Learning Resources
Use the following quiz or create one of your own to see what you know about HIV/AIDS. After completing the quiz, discuss the answers and related issues with classmates, friends, family and other interested persons.
True or False
1. There is a cure for AIDS.
2. AIDS is a disease that is spread mainly by unprotected sex or sharing needles.
3. HIV is the leading cause of death worldwide, among those ages 15-59.
4. Women will not get HIV if they use birth control pills and/or a diaphragm.
Multiple Choice
5. A person can become infected with HIV by:
A. Drinking from the same cup as someone with HIV
B. Hugging and touching someone with HIV
C. Going swimming with someone with HIV
D. None of the above
6. HIV is not present in:
A. sweat
B. blood
C. semen and vaginal secretions
D. breast milk
7. Spread of HIV by sexual transmission can be prevent by:
A. abstinence
B. practicing mutual monogamy with an uninfected partner
C. correct use of latex condoms
D. all of the above
8. Approximately how many people in the United States become infected with HIV each year?
A. 10,000
B. 40,000
C. 75,000
D. 100,000
9. If you were infected with HIV, you might show symptoms:
A. within a few weeks
B. within a year
C. in 10 or more years
D. any of the above
10. How many people worldwide are newly infected with HIV each day?
A. less than 1,000
B. 7,000
C. more than 13,000
D. more than 20,000
Answers:
True and False
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
Multiple Choice
5. D
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. D
10. C
For a quiz on the Global AIDS crisis, visit www.lwr.org/advocacy/africa/aidsquiz.asp.