Quiz #2 September 29, 2025 This week's quiz addresses the Poverty Industrial Complex and other key information that will help you better solve poverty in your community. Question Title * 1. What is the most accurate definition of poverty? Living with an annual income below the FPL (Federal Poverty Line) Living with an annual income of 200% of the FPL The inability to live for a sustained period of time without financial assistance Question Title * 2. What is the Poverty Industrial Complex (PIC)? A system where government, nonprofit, and other sectors collaborate to end poverty through innovation and empowerment A grassroots alliance of volunteers focused on eliminating poverty with no financial interests involved A framework in which poverty-focused organizations (both public and private) manage poverty as an ongoing industry, often benefiting financially from its continuation Question Title * 3. Which of the following best describes the overall trend in government and nonprofit spending on poverty - and the corresponding results - over the past six decades? Spending has remained flat, and an increasing number of people are rising out of poverty each year. Spending has decreased, as has the number of people in the U.S. who live in poverty. Spending has increased significantly, and the number of people in poverty has decreased. Spending has increased significantly, but the number of people in poverty has also increased. Question Title * 4. Which of the following is a major obstacle to achieving effective results despite decades of spending? Programs are too focused on suburban poverty Programs are too focused on building new infrastructure Many programs have focused on treating symptoms rather than addressing root causes Question Title * 5. What is one of the major barriers that individuals and families in poverty face relative to accessing supportive resources? Navigating administrative complexity Inflexible work schedules once they gain employment Insufficient private donations to supplement government programs Question Title * 6. How many Americans currently live in homes without running water or basic indoor plumbing? 750,000 1,100,000 1,500,000 2,200,000 Question Title * 7. How many Americans get their water from systems that have violated the Safe Drinking Water Act? 44,000,000 28,000,000 14,000,000 10,000,000 Question Title * 8. Approximately how many families are pushed into poverty each year due to child care expenses? 27,000 134,000 99,000 None—government safety net programs prevent this from occurring Question Title * 9. True/False: Women in poverty experience the same level of physical and sexual violence as women who are not in poverty. True False Question Title * 10. How will we end poverty in the United States? Improve current programs. Embrace a paradigm shift in how we address it. Add new government programs to address issues that are not being addressed by current programs. Optional: (Providing your name and email is purely optional. If you do wish to share this information, it will be used solely to send you your quiz results and related updates. Your information will remain confidential and will not be shared or sold.) Question Title * 11. Name Question Title * 12. Email Question Title * 13. How did you find us? Thank you for completing this week's quiz! If you'd like to try our other quizzes, click here: The Shared Humanity Project Quizzes Done
