MULTIPLE CHOICES AND QUESTIONS FOR FINAL WITH QUESTIONS FROM THE TEXT

CH10_THE UN

1. Which statement is true?

a. The UN was established on 24 October 1945 to replace the League of Nations;
b. The headquarters of the UN is in Manhattan, New York, and experiences extraterritoriality;
c. Other main offices are situated in Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna;
d. The organization is financed by assessed and voluntary contributions from its member
states.
2. What is not included in the UN’s objectives?
a. Maintaining international peace and security;
b. Promoting human rights and fostering social and economic development;
c. Providing humanitarian aid when necessary;
d. Sending astronauts to the spaceship.
3. Which statement is false?
a. The role of the General Assembly is to decide on the issues of peace and security, admitting
new members, and the UN’s budget on the basis of two-thirds majority;
b. Other issues are decided by simple majority or through consensus;
c. The decisions of the General Assembly can force action on the member state;
d. Its recommendations are an important indication of world opinion and represent the moral
authority of the community of nations.
4. Which statement is false?
a. The five permanent members of the Security Council are China, France, the Russian
Federation, the United Kingdom and the United Sates;
b. The other ten members are selected by the General Assembly for two-year terms;
c. A no vote or veto by a permanent member can make the decision on procedural questions
null and void;
d. Decisions of the Council require nine yes votes.
5. Which statement is true?
a. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) coordinates the economic and social work of the
United Nations and the UN family of organizations;
b. The head of the Secretariat is the Secretary-General, who provides overall administrative
guidance;
c. The 15 judges of the International Court of Justice (the World Court) are elected by the
General Assembly and the Security Council, voting independently and concurrently. The
Court decides disputes between countries, based on the voluntary participation of the
States concerned.
d. The World Court also gives advisory opinions to the United Nations and its specialized
agencies.
6. Which statement is false?
a. Over the years, the UN has played a major role in helping defuse international crises and in
resolving protracted conflicts;
b. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed by the General Assembly in 1948,
sets out basic rights and freedoms to which all women and men are entitled;

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 c. The basic rights as stated in the Declaration are the right to life, liberty and nationality; to
freedom of thought, conscience and religion; the right to work and to be educated; the right
to food and housing; and the right to take part in government;
d. Three of the laws prepared by the International Law Commission are the Convention on the
Law of the Sea, the Convention against illicit Traffic in Narcotic drugs, and the Convention
against the Taking of Hostages.
7. Which statement is true?
a. In voting to set up the Court, the international community made it clear that impunity is no
longer possible for those who commit atrocities;
b. In the face of disaster, the UN family of organizations supplies food, shelter, medicines and
logistical support to the victims, most of them children, women and the elderly;
c. Relief work for Palestine refugees has been carried out since 1949 by the UN Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA);
d. The UN system works in a variety of ways to promote economic and social goals through its
specialized agencies, such as FAO, IAEA, ICAO, IFAD, and many more organizations.

CH11_SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

1. Which statement is true?

a. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, the Global Goals, the Agenda 2030) replace the
Millennium Development Goals which expired in 2015;
b. The UN General Assembly's Open Working Group proposed 17 goals with 169 targets
covering a broad range of sustainable development issues;
c. The Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post 2015 Development Agenda (IGN) began in
January 2015 and ended in August 2015;
d. Three of the Millennium Development Goals are poverty alleviation, education, and building
a global partnership for development.
2. Which statement is false?
a. On 25 September 2015, the 193 countries of the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030
Development Agenda titled ‘Transforming our world';
b. One of the SDGs is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere;
c. Another goal of the SDGs is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and
promote sustainable agriculture;
d. Another goal of the SDGs is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
3. Which statement is not included in the SDGs?
a. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning
opportunities for all;
b. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls;
c. Make ASEAN a nuclear free zone;
d. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
4. Which statement is excluded from the SDGs?
a. Discriminate against gays and lesbians;
b. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all;
c. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive
employment and decent work for all;

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 d. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster
innovation.
5. Which statement is not included in the SDGs?
a. Reduce inequality within and among countries;
b. Get rid of human trafficking;
c. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable;
d. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
6. Which statement is excluded from the SDGs?
a. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts;
b. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable
development;
c. Take concerted efforts to preserve polar bears;
d. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage
forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity
loss.
7. Which statement is false?
a. Another goal of the SDGs is to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable
development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive
institutions at all levels;
b. The other goal of the SDGs is to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the
global partnership for sustainable development;
c. Development and climate are inextricably linked, particularly around poverty, gender
equality and energy;
d. COP 21 (Conference of the Parties) started in Berlin in 1995.
8. Which statement is true?
a. The first Conference of the Meeting of the Parties (CMP1) started in 2005, Montreal,
Canada;
b. In 2016, COP22/ CMP12 will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, November 7-18;
c. COP11/ CMP1, one of the largest intergovernmental conferences on climate change ever
(10, 000 delegates), marked the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol, an. agreement to
"extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol beyond its 2012 expiration date and negotiate deeper
cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions";
d. COP21/ CMP11’s agreement is partly legally binding and partly voluntary (Paris, 28/30 Nov-
11 Dec 2015).
9. In COP 21 Summary, which statement is false?
a. As the President struck the gavel to signal the adoption of the deal, delegates rose to their
feet cheering and applauding;
b. US President Barack Obama has hailed the agreement as "ambitious" and "historic", but also
warned against complacency;
c. China's chief negotiator Xie Zhenhua said the deal was not perfect. But he added that "this
does not prevent us from marching historical steps forward";
d. Nearly 200 countries took part in the negotiations to strike the first climate deal to commit
all countries to cut emissions, which would come into being in 2020.
10. About the key points of COP21/ CMP11, which statement is true?

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 a. To peak greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible and achieve a balance between
sources and sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century;
b. To keep global temperature increase "well below" 2C (3.6F) and to pursue efforts to limit it
to 1.5C;
c. To review progress every five years;
d. $100 billion a year in climate finance for developing countries by 2020, with a commitment
to further finance in the future.
11. Which statement is false?
a. Nick Dearden, director of campaign group Global Justice Now, said that the deal/ agreement
has almost nothing binding to ensure a safe and livable climate for future generations;
b. Some aspects of the agreement will be legally binding, such as submitting an emissions
reduction target and the regular review of that goal;
c. The Copenhagen talks in 2009 failed because China, India and South Africa were unwilling to
sign up to a condition that they felt could hamper economic growth and development;
d. Nick Mabey, chief executive of climate diplomacy organisation E3G, said the agreement was
an ambitious one that would require serious political commitment to deliver.

