Arrival Safety Quiz

1. Arrival Safety Quiz Know the facts to keep you safe on program

2. Question 1 • Who is the first person you should tell if you have a problem while on exchange? • Your liaison • Your host family • Your mom in your home country • Answers a. and b. only

3. Question 2 • AFS has a special communication chain for distributing important information. If you have a problem or an emergency, this is how AFS will notify the people who need to know about the situation. Fill in the following diagram with the words provided.

4. 2 1 a. AFS Participant (You!) f. Your Host Family 3 5 • a. AFS Participant (You!) d. Your AFS Liaison • b. AFS-USA Duty Officer b. AFS-USA Duty Officer • c. AFS Staff • d. Your AFS Liaison 4 • e. Your Natural Family g. AFS-USA Support Volunteer • f. Your Host Family • g. AFS-USA Support Volunteer • h. AFS Duty Officer in your Home Country 6 • i. AFS Home Country Volunteer Team 9 c. AFS Staff h. AFS Duty Officer in your Home Country 7 i. AFS Home Country Volunteer Team Chain of Communication 8 e. Your Natural Family

5. Emergency Number • Make a note of the AFS Emergency Duty Officer number. Use this number if you need help outside of AFS office hours. 1-800-876-2376

6. Question 3 • What are the big three AFS Rules? • No Driving, No Drugs, No Hitchhiking • No Drugs, No Skydiving, No Smoking • No Sex, No Travelling, No Driving

7. Question 4 There are twelve (12) other behaviors that can jeopardize your safety and program participation. Try to name them. Lack of achievement or poor attendance at school Eating disorders Failure or unwillingness to adapt to host culture Consistent unwillingness to abide by host family rules Illness/injury that prevents program participation Abuse of Internet: accessing pornography or engaging in threatening communication • Alcohol abuse – students are required to abide by U.S. laws concerning alcohol; the drinking age in the United States is 21 • Becoming pregnant or causing pregnancy • Breaking host country laws • Changing host families without AFS approval • Embarking on unapproved, independent travel • Unapproved visits from natural family members or home-country friends

8. Question 5 • Smoking cigarettes indoors is universally legal in the United States. • True • False

9. Question 6 • Why does AFS have program rules? • AFS rules reflect U.S. laws • AFS rules are in place to keep participants safe • The rules make sure AFS can continue hosting exchanges in the future • All of the above

10. Question 7 • If you are with other people who are breaking the law, but you are not, you could still face consequences. • True • False

11. Question 8 • List some ways you can protect yourself from others who are breaking the law. • Always be aware of your surroundings • Tell someone you trust immediately if you feel unsafe • Consult your host family about safe and unsafe areas of town • Be mindful of the pictures and personal information you put on the internet. • Review community and family rules with your host family

12. Question 9 • There are many ways to say “no” to someone, and this differs across cultures. • True • False

13. Question 10 • Which of the following are NOT advisable when refusing something in the United States? (pick all that apply) • Stand or sit up straight • Look the person right in the eye • Use words and phrases like “I’ll think about it,” “maybe,” or “I don’t know” • Speak in a firm voice • Give an excuse or reason for why you are saying “no” • Verbally refuse quickly but politely • Suggest an alternative action to what has been suggested • Giggle and look around you

14. Question 11 • How would you respond?(use the tips we just talked about) Your friend says: “Hey, if your host parents won’t let you go to the party, just tell them you are going to a school dance instead.” • No thank you; I don’t feel comfortable doing that • No, let’s think of something else we could do that would be fun, like I haven’t been bowling here yet, or there is a new movie I want to see.

15. Question 12 • How would you respond? Your friend says: “Let’s go somewhere we can be alone” (in a way that makes you uncomfortable). • No, I am not comfortable with that. It is time for me to go home. • No, my host mom is going to pick me up any minute. Bye!

16. Question 13 • How would you respond? Your friend says: “I am too drunk to drive. Here are the keys; you have to take us home. I can’t tell my mom about this. She’ll kill me!” • I can get sent home for driving. We have to find another way home. • No, I can’t drive. I am calling my host dad to come pick us up.

17. Question 14 • Is this an emergency? My family provides sandwich fixing so that I can make a lunch for myself on school days, but I do not like the food they have provided and I would rather buy lunch at school. • Yes • No

18. Question 15 • Is this an emergency? My host father lost his job and my host family does not have enough money to buy food. They have asked me to contribute. • Yes • No

19. Question 16 • Is this an emergency? My host family is living in the Stone Age! They don’t have a television or wireless internet in their house. There is only one computer and I have to ask to use it in order to talk to my family back home. • Yes • No

20. Tally the Scores! • Perfect Score = 44 • The highest score gets a prize!