1. DISASTE
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CONCEP
SHORT
QUIZ

2. Question # 1
All of the following are TRUE about disasters EXCEPT;
a. A disaster may be domestic or international
b. A disaster may be caused by nature or have human origins
c. A disaster always receives widespread media coverage.
d. A disaster may have a known and gradual onset

3. Question # 2
Disasters frequently result in all of the following EXCEPT;
a. Damage to the ecological environment
b. Displacement of populations
c. Destruction of a population's homeland
d. Sustained public attention during the recovery phase

4. Question # 3
Social workers skilled in crisis management work:
a. tornado or flood
b. violent events such as child abuse, domestic abuse, crime
c. psychopathology that triggers a crisis i.e. suicide attempt,
drug overdose
d. car accident, life-threatening illness
e. With all of the above

5. Question # 4
According to the United Nations between 1992 and 2000 there
were approximately ____ disasters per year throughout the
world
a. 100
b. 300
c. 500
d. 800

6. Question # 5
According to Reza et al, the number of people who have lost
their lives in the 25 largest violent events of the 20th
century number:
a. Almost 1 million
b. Almost 10 million
c. Almost 100 million
d. Almost 200 million