CH12_THE AEC

1. Which statement is true?

a. ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) was established on 8 August 1967 in
Bangkok by the five original member countries which are Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore, and Thailand;
b. Its 10 States, are 1) Brunei Darussalam [8 December 1984], 2) Cambodia [30 April 1999], 3)
Indonesia, 4) Laos [23 July 1997], 5) Malaysia, 6) Myanmar [23 July 1997], 7) Philippines, 8)
Singapore, 9) Thailand, 10) Vietnam [28 July 1995];
c. ASEAN’s objective is to accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural
development through joint endeavors in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to
strengthen the foundation for the region’s prosperity and peace;
d. One more objective of ASEAN is to promote regional peace and stability through abiding
respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among ASEAN and adherence to
the principles of the United Nations Charter.
2. Which statement is false?
The fundamental principles of TAC (The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation) signed at the First ASEAN
Summit (24 February 1976) are the following:
a. Mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity, and
national identity of all nations;
b. The right of every State to lead its national existence free from external interference,
subversion, or coercion;
c. Non-interference in the internal affairs of one another;
d. Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner.
3. Regarding “Some of the major political accords of ASEAN”, which statement is false?
a. ASEAN Declaration, Bangkok, 8 August 1967;
b. Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality Declaration, Kuala Lumpur, 27 November 1971;
c. ASEAN Convention on Counter Terrorism (ACCT), 11 January 2007;

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 d. Cebu Declaration on the Acceleration of the Establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015
(11 January 2007).
4. Which statement is excluded in ASEAN’s “Developments”?]
a. The 9th ASEAN-Japan Counter-Terrorism Dialogue was held between 29-30 May 2014 in
Singapore;
b. On 16 March 2015, the 10 ASEAN defense ministers signed a joint declaration with a focus
on regional security cooperation, especially against terrorist threats posed by groups like the
Islamic State (IS);
c. On 2 April 2014, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel joined defense ministers from the 10 Asia-
Pacific countries for an unofficial meeting. The purpose was to strengthen and “rebalance”
the relationship between the United States and ASEAN;
d. On 5-10 August, the 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) in Nay Pyi Taw,
Myanmar, the delegates addressed the importance of nuclear nonproliferation, the
commitment to Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone and the cooperation with IAEA;
5. Concerning the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which statement is false?
a. ARF has 27 member states;
b. ARF is an important multilateral forum for political and security consultations and
cooperation;
c. ASEAN Member States are urged to settle disputes through friendly negotiations applying
the procedures of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) of 1976;
d. In case a Member State resorts to the use of force, no system of collective security is
foreseen.
6. Under the heading “Twelve Things You Should Know about ASEAN”, which statement is false?
a. By 2015, ten countries in Southeast Asia plan to launch a single market for goods, services,
capital and labor;
b. If ASEAN were one economy, it could be fourth largest by 2050 if growth trends continue;
c. With over 600 million people, ASEAN's potential market is larger than the European Union
or North America;
d. Created in 1967 mainly for political and security reasons, ASEAN is today a successful model
for regionalism, widely recognized globally.
7. Under the heading “Twelve Things You Should Know about ASEAN”, which statement is false?
a. The more economically advanced members (ASEAN 6) are Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore and Thailand;
b. The four newcomers of ASEAN are Cambodia (1999), Lao People's Democratic Republic
(1997), Myanmar (1997), and Viet Nam (1995);
c. Under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement, the Common Effective Preferential Tariff scheme
has brought down tariff rates on goods coming from ASEAN members to virtually zero for
ASEAN-6;
d. An ADB Institute study finds that the ASEAN Economic Community should be considered a
stepping stone to deeper integration.
8. The Four Pillars of ASEAN Economic Community as stated below, are they true or false?
a. creating a single market and production base;
b. increasing competitiveness;
c. promoting equitable economic development;

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 d. further integrating ASEAN with the global economy.
9. Check if all the statements below concerning “ASEAN Political Security Community” (APSC) are true.
a. The APSC shall aim to ensure that countries in the region live at peace with one another and
with the world in a just, democratic and harmonious environment;
b. The members of the Community pledge to rely exclusively on peaceful processes in the
settlement of intra-regional differences and regard their security as fundamentally linked to
one another and bound by geographic location, common vision and objectives;
c. The APSC Blueprint is guided by the ASEAN Charter and the principles and purposes
contained therein;
d. The APSC provides a roadmap and timetable to establish the APSC by 2015, yet leaving
room for flexibility to continue programmes/activities beyond.
10. Concerning “THE ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY” (ASCC), which statement is false?
a. ASCC seeks to forge a common identity and build a caring and sharing society which is
inclusive and where the well-being, livelihood, and welfare of the peoples are enhanced;
b. ASCC is focused on nurturing the human, cultural and natural resources for sustained
development in a harmonious and people-oriented ASEAN;
c. The ASCC Blueprint represents the human dimension of ASEAN cooperation and upholds
ASEAN commitment to address the region's aspiration to lift the quality of life of its peoples;
d. The goals of the ASCC are envisaged to be achieved by implementing concrete and
productive actions that are ecology-centred and socially responsible.
11. Concerning “ASEAN Community: Challenges, Problems and Prospects”, which statement is false?
a. The year 2015 will become a major milestone for launching the ASEAN Community, but
should not be misunderstood as the year of total integration because there is still work to
be done beyond 2015;
b. Internal competition and regional insecurity are not major challenges for ASEAN;
c. ASEAN Member States are not politically, socially, or economically on the same level;
d. The formation of an ASEAN identity should be done carefully and intentionally.

