Chapter Review
Chapter 33:
Foster Care and Adoption
Practice Test
1.
Foster parents and new adoptive parents both have __________.
a.
legal custody of the child
b.
permanent physical custody of the child
c.
full parental rights
d.
temporary physical custody of the child
2.
The primary goal of foster care is __________.
a.
termination of parental rights
b.
family reunification
c.
kinship care
d.
adoption by the foster family
3.
When children in foster care cannot be placed in a permanent home, the children __________.
a.
stay in foster care until they turn 25
b.
stay in foster care until they are emancipated
c.
are placed in group homes
d.
are adopted
4.
What is a reason that an adult could not adopt a 14-year-old child?
a.
The child does not consent.
b.
The child is a different race.
c.
The child is a different religion.
d.
The child has serious health problems.
5.
A "black-market adoption" refers to an __________.
a.
interracial adoption
b.
adoption of an adult by another adult
c.
adoption approved by a court
d.
adoption in which a pregnant mother turns her baby over to adoptive parents without using an adoption agency
6.
The race of adoptive parents cannot be considered in adoptions when __________.
a.
adoption agencies receive federal funds
b.
courts consider approving an adoption
c.
social workers consider placing a child
d.
private-sector adoption agencies place the child
7.
An adoption becomes final when __________.
a.
a court approves the adoption
b.
the mother consents to the adoption
c.
a public agency identifies a suitable parent
d.
a specified waiting period has ended after the court approval
8.
__________ is a woman, other than a wife, who agrees to be artificially inseminated with the husband's sperm.
a.
A surrogate mother
b.
A foster mother
c.
An adoptive mother
d.
A kinship mother
9.
What argument supports opening court records to adopted children who want to find out about their birth parents?
a.
The birth parents have a right to privacy.
b.
The choice should be left to the birth parents.
c.
Adoptees want to learn about the medical history of their birth parents.
d.
The adoptive parents want to protect their adopted children.
10.
An argument to support the adoptive family in keeping the Scarpetta child they adopted is __________.
a.
Ms. Scarpetta was under great pressure when she placed the child for adoption
b.
Ms. Scarpetta was not capable of giving informed consent
c.
the adoptive family may be better parents, but they shouldn't get rights ahead of the birth mother
d.
Ms. Scarpetta freely gave up her child and the agency acted properly in getting her consent
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