education

Question 77

​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.
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 (WIC)
f.​Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program
g.​The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
h.​Team Nutrition
​Provides federal funds and USDA-donated foods to nonresidential child care and adult day care facilities and to family day care homes for children

Question 78

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​After-School Snack Program

Question 79

​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.
a.​1946
b.​1955
c.​1961
d.​1965
e.​1966
f.​1969
g.​1972
h.​1977
i.​1981
j.​1986
k.​1998
l.​2002
​Special Milk Program

Question 80

​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.
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 (WIC)
f.​Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program
g.​The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
h.​Team Nutrition
​Provides congregate and home-delivered meals and related nutrition services to older adults