CH 13_PEACE BUILDING

1. Which statement is false?

a. The term "Peacebuilding" first emerged in 1970s through the work of Johan Galtung who
called for the creation of peacebuilding structures to promote sustainable peace by
addressing the "root causes" of violent conflict and supporting indigenous capacities for
peace management and conflict resolution;
b. The first phase of peacebuilding is conflict prevention and de-escalation;
c. The second phase of peacebuilding is crisis management and cessation of hostilities;
d. The third phase of peacebuilding is consolidation leading to a stable peaceful order.
2. According to the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, check which statement below is
true.
a. Peace is not merely the absence of war, nor can it be reduced solely to the maintenance of a
balance of power between enemies;
b. Peace is the fruit of justice, understood in the broad sense as the respect for the equilibrium
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 c. The defense and promotion of human rights is essential for the building up of a peaceful
society and the integral development of individuals, peoples and nations;
d. Peace itself, however, is an act and results only from love.
3. According to the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, check which statement below is
false.
a. Peace is built up day after day in the pursuit of an order willed by God and can flourish only
when all recognize that everyone is responsible for promoting it;
b. To prevent conflicts and violence, it is absolutely necessary that peace begins to take root as
a value rooted deep within the heart of every person;
c. In a climate permeated with harmony and respect for justice, an authentic culture of peace
can grow and can even pervade the entire international community;
d. Violence is never a proper response for peacebuilding.
4. According to the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, check which statement below is
true.
a. Violence destroys what it claims to defend: the dignity, the life, the freedom of human
beings;
b. The contemporary world too needs the witness of unarmed prophets, who are often the
objects of ridicule;
c. Pope John Paul II, Vatican, October 1999, addressed several hundred invited guests from
twenty religions thus: “Any use of religion to support violence is an abuse of religion… we
must show how religious belief inspires peace, encourages solidarity, promotes justice and
upholds liberty”;
d. Pope John Paul II shows that religious belief can form an inspirational basis for peace and
highlights the need for dialogue to build peace.
5. In the Vatican document Dialogue and Proclamation, concerning dialogue which statement is
excluded from this document?
a. Dialogue can refer at the purely human level to “reciprocal communication, leading to a
common goal or ... to interpersonal communion;
b. Dialogue can mean “an attitude of respect and friendship” ideally permeating all activities
which are part of the evangelizing mission of the Church with “the spirit of dialogue”;
c. In contexts of religious plurality, Dialogue denotes “all positive and constructive
interreligious relations with individuals and communities of other faiths which are directed
at mutual understanding and enrichment, in obedience to truth and respect for freedom”;
d. Dialogue means a predetermined set of conclusions or agreements or demands without
sincerely listening to the other party’s views and grievances.
6. What is not included in the characteristics of Dialogue?
a. It is positive and constructive;
b. It includes “relations” in general rather than being restricted to conversation;
c. It has the aim of mutual understanding and enrichment;
d. It involves truth and respect.
7. What is excluded from Teasdale’s characteristics of Dialogue?
a. The use of force if agreements cannot be reached;
b. Honesty and openness;
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8. What is not included in the teaching of the Catholic Church on peacebuilding?
a. True peace is made possible only through forgiveness and reconciliation;
b. We should not seek to make peace with our sworn enemies;
c. Mutual forgiveness must not eliminate the need for justice and still less does it block the
path that leads to truth. On the contrary, justice and truth represent the concrete requisites
for reconciliation;
d. It is through prayer that the Church engages in the battle for peace.

CH14_GAZA STRIP

1. Which statement is false?

a. Both a “heartless Zionist” or a “Hamas terrorist” are extreme labels;
b. Qasim Rashid is a human rights lawyer and a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community;
c. Today, Ahmadi Muslims do not enjoy religious freedom in Israel nor in Palestine;
d. According to the Qasim Rashid justice and transparency are important in dialogue.
2. Under the heading “9 facts about the Israel-Palestine conflict”, which statement is false?
a. Hamas rockets must stop;
b. Hamas movement started 65 years ago;
c. The conflict is older than Hamas, a lot older. Any conversation that ignores pre-1987 is
incomplete, insincere, and will ultimately prove ineffective at the negotiation table;
d. Hamas is a symptom of this conflict, but not the root cause.
3. Under the heading “9 facts about the Israel-Palestine conflict”, which statement is false?
a. If Muslims want peace in Palestine, then they must unite in peace worldwide;
b. His Holiness the Khalifa of Islam, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, leads the worldwide Ahmadiyya
Muslim Community;
c. HH the Khalifa of Islam said that all Muslim countries worldwide are united;
d. Before lambasting Israel, Muslim majority nations should lead by example and establish
peace with each other.
4. Under the heading “9 facts about the Israel-Palestine conflict”, which statement is wrong?
a. Peace cannot exist without justice;
b. The Muslim leaders and so-called clerics are not righteous or God fearing and as a result
those under their influence are being entirely misguided;
c. Teaching the youth to commit evil and cruelty to gain heaven is not Jihad because murder
and bloodshed can only take you away from God;
d. According to HH Khalifa of Islam, Israel’s use of a fully equipped army to perpetrate its
injustice against Hamas is right.
5. Under the heading “9 facts about the Israel-Palestine conflict”, which statement is wrong?
a. Palestine was a haven for Jewish refugees before the creation of Israel;
b. The statement that Palestine is inherently anti-Semetic is untrue;
c. Palestine did not vote for the creation of Israel in 1947;
d. Before Israel's creation, Palestine willingly accepted some 700,000 Jewish refugees escaping
World War I and the Holocaust.
6. Under the heading “9 facts about the Israel-Palestine conflict”, which statement is untrue?
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 b. Israel has the right to exist and is here to stay -- no amount of arguing or fighting will undo
that;
c. Since Israel's creation, the United Nations has passed at least 42 Resolutions against Israel
for violating international law -- 17 of which were passed before Hamas existed;
d. Unfortunately and remarkably, Israel has asked and the United States has agreed to veto all
42 of these UN Resolutions.
7. Under the heading “9 facts about the Israel-Palestine conflict”, which statement is untrue?
a. A Palestinian child has just as much right as an Israeli child, and vice versa;
b. Let us rid ourselves of the cancer of justifying collateral damage and recognize all human life
is equal;
c. Israel's use of white phosphorous and the use of human shields is not a war crime;
d. Hamas cannot hoard illegal weapons in UN schools, especially near refugees, and pretend
they are not putting innocent Palestinians in harm’s way.
8. In the chapter “Gaza Strip”, which statement is untrue?
a. There have been several treaties between Israel and Palestine and efforts have gone by yet
we stand no closer to peace;
b. Over the decades, America's reputation to the rest of the world -- and especially the Muslim
world -- is that of a dishonest thug who enforces its will and blindly sides with Israel;
c. The Muslim world must recognize the right of Israel to exist;
d. Peace is only possible by ensuring the sanctity and dignity of all human life.

