1. : According to Rule 21 of the Nelson Mandela Rules, what must every prisoner be provided with?
(A) A shared mattress and blanket
(B) A separate bed and sufficient bedding
(C) A folding cot and one sheet
(D) A sleeping bag and floor mat
2. : What condition must the bedding meet when it is issued to a prisoner, as per Rule 21?
(A) It must be new
(B) It must be clean
(C) It must be labeled
(D) It must be disposable
3. : According to Rule 21, how often must bedding be changed?
(A) Every day
(B) Once a year
(C) Often enough to ensure its cleanliness
(D) Every three months
4. : According to Rule 22, what kind of food must be provided to every prisoner?
(A) Food based on prisoner preferences
(B) Food of nutritional value adequate for health and strength
(C) Luxury meals with variety
(D) Only vegetarian meals
5. : At what time should prisoners be provided food, as per Rule 22?
(A) At random hours
(B) Only in the morning
(C) At the usual hours
(D) Only once per day
6. : How should food be prepared and served according to Rule 22?
(A) Cheap and fast
(B) Cold and dry
(C) Well prepared and served
(D) Only by fellow inmates
7. : What does Rule 22 say about access to drinking water for prisoners?
(A) Once a day only
(B) Only during meals
(C) Whenever he or she needs it
(D) Only under staff supervision
8. : According to Rule 23, how much exercise should every prisoner who is not employed in outdoor work receive daily?
(A) 30 minutes indoors
(B) At least one hour of suitable exercise in the open air
(C) Two hours of indoor exercise
(D) No exercise is required
9. : Under what condition should the exercise be provided according to Rule 23?
(A) Regardless of the weather
(B) Only on weekends
(C) If the weather permits
(D) Only during working hours
10. : Who should receive physical and recreational training during exercise, as per Rule 23?
(A) All prisoners regardless of age
(B) Only prisoners employed in outdoor work
(C) Young prisoners and others of suitable age and physique
(D) Prison staff only
11. : What should be provided to support physical and recreational training during exercise?
(A) Extra food rations
(B) Space, installations, and equipment
(C) Medical supervision only
(D) Television and games
12. : According to Rule 24, who is responsible for the provision of health care for prisoners?
(A) The prison superintendent
(B) The State
(C) The prisoner’s family
(D) Non-governmental organizations
13. : What standard of health care should prisoners enjoy according to Rule 24?
(A) Lower standards than the community
(B) The same standards as available in the community
(C) No health care at all
(D) Health care only during emergencies
14. : How should prisoners access necessary health-care services?
(A) Free of charge without discrimination
(B) Only by paying a fee
(C) Only through private doctors
(D) Only after a court order
15. : Health-care services in prisons should be organized in close relationship to:
(A) International health organizations
(B) General public health administration
(C) Private hospitals only
(D) Local police stations
16. : Continuity of treatment and care in prisons should include care for which conditions?
(A) Only minor injuries
(B) HIV, tuberculosis, other infectious diseases, and drug dependence
(C) Only chronic diseases
(D) Only mental health issues
17. : According to Rule 25, what is the primary task of the health-care service in every prison?
(A) Enforcing prison discipline
(B) Evaluating, promoting, protecting, and improving the physical and mental health of prisoners
(C) Supervising prisoner labor
(D) Managing prison finances
18. : Rule 25 highlights special attention should be given to prisoners with:
(A) No health problems
(B) Special health-care needs or health issues hampering their rehabilitation
(C) Only physical disabilities
(D) Only mental health issues
19. : The health-care service in prisons should be composed of:
(A) Only general practitioners
(B) An interdisciplinary team with qualified personnel acting in full clinical independence
(C) Prison guards trained in first aid
(D) Volunteers without medical training
20. : What areas of expertise should the prison health-care team include, according to Rule 25?
(A) Psychology and psychiatry
(B) Only surgery
(C) Only dentistry
(D) Only emergency medicine
21. : According to Rule 25, which specialist’s services must be available to every prisoner?
(A) Dermatologist
(B) Dentist
(C) Cardiologist
(D) Nutritionist
22. : According to Rule 26, what must the health-care service maintain for every prisoner?
(A) Employment records
(B) Accurate, up-to-date, and confidential individual medical files
(C) Disciplinary records
(D) Visitor logs
23. : Who has the right to access a prisoner’s medical file upon request?
(A) Only the Superintendent
(B) Only the Medical Officer
(C) The prisoner themselves
(D) The general public
24. : According to Rule 26, who else may a prisoner authorize to access their medical file?
