Multiple Choice Questions: Improving Wellbeing

What is multilateral aid?

• When a government donates money directly to another government

• When a government donates money to another organization for them to deliver as aid

• When a voluntary organization collects donations to assist another country

• When aid is provided as a loan with interest

What is bilateral aid?

• Aid given by international organizations

• Aid provided by NGOs to help countries in need

• When a government decides to donate money or services to assist another country

• Aid given as a loan with a long pay-back time

What is non-governmental organizational aid?

• Aid provided by governments to other countries

• When a government donates money to another organization

• When a voluntary organization collects donations and uses them to assist another country

• Aid given as a gift with no strings attached

Which of the following is NOT a form of aid mentioned?

• Money

• Training

• Weapons

• Medicines

Which of these is an example of small-scale aid?

• Aid given to a country’s government to spend on various projects

• Aid provided directly to targeted projects to help people most in need

• Military assistance provided to support a government

• Loans given with long pay-back timeframes

What is large-scale aid?

• Aid provided by NGOs for targeted projects

• Aid given to the government of a country to determine how it spends the money

• Aid that comes with no strings attached

• Aid given in the form of emergency supplies

Which of the following is a motivating factor for giving aid?

• To promote instability in a region

• To reward a government for actions approved by the donor

• To discourage cultural influence

• To increase a country’s debt

What is one potential benefit of providing aid as a gift rather than as a loan?

• The recipient country must pay back the money with interest

• The donor country can control how the money is spent

• The recipient country does not need to repay the aid

• The recipient country will be in debt to the donor country

How can aid be used to extend a donor’s cultural influence?

• By giving loans that require repayment with interest

• By providing training and expertise that aligns with the donor’s culture

• By supplying military assistance

• By donating money with no specific purpose

Which of the following is a potential negative effect of aid?

• It can lead to a country’s dependency on aid

• It always strengthens the recipient country’s economy

• It ensures complete cultural independence

• It removes the need for any future aid