CH15_CORRUPTION

1. According to the Corruption Perception Index 2015, what is the percentage of the countries
worldwide that have serious corruption problem?
a. 58%;
b. 68%;
c. 78%;
d. 48%.
2. According to the Corruption Perception Index 2015, which countries have made a significant
increase in scores since 2012?
a. Thailand, Myanmar and Laos;
b. India, China, and Bangladesh;
c. Angola, China, Malawi and Rwanda;
d. Greece, Senegal and the UK.
3. According to the Corruption Perception Index 2015, which countries have seen a decrease
(deterioration) in the scores?
a. Angola and Afghanistan;
b. Philippines and Malaysia;
c. Australia, Brazil, Libya, Spain and Turkey;
d. Vietnam and Brunei.
4. Name one country in Northern Europe that has a clean public sector at home, yet is linked to
corruption abroad.
a. Sweden;
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 c. Belgium;
d. Germany.
5. According to the CPI 2015, Thailand’s rank (out of 168 countries) and score (out of 100) are:
a. 83 and 37;
b. 61 and 44;
c. 88 and 36;
d. 76 and 38.
6. Which statement is excluded from tackling corruption?
a. The wrongdoers should be punished;
b. Stop cronyism;
c. Citizens and mass media should work together;
d. Get more tourists.
7. Which statement is untrue?
a. According to Chalermchai Boonyaleepun, Corruption has become a part of people's mindset
here in Thailand, where "cheating" is tolerated;
b. In the discussion on combating corruption, Vicha Mahakun and Sompol Kiatphaibool,
placed their hopes on the media;
c. Chalermchai said that according to a survey he conducted on more than 640,000 students,
47.9 per cent said they had copied assignments and only 43 per cent found this "seriously
wrong";
d. The survey also found that 3 per cent did not find anything wrong with not paying back their
student loans.
8. Which statement is untrue?
a. 29.5 per cent of public servants said they spent some of their time at work doing personal
jobs;
b. Chalermchai blamed this mindset on external influences such as family, friends and news
sources, adding that parents should make their children understand that cheating could be
sometimes tolerated;
c. Vicha added that corruption was so deeply ingrained, that those who did not work within
the system would be "kicked out";
d. Citing the fact that some countries have managed to curb corruption in a relatively short
period of time, Sompol suggested that transparency, a strong investigation systems and
strict punishments were necessary.
9. Which statement is false?
a. This attitude was also found in working adults as well, with 29.5 per cent of public servants
saying they spend some of their time at work doing personal jobs;
b. Vicha said investigative journalism was important in the fight against corruption as he cited
the case of young Brazilian journalists relying on social media to effectively report on graft;
c. Vicha went on to say that we could rely on politicians to fight graft;
d. South Korea had thousands of organisations that monitor and investigate corruption in both
the public and private sector.
10. Which statement is untrue?
a. Privy Council president Gen Prem Tinsulanonda has proposed a renewed effort to fight
corruption, which he decried as Thailand's number one enemy;

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 b. According to General Prem, corruption in Thailand occurs at the individual level, in dealings
between private sector companies and state agencies, as well as in government policies that
are specifically designed to enable corruption;
c. If corruption continues to take place, Thailand will be viewed as a cheating nation, and Thai
citizens will be called cheaters, he added;
d. Gen Prem Tinsulanonda said that companies can run successful business if they have
connections with those in power.
11. Which statement is false?
a. Academics and experts have praised the Prayut Chan-o-cha government for creating a wide
array of measures to help reduce graft. However, they insist it is too early to say whether
such measures will prove to be effective;
b. Pramon Suthiwong said that in recent months, the CNAC has taken disciplinary measures
against more than 100 state officials found guilty of corruption, using Section 44 of the
interim charter;
c. Last July, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) passed the Licence Facilitation Act, which
holds officials accountable if they fail to meet certain corruption-free standards, Ms.
Duenden said;
d. Ms. Duenden said the NLA is considering a new bill on public procurement -- which would
include an Integrity Pact, allowing external observers to scrutinise the procurement process
in large deals -- as well as a law related to conflicts of interest, but added such measures
have to be properly enforced.

CH16_DRUG TRAFFICKING

1. Which statement is untrue?

a. Lured by easy money, an escape from poverty or family pressure, thousands of women are
locked up for drug offences in Thailand, which has one of the world’s highest rates of female
imprisonment;
b. Mai, 27, was sentenced to three years in jail after she was caught with 20 “yaba”/
methamphetamine pills;
c. Within Asia, the kingdom/Thailand is second only to China in terms of methamphetamine
seizures;
d. Much of the region’s meth is produced in Thailand.
2. Which statement is false?
a. At the prison in Ayutthaya, prisoners dressed in the same light blue uniform carried out
cleaning and other tasks;
b. Ms. Orasom Suddhisakorn’s “Facekook” (“kook” meaning prison in Thai) has not been
published yet;
c. The prisoners sew beads on T-shirts for a salary of just $3 a month, with the proceeds of the
sales going toward the operating budget of the prison;
d. From the stories told, women prisoners are involved in drug trafficking because they wanted
to get money to raise their kids, or they are manipulated, or they follow the family’s
tradition.
3. Which statement is untrue?
a. Sawapa was jailed for possession of 30 yaba pills;

