Question 1

What does the future of humanitarian action look like?

Accepted Answer

While it is not possible to prevent all

Question 2

How are humanitarian action and international development connected?

Accepted Answer

This chapter considers the point of cont

Question 3

How is wealth distributed in the field of humanitarian aid?

Accepted Answer

Today the field of humanitarianism is a

Question 4

It is always better for an NGO to be present than to withdraw from humanitarian crises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are the differences between traditional and emergent civil society actors?

Accepted Answer

Much of the history of humanitarian acti

Question 6

In what sense can humanitarian assistance be considered a-political?

Accepted Answer

A)  When it relieves human suffering but does not address the underlying structural causes of that suffering 
B)  When it relieves human suffering and addresses the underlying structural causes of that suffering 
C)  When it addresses the underlying structural causes of suffering 
D)  When applied in practice 
E)  When it is not inherently political 
A)  When it relieves human suffering but does not address the underlying structural causes of that suffering 
B)  When it relieves human suffering and addresses the underlying structural causes of that suffering 
C)  When it addresses the underlying structural causes of suffering 
D)  When applied in practice 
E)  When it is not inherently political

Question 7

One might argue that 90 per cent of the work of a humanitarian practitioner is concerned with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Making judgement calls about prioritization of aid 
B)  Forms of response 
C)  Ways of managing information when there is no perfect solution 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Making judgement calls about prioritization of aid 
B)  Forms of response 
C)  Ways of managing information when there is no perfect solution 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

Do you agree with the tendency to describe humanitarian assistance as "development on steroids"?

Accepted Answer

Humanitarian assistance is sometimes ref

Question 9

What are the Geneva Conventions?

Accepted Answer

The Geneva Conventions were established

Question 10

Through what means can people who have been affected by human-made or natural disaster be helped?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humanitarianism 
B)  Humanitarian intervention 
C)  Humanitarian assistance 
D)  Social development 
E)  Social policy 
A)  Humanitarianism 
B)  Humanitarian intervention 
C)  Humanitarian assistance 
D)  Social development 
E)  Social policy

Question 11

What happens when the need for humanitarian and emergency assistance is greater than the government can provide?

Accepted Answer

Often the need for humanitarian and emer

Exam 29: Humanitarian Assistance and Intervention

What does the future of humanitarian action look like?

How are humanitarian action and international development connected?

How is wealth distributed in the field of humanitarian aid?

It is always better for an NGO to be present than to withdraw from humanitarian crises.

What are the differences between traditional and emergent civil society actors?

In what sense can humanitarian assistance be considered a-political?

One might argue that 90 per cent of the work of a humanitarian practitioner is concerned with which of the following?

Do you agree with the tendency to describe humanitarian assistance as "development on steroids"?

What are the Geneva Conventions?

Through what means can people who have been affected by human-made or natural disaster be helped?

What happens when the need for humanitarian and emergency assistance is greater than the government can provide?

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