(A) No one else
(B) A third party appointed by the prisoner
(C) Only prison guards
(D) Any visitor without authorization
25. : What happens to a prisoner’s medical file when they are transferred to another institution?
(A) It is destroyed
(B) It stays at the original institution
(C) It is transferred to the health-care service of the receiving institution
(D) It is made public
26. : How must medical files be handled according to Rule 26?
(A) With medical confidentiality
(B) Open to all staff
(C) Shared on demand with other prisoners
(D) Posted on notice boards
27. : According to Rule 27, what must all prisons ensure in urgent medical cases?
(A) Delayed medical attention
(B) Prompt access to medical attention
(C) Medical attention only during office hours
(D) Medical attention only after Superintendent’s approval
28. : According to Rule 27, Where should prisoners requiring specialized treatment or surgery be transferred?
(A) To other prisoners for care
(B) To specialized institutions or civil hospitals
(C) To solitary confinement
(D) To the general prison population
29. : According to Rule 27, If a prison service has its own hospital facilities, how should these be managed?
(A) Understaffed but operational
(B) Adequately staffed and equipped to provide appropriate treatment and care
(C) Staffed by prison guards only
(D) Used only for minor injuries
30. : According to Rule 27, Who is authorized to make clinical decisions regarding prisoners’ health care?
(A) Non-medical prison staff
(B) The Superintendent
(C) Responsible health-care professionals only
(D) The prisoner’s family
31. : According to Rule 27, Can clinical decisions made by health-care professionals be overruled or ignored by non-medical prison staff?
(A) Yes, always
(B) Only with permission from the Superintendent
(C) No, they may not be overruled or ignored
(D) Only during emergencies
32. : According to Rule 28, what special accommodation must be provided in women’s prisons?
(A) Separate exercise areas
(B) Special accommodation for all necessary prenatal and postnatal care and treatment
(C) Extra visiting hours
(D) Separate dining facilities
33. : According to Rule 28, Where should arrangements be made for children to be born, whenever practicable?
(A) Inside the prison
(B) In a hospital outside the prison
(C) At home
(D) In the prison yard
34. : According to Rule 28, If a child is born in prison, what must not be mentioned in the birth certificate?
(A) The child’s name
(B) The child’s gender
(C) The fact that the child was born in prison
(D) The mother’s name
35. : According to Rule 29,What is the main basis for deciding whether a child can stay with a parent in prison?
(A) The prisoner’s behavior
(B) The best interests of the child concerned
(C) The prison’s capacity
(D) The length of the parent’s sentence
36. : According to Rule 29,When children stay with a parent in prison, what kind of childcare facilities must be provided?
(A) Only outdoor play areas
(B) Internal or external childcare facilities staffed by qualified persons
(C) No special facilities needed
(D) Only supervised visits
37. : According to Rule 29,What kind of health-care services must be provided for children staying in prison with a parent?
(A) Only emergency care
(B) Child-specific health-care services including health screenings upon admission and ongoing monitoring by specialists
(C) No health care needed
(D) Care only upon request by the parent
38. : According to Rule 29,How should children staying in prison with a parent be treated?
(A) As prisoners
(B) As visitors
(C) Never as prisoners
(D) As prison staff
39. : According to Rule 30, who should see, talk with, and examine every prisoner as soon as possible after admission?
(A) Prison guards
(B) A physician or other qualified health-care professionals
(C) The Superintendent
(D) Other prisoners
40. : According to Rule 30,According to Rule 30,What is one of the key focuses during the initial medical examination of a prisoner?
(A) Assigning prison labor
(B) Identifying health-care needs and taking necessary measures for treatment
(C) Determining prison sentence length
(D) Checking prison uniform size
41. : According to Rule 30,What type of prior ill-treatment should be identified during the prisoner’s examination?
(A) Ill-treatment experienced inside the prison only
(B) Ill-treatment that arriving prisoners may have been subjected to prior to admission
(C) Only psychological stress
(D) Only drug use history
42. : According to Rule 30,What psychological risks should be identified during the examination?
(A) Risk of boredom
(B) Risk of suicide or self-harm and withdrawal symptoms from drugs, medication, or alcohol
(C) Risk of missing family
(D) Risk of job loss
43. : According to Rule 30,What should be done if a prisoner is suspected of having a contagious disease?
(A) Isolate and provide adequate treatment during the infectious period
(B) Ignore the suspicion
(C) Transfer immediately without treatment
(D) Isolate without treatment
44. : According to Rule 30,What fitness aspects should be determined for prisoners according to Rule 30?
(A) Fitness to work, exercise, and participate in other activities
(B) Fitness to vote
(C) Fitness for solitary confinement only
(D) Fitness for outdoor visits