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 b. The tough treatment of small-time traffickers is one reason why Thailand has one of the
world’s highest rates of women prisoners;
c. Some activists are calling for a reduction of prison terms for drugs, arguing that the harsh
policy has failed to curb dealing;
d. The United Sates has no women prisoners caught in drug trafficking.
4. Which statement is false?
a. A police officer with an outstanding drug-busting record has been arrested for smuggling
more than 160 million baht worth of methamphetamine pills and crystal
methamphetamine;
b. The police officer made his name when he was stationed in Sop Prap district of Lampang
province and led operations to arrest many drug traffickers of several rings;
c. The police officer confessed he had been offered 6 million baht in exchange for delivering
the drugs for a gang of ethnic Tai Yai;
d. This police officer was permanently removed from office.
5. Which statement is false?
a. A China-led anti-drug campaign in the three countries (Laos, Myanmar, Thailand) has helped
stem the surging drug activity, with more than 1,000 arrests and 3 tons of drugs seized since
April 2013;
b. In 2011, 13 Chinese sailors were brutally murdered on Thai waters. On board, authorities
uncovered 900000 meth pills;
c. In spite of strict surveillance by the joint Thai-Chinese forces, the traffickers continue to use
the waterway to transport methamphetamines;
d. Hundreds of boats travel up and down this 4000 km stretch of water each day and joining
these boats are armed patrols by security forces trying to bring an end to criminal activity.
6. Which statement is false?
a. Taninwat Hiranchawengsak said," It’s much harder to transport drugs on the waterway, so
they use alternative routes";
b. While heroin production has been in decline, smaller labs have sprung up making
methamphetamine pills harder to find and easier to smuggle;
c. Pakpong Ngasanteay, commander of Ranger Task Force Regiment 31, said that the
smugglers were more prepared to battle with authorities with sophisticated weapons such
as grenades, shotguns and others;
d. Thai authorities last year (2012) seized a record 82.2 million methamphetamine pills, a 66%
increase from the year before.

CH17_ENVIRONMENT

1. Under the heading “Air Pollution”, which statement is false?

a. The Bangkok metropolitan area, which consists of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
(BMA) and the four surrounding provinces, holds about 20% of the national population;
b. The causes of air pollution for the Bangkok metropolitan area are lack of treatment facilities
and the increasing volumes of hazardous substances generated by the thriving industrial
activities caused serious dumping issues;
c. Environmentally-unfriendly motorbikes, diesel trucks and buses contribute many air
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 d. Most power plants of Bangkok and the rest of the central region rely on renewable fuels.
2. Which statement is false?
a. Other sources of air pollution include garbage burning, open cooking and agricultural
burning practices, including deliberate forest fire;
b. Wildfires, started by local farmers during the dry season in northern Thailand, are the main
cause of the intense air pollution in the Thai highlands;
c. Wildfires, started by local farmers, contribute to the floods in the country by completely
denuding the undergrowth of the woods;
d. Forest cover in Thailand has been greatly reduced as people convert forested land to
agriculture or misappropriate public lands for private use.
3. Concerning “Deforestation”, which statement is false?
a. Deforestation creates a host of environmental problems: soil erosion, sedimentation of
rivers, and loss of natural habitat;
b. Wetlands and mangroves in coastal areas have been seriously degraded by expansion of
commercial fishing, shrimp aquaculture, industry, and tourism, causing much of Thailand's
biodiversity losses;
c. In June 2015, as a severe drought gripped northeastern Thailand, Prime Minister Prayut
Chan-o-cha of Thailand attributed the drought to lack of rain;
d. According to a Bangkok Post editorial (July 2015) the causes of deforestation are logging,
mining, anti-insurgency strategies, promotion of cash crops on the highlands, construction
of big dams, promotion of the tourism industry and corruption.
4. Under the heading “Field and forest burning”, which statement is false?
a. The burning of agricultural fields and forested areas is a yearly event;
b. Fires occurring in northern Thailand fall into three main categories: forest fires, agricultural
burning, and roadside burning;
c. Forest fires are deliberately set mainly for the supposedly increased forest product yields,
especially the earth star mushroom, which has seasonal availability and a high market price;
d. Cattle herders also burn areas to stimulate the growth of Imperata grass which is able to
quickly produce new leaves with high nutrient value during the hot-dry season.
5. Which statement is false?
a. Fires produce large amounts of smoke which stagnate low lying areas, causing eye irritation
and respiratory ailments;
b. Fire not only destroys forest biodiversity and vegetation and retards forest growth, but also
results in erosion, air pollution and flash-flooding;
c. Thailand's marine fish resources are over exploited, and while the catch has increased, the
catch per unit of effort (CPUE) has decreased markedly;
d. In 2014, Thailand was 12th in the world (of 215 nations) (1=worst, 215=best) in terms of fish
species at risk (96 species).
6. Which statement is untrue?
a. On 21 April 2015 the European Commission threatened Thailand, with a trade ban if it did
not take action on illegal fishing;
b. Thailand is the largest seafood exporter in the world;
c. International overfishing regulations for countries under EU threat are policing their waters
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 d. Thai Fisheries officials are also known to have cosy relationships with trawler operators.
7. Which statement is false?
a. As of 2002, Thailand had less water available per person than any other country in Asia, and
nearly one-third of its water was "unsuitable for human consumption";
b. Non-potable water was a result of increasing untreated domestic sewage, industrial waste
water, and solid hazardous wastes;
c. The depletion of the water table around Bangkok has led to land subsidence which has
exacerbated flooding;
d. Coastal waters are polluted by domestic waste water, and further by waste from industry
and tourism.
8. Which statement is untrue?
a. The most critical environmental problem that Thailand faces presently is water pollution;
b. Red tides, caused by excessive algae growth and a result of pollution, oil spills, and invasive
species are some of the factors that are affecting Thailand's marine biodiversity;
c. Water pollution results in typhoid, dysentery, hepatitis, trachoma, hookworm, and diarrhea.
Exposure to toxins and heavy metals in water causes skin disease, liver cancer, and birth
defects;
d. The Thai government continues to invest in wastewater treatment plants which include
oxidation ditches, aerated lagoons, and stabilization ponds. Effective and modern
techniques of constructing wetlands are under consideration.
9. Which statement is false?
a. Thailand's wildlife is threatened by poaching, habitat loss, and an industry that sells wild
animals as pets;
b. Poachers have long hunted elephants for ivory, meat, and hides and tigers, leopards, and
other large cats for their valuable pelts;
c. Wild animals that are kept as pets are the Asiatic black bear, Malayan sun bear, white-
handed lar, pileated gibbon and binturong;
d. Large-scale deforestation and development and the use of pesticide have not at all affected
many former wildlife habitats.
10. Which statement is untrue?
a. The World Bank estimates that, of 214 countries studied, Thailand ranks ninth (1=worst,
214=best) in the world in the number of mammal species (55 species) under threat;
b. CITES stands for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora;
c. Large quantities of African ivory can be laundered through Thai shops because the custom
officials at Thai airports receive bribes;
d. In appreciation of and in full compliance with CITES, on the 12th November 2015, Thailand
returned 12 smuggled orangutans to Indonesia.

