Chapter 1. Boy or Girl? It Depends on Cost

EIA Activity: Boy or Girl? It Depends on Cost

1. Question

   Use Link 1 to answer the following questions. True or False: Over the first 20 years following the enactment of China’s one-child policy, population growth in the country declined by 600 million people.

   A.

   False.

   B.

   True.

2. Question

   Chinese government penalties for those who violate the one-child policy include:

   A.

   Fines

   B.

   Pressures to abort a pregnancy

   C.

   Forced sterilization

   D.

   All of the above

3. Question

   True or False: China’s current total fertility rate is lower than that of the United States.

   A.

   False.

   B.

   True.

4. Question

   Use Link 2 to answer the following question. Amartya Sen’s research interests include all of the following except:

   A.

   Social choice theory

   B.

   Public health

   C.

   Welfare economics

   D.

   Development economics

   E.

   Labor economics

5. Question

   After watching the short Youtube video by National Geographic called "China’s Lost Girls" in Link 3, discuss the following question. Should whether you live in a rural area or in a large metropolitan city matter in terms of how many children you are allowed to have?

   Your response will be graded by your instructor.

   After watching the short Youtube video by National Geographic called "China’s Lost Girls" in Link 4, discuss the following question. Should whether you live in a rural area or in a large metropolitan city matter in terms of how many children you are allowed to have?

• Point per question: 1pts for short answer 1pts for multiple choice
• number of attempts on quiz as a whole: 1 or unlimited?
• set which score reports to Gradebook: first, most recent, highest, or average
• Randomize answers (for multiple choice questions only)? Yes or no