CH18_HUMAN TRAFFICKING

1. Which statement is false?

a. Thailand is the source of human trafficking means that Thais, migrants, ethnic minorities,
and stateless persons are being treated unjustly and cruelly inside the country;

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 b. Employers ill-treat the trafficked victims by withholding travel documents, migrant
registration cards, and work permits;
c. Many Thais are lured by labor recruiting agencies and are forced into involuntary servitude
or sexual exploitation because of the high debt owed to the agencies;
d. The traffickers abroad keeping the victims under their control normally work by themselves,
without collaborating with their employers and law enforcement officials.
2. Under the heading “Transit and Destination”, which statement is false?
a. Thailand as a transit country means trafficked victims from North Korea, China, Vietnam,
and many others pass through Thailand to destined countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia,
Singapore and others;
b. Thailand as destination country means the trafficked victims working in Thailand are
migrants from Thailand’s neighboring countries (Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia), and also as far
as Uzbekistan and Fiji;
c. Trafficking victims in Thailand are found employed in maritime fishing, seafood processing,
low-end garment production, and domestic work;
d. Trafficking children are forced to sell flowers, beg, or work in agriculture or domestic service
in urban areas and others are sometimes forced, coerced, or lured into prostitution.
3. Under the heading “Internal Trafficking and Cause”, which statement is wrong?
a. UNESCO officials assert that lack of legal status (no citizenship) is the single greatest risk
factor for trafficking or other exploitation of highlanders;
b. Ethnic Thais are trafficked from the relatively poor areas of Chiang Rai, Phayao and Nong
Khai to urban and tourist areas;
c. There are no longer incidences of Thai parents who force their children into prostitution;
d. The causes of human trafficking in Thailand are its relative affluence in the Greater Sub-
Mekong Region, statelessness, poverty, lack of education, awareness and employment, or
dysfunctional families.
4. Under the heading “The Thai Government”, which statement is false?
a. In July 2010, the prime minister publicly acknowledged the need to improve the
government’s weak interagency coordination in addressing human trafficking and the
government self-reported increased trafficking prosecutions and convictions;
b. The government also continued efforts to train thousands of police, labor, prosecutors,
social workers, and immigration officials on victim identification;
c. According to the NGOs report, one problem hindering the government’s anti-trafficking
efforts is corruption;
d. According to the NGOs report, another problem hindering the government’s anti-trafficking
efforts is biases against migrant laborers.
5. Which statement is not included in the NGOs’ report on problems hindering the government’s anti-
trafficking efforts?
a. Biases against migrant laborers;
b. Lack of a comprehensive monitoring system of the government’s efforts;
c. Lack of understanding among local officials of trafficking;
d. The local police are trying to clean up corruption.
6. Which statement is not included in the NGOs’ report on problems hindering the government’s anti-
trafficking efforts?

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 a. Courts’ lack of a human rights-based approach to labor abuse cases;
b. Systematic disincentives for trafficking victims to be identified;
c. There are many mafia groups that thrive on human trafficking;
d. The government has not yet adequately addressed structural vulnerabilities to trafficking
created by the country’s migrant labor policies.
7. Under the heading “Prosecution”, which statement is excluded from key elements of Thailand’s
2008 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act?
a. Heavier penalties on all offenders involved in human trafficking;
b. Victims may claim compensation from the offenders for any damages caused by human
trafficking;
c. Victims will be provided with shelter and other necessities including physical, psycho-social,
legal, educational and healthcare assistance;
d. The Act criminally prohibits all forms of animal trafficking and prescribes penalties from four
to 10 years’ imprisonment.
8. Under the heading “Prosecution”, about corrupt officials, which statement is false?
a. Immigration officials give money to Burmese citizens detained in Thailand for immigration
violations;
b. Officials protect brothels;
c. Officials protect commercial sex venues;
d. Officials protect seafood and sweatshop facilities.
9. Under the heading “Protection”, which statement is false?
a. According to the 2011 TIP Report, the Thai Government demonstrated limited efforts to
identify and protect foreign and Thai victims of trafficking during the year;
b. Trafficking victims’ stay at the nine shelters is short due to lengthy repatriation and court
processes;
c. The government has reported increasing efforts to identify victims of trafficking among
vulnerable populations through screening checkpoints at airports and border crossings;
d. The Thai government refers trafficking victims to one of nine regional shelters run by the
MSDHS, where victims receive counseling, limited legal assistance, and medical care.
10. Under the heading “Protection”, which statement if false? The participation of the trafficking victims
in the investigation and prosecution of their traffickers does not work due to:
a. Indifference of the trafficking victims;
b. High legal costs, language, bureaucratic, and immigration barriers;
c. Fear of retribution by traffickers, distrust of Thai officials;
d. Slow legal processes, and the financial needs of victims.
11. Under the heading “Prevention”, which statement is false?
a. The government collaborates with international organizations and NGOs to raise awareness
on trafficking among migrant workers, targeting high-risk industries and populations within
Thai society;
b. The Thai Government is working with the Government of Burma to open a Burmese
government office in Thailand, in the hopes of reducing the need for some undocumented
Burmese workers to return to Burma;
c. The government’s process to legalize migrant workers includes associated fees which
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 d. The government reportedly disbursed $200,000 from its fund to assist trafficking victims and
finance anti-trafficking activities in 2010, which is fairly a great amount of the total fund
value.
12. Which measure is not included in the recommendations of the U.S. Department in its 2011 TIP
Report?
a. Enhance ongoing efforts to identify victims of trafficking among vulnerable populations, in
particular undocumented migrants and deportees;
b. Ensure that offenders of fraudulent labor recruitment and of forced labor receive capital
punishment;
c. Increase efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict both sex and labor trafficking
offenders;
d. Improve efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict officials engaged in trafficking-related
corruption.
13. Which measure is not included in the recommendations of the U.S. Department in its 2011 TIP
Report?
a. Implement mechanisms to deport adult foreign trafficking victims;
b. Improve labor inspection standards and procedures to better detect workplace violations,
including instances of trafficking;
c. Improve implementation of procedures to allow all adult trafficking victims to travel, work,
and reside outside of shelters;
d. Provide legal alternatives to the removal of trafficking victims to countries in which they
would face retribution or hardship.
14. Which measure is not included in the recommendations of the U.S. Department in its 2011 TIP
Report?
a. Make greater efforts to educate migrant workers on their rights, their employers’
obligations to them, legal recourse available to victims of trafficking, and how to seek
remedies against traffickers;
b. Improve efforts to regulate fees and brokers associated with the process to legalize migrant
workers in order to reduce the vulnerability of migrants to human trafficking;
c. Include “Human Trafficking” in all high schools’ syllabus of ASEAN;
d. Increase anti-trafficking awareness efforts directed at employers and clients of the sex
trade.

CH19_WE NEED CHANGE

1. Which statement is false?

a. A bad habit can never be got rid of;
b. The chained eagle was set free-but he had forgotten how to fly! He flip-flopped to the
ground, walked back over to his old rut, and started walking in circles like he had for years;
c. “The chains of bad habits are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken”;
d. To change yourself is something you can’t do in your own will power and strength. If you
want this change, it's necessary for you to ask Jesus (God, Dharma) to help.
2. Under the heading “Bridge Building”, which statement is false?
a. Believe it or not, they used to build bridges by first flying a kite from one side of the river or
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 b. Someone on the opposite side caught the kite and tied a little thicker, stronger string to the
end of the kite string, and the men who had sent the kite over pulled the new, thicker string
back across;
c. Eventually they could pull a small steel cable across, then a heavier one, until finally they
had a cable across the expanse that was strong enough to support them and their tools and
materials. It all started with one tiny kite string;
d. Psychologists tell us that it usually takes us three weeks to get familiar with some new task
or habit; it takes another ten weeks before it becomes a habit.
3. Which statement is false?
a. The power of your faith, of your Supreme Being, can transform your life. Faith in the
absolute together with sincere, dedicated religious practices can help break bad habits and
build up good ones;
b. After forty years of life, the eagle needs new talons, new beak and new wings in order to
survive;
c. This process of getting of becoming a new/ reborn eagle takes 100 days;
d. After a long, painful process of change, the eagle can live another 30 years.

CH20_SUFFERING AND PAIN

1. Which statement is false?

a. The cocoon was very peculiar in its construction. There was just a very narrow opening left
in the neck of the flask, through which the perfect butterfly would have to force its way;
b. The author, seeing the small insect struggling to pass through the small opening of the
cocoon, decided to help by making a bigger opening with the help of scissors;
c. The small insect/ butterfly could fly immediately;
d. The author learned later that the great labor and difficulty in passing through such a narrow
opening is nature’s provision for forcing the juices into the vessels of the wings, which aren’t
totally developed at the period of emerging from the chrysalis.
2. Regarding the author’s reflection on the butterfly story, which statement is not included?
a. I asked for beauty, and God gave it to me right away;
b. I asked for strength, and God gave me difficulties to make me strong;
c. I asked for wisdom, and God gave me problems to solve;
d. I asked for prosperity, and God gave me intelligence and muscles to work.
3. Regarding the author’s reflection on the butterfly story, which statement is not included?
a. I asked for courage, and God gave me obstacles to overcome;
b. I asked for love, and God put people with problems in my path for me to help;
c. I didn’t get exactly what I asked, but I received all that I needed;
d. I stopped asking, and God gave me everything.
4. According to the story, which statement is false?
a. We all need to experience challenges and difficulties in our lives;
b. Without pain, suffering, and challenges, we could never fly;
c. Barbers do exist; there are people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards because they
do not come to the barbers;
d. Pope John Paul II said that suffering in one form or another accompanies each of us every
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5. According to Pope Saint John Paul II, which statement is false?
a. Suffering is part of human existence from birth until death, and every human person suffers
in a variety of ways: physically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually;
b. Suffering naturally leads to questioning. Why do I suffer? Why do others suffer? How can
suffering be overcome? Is there any meaning to suffering?
c. To find an answer to the problem of suffering and pain, John Paul turned to revelation
(Bible);
d. Words fall far short when we are undergoing suffering, and reasoning cannot remedy the
profound sense of the offensiveness of suffering.
6. According to Pope Saint John Paul II, which statement is false?
a. The world of human suffering unceasingly calls for… the world of human love; and in a
certain sense man owes to suffering that unselfish love that stirs in his heart and actions.
(SD 29;
b. Suffering breaks down that most fundamental of human proclivities (tendencies): our desire
to be God. We want to dictate what is good and what is evil;
c. Only when we are weak do many of us rely on God (Supreme Being/ Dharma) and explicitly
repudiate our own divine ambitions;
d. It may be that some suffering is permitted by God as a way of waking someone from a
dream of self-sufficiency or illusory happiness. Life-saving surgery is painful.
7. According to Pope Saint John Paul II, which statement is false?
a. Often our sinful actions lead directly to painful repercussions;
b. Suffering can serve as punishment for wrongdoing, a just retribution for personal sins;
c. The innocent cannot suffer;
d. In the concentration camp during Hitler’s time, while a good number committed suicide,
others clung to life and even found joy despite the atrocities occurring around them daily.

CH21_SELF-ESTEEM

1. Which statement is false?

a. Self-esteem is confidence in one's own worth or abilities;
b. Self-esteem is made up of the thoughts, feelings, and opinions one has about oneself;
c. We should learn to turn the inner voices (inner critics) into our own benefit, enhancing our
own self-esteem;
d. Low self-esteem is the positive assessment of oneself.
2. Which of the statements below does not help increase your self-esteem?
a. Never forgive yourself for the wrong done;
b. Accept the reality and the totality of oneself;
c. Realize one’s strengths and accept limitations;
d. Control one’s emotions.
3. Which of the statements below does not help increase your self-esteem?
a. Adhere firmly to ethical principles and values;
b. Be prudent in receiving remarks;
c. Get help from others;
d. Have neither exercise nor rest nor relaxation.

CH22_SELF-KNOWLEDGE

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1. Which statement is false?
a. The name “Johari” is got from the combination of American psychologists’ names: Joseph
Luft and Harry Ingham;
b. The Public Self is what I see in me and what you see in me;
c. The Blind Self is what I do not see in me, but you see it;
d. The Private /hidden Self is what I see in me, but you do not see it.
2. Which statement is false?
a. The Undiscovered Self is what I do not see in me and you do not see it either;
b. The part of ourselves that we are happy to share with others and discuss openly belongs to
the Public Self;
c. The parts of our private selves that we do not share with others, hiding them away and
refuse to discuss them with other people or even expose them in any way belong to the
Public Self;
d. Our blind self may remain blind because others will not discuss this part of us for a range of
reasons.

CH23_MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

1. Which statement is false?

a. The question of sexual orientation has been much debated by scientists, religious leaders,
elected officials, and the general public;
b. Proponents argue that sexual orientation, much like handedness or tongue curling, is
determined by natural, immutable biological factors such as genes or hormones;
c. Opponents argue that homosexuality is a reversible and unfortunate lifestyle choice
resulting from poor child-parent relationships, sexual abuse, brainwashing by pro-gay
influences, or other developmental causes;
d. Some contend that gay people should be denied marriage, discrimination protection, and
social and religious acceptance.
2. Under the heading “Points to Consider in Choosing your Ideal Marriage Partner”, which statement is
false?
a. Accept each other as you are;
b. It is not a good thing that the man pursues the woman. Deep down inside, women do not
want this;
c. Don’t fall in love with someone your intuition says you couldn’t build a satisfying and
fulfilling life with;
d. Being attracted to someone who is “hot” or “cool” is not the same as choosing someone
who is gentle (a gentleman) and forgiving.
3. Under the heading “Points to Consider in Choosing your Ideal Marriage Partner”, which statement is
false?
a. A good relationship is not just about finding the right person, but being the right person;
b. Both sides should discuss ‘value compatibility’ on lasting commitment, kids, religion, and
spirituality;
c. Both sides should not discuss ‘value compatibility’ about feelings or personality;
d. Both sides should discuss ‘value compatibility’ on pet and plant.
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 a. Normally men have intuitive way of grasping reality that women might have overlooked;
b. Real love is the gift of oneself that one has made to one's spouse. It is at a deeper level than
feeling. It is at the level of free will and deliberate choice;
c. Men use language to solve problems, to get things done, while women use language to
express how they feel;
d. To marry someone, and then just want that person only, and to try to tear him/ her free
from his/ her family of origin is not going to work.
5. Under the heading “Marriage”, which statement is false?
a. Premarital sex and "living together" is to be discouraged because if one partner is unfaithful,
the scar of infidelity will always remain;
b. Premarital sex and "living together" is to be discouraged because there is the question of
unwanted or untimely pregnancy;
c. Premarital sex and "living together" is to be discouraged because there could creep in the
feeling of being “used” when the relationship is broken up, the wound being hard to heal;
d. Premarital sex and "living together" is to be encouraged because both sides can learn from
each other before their final decision.
6. Under the heading “Catholic View on Marriage”, which statement is false?
a. The Catholic Church, with other Christians and those of other religious and non-religious
groups regard the family based on marriage between a woman and a man as the single most
important institution in any society;
b. Male-female complementarity is not essential to marriage;
c. An essential characteristic of marriage is the biological fact that a man and a woman can join
together as male and female in a union that is orientated to the generation of new life;
d. Women and men find a complementary relationship in spite of their differences in interests,
perspectives, experiences, family backgrounds, and more importantly difference in sexes.
7. Under the heading “Catholic View on Marriage”, which statement is false?
a. Marriage is both a private and social institution;
b. In marriage, a woman and man promise love and fidelity to each other, for the rest of their
lives;
c. Same sex couple is not a major challenge to Catholic view on marriage;
d. The committed, married love provides a stable and nurturing environment for children;
8. Under the heading “Catholic View on Marriage”, which statement is false?
a. A same sex couple cannot be husband and wife;
b. A same sex couple cannot procreate a child through the sexual act which expresses married
love;
c. Those advocating basic human rights (same sex marriage) should not sacrifice the institution
of marriage and family and the fundamental role they play in society;
d. The State should pay more attention to the problem of justice and environment, and not on
protecting and supporting the unique place of marriage in society.
9. Under the heading “Catholic View on Marriage”, which statement is false?
a. Pope Francis stated that we must reaffirm the right of children to grow up in a family with a
father and a mother capable of creating a suitable environment for the child’s development
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 b. Religious and non-religious people alike have long acknowledged and know from their
experience that the family, based on the marriage of a woman and a man, is the best and
ideal place for children;
c. The biological bond and natural ties between a child and its mother and father have intrinsic
value for the child or for society;
d. It is important that the State provides for and gives practical support to those children who
have lost their parents or the parents are hindered from fulfilling their rightful duties.

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ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE CHOICES

CH10: THE UN

1. All true
2. D
3. C
4. All true
5. All true
6. All true
7. All true

CH 11: SDGs

1. All true
2. All true
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. All true
8. All true
9. All true
10. All true
11. All true

CH 12: AEC

1. All true
2. All true
3. All true
4. All are included
5. All true
6. All true
7. All true
8. All true
9. All true

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 10. d
11. b

CH 13: PEACEBUILDING

1. All true
2. All true
3. All true
4. All true
5. D
6. All included
7. A
8. B

CH 14: GAZA STRIP

1. C
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. All true
6. A
7. c
8. All true

CH 15_CORRUPTION

1. b
2. d
3. c
4. a
5. d
6. d
7. all true
8. b
9. all true
10. d
11. all true

CH 16_ DRUG TRAFFICKING

1. D
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. All true

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CH 17_ENVIRONMENT

1. D
2. All true
3. C
4. All true
5. All true
6. B
7. All true
8. All true
9. D
10. C

CH18_HUMAN TRAFFICKING

1. D
2. All true
3. C
4. All true
5. D
6. C
7. All true
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. D

CH19_WE NEED CHANGE

1. A
2. D
3. C

CH20_SUFFERING AND PAIN

1. C
2. A
3. D
4. All true
5. All true
6. All true
7. C

CH21_SELF-ESTEEM

1. D
2. A
3. D

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CH22_SELF-KNOWLEDG

1. All true
2. C

CH23_MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

1. All true
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. All true

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QUESTIONS FROM THE TEXT

A. ANSWER ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS (5 MARKS)

1. Give any five ways to enhance one’s self-esteem.

2. Give any five benefits of self-knowledge.

3. What are the five challenges, problems and prospects for ASEAN?

B. ANSWER ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS (5 MARKS)

1. Give any five of the Sustainable Development Goals.

2. Give five reasons why Thailand is placed in Tier 3 in the 2015 by the U. S. Department of State’s
TIP.
3. What are the five things Khun Vicha Mahakun says about corruption in Thailand?
4. Explain 5 ASEAN fundamental principles.

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