Ch.5 Racism In The Media The Spread Of Ideology Exam Prep

Chapter 5: Racism in the Media: The Spread of Ideology

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 01

1) Blacks and Latinos are more likely to be incarcerated than Whites because:

a. the criminal justice system is racially discriminatory.

b. Blacks and Latinos use drugs at higher rates than Whites.

c. Blacks and Latinos commit more serious crimes than Whites.

d. public defenders are better equipped to represent White clients.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 02

2) The idea that the United States is a land of opportunity that African Americans could do better if they only tried harder is known as:

a. new racism.

b. colorblind racism.

c. enlightened racism.

d. traditional racism.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 03

3) TV shows like Black-ish, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder are happening because:

a. There are more Black actors in Hollywood.

b. There are more Black screenwriters graduating from universities.

c. There are more Black directors in Hollywood.

d. The success of Modern Family made White producers reconsider TV shows with Black leads.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 04

4) Which of the following is NOT a stereotyped caricature of Black women?

a. Mammy

b. Prostitute

c. Sapphire

d. Jezebel

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 05

5) According to Melissa Harris-Perry, the “Aunt Jemima” icon is a stereotyped caricature of Black women. This image of a Black maid is known as:

a. Big Momma.

b. Sapphire.

c. a Mammy.

d. the devoted slave.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 06

6) Octavia Spencer’s portrayal of a sassy, no nonsense maid in The Help garnered her an Oscar. She would be classified as:

a. Sapphire.

b. The Angry Black Woman.

c. Jezebel.

d. Big Momma.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 07

7) The popular television show Friends features six single, young friends living and trying to make it in New York City. All of the characters were White. What is problematic about the TV show’s premise?

a. It gives the impression that only White people are successful and worthy of love.

b. It gave an unrealistic portrayal of what it is like to live in New York City. It never showed poverty.

c. They never went visited Harlem, Little Italy, Chinatown, or Washington Heights, some of the most diverse parts of the city.

d. There were little to no “friends” or characters who were people of color in a city whose population is less than half White.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 08

8) If you rank people of color’s presence in American entertainment from most to least, it would be:

a. Black, Asian, Latino, and Middle Eastern.

b. Black, Middle Eastern, Asian, Latino.

c. Black, Latino, Asian, and Middle Eastern.

d. Latino, Black, Asian, and Middle Eastern.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 09

9) The 1950s television show, Amos & Andy, played by two White males with black painted faces portraying African American characters who were:

a. silly.

b. deadbeats.

c. entertainers.

d. hardworking.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 10

10) The most seemingly positive image in the media of African Americans is:

a. the Black athlete.

b. the Black executive.

c. the Black preacher.

d. the Black student.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 11

11) Which Black woman athlete is most often portrayed as muscular, aggressive, and masculine?

a. Gymnast, Simone Biles

b. Boxer, Laila Ali

c. Runner, Florence Griffith Joyner

d. Tennis player, Serena Williams

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 12

12) _____% of Latino characters on television were portrayed as immoral, compared to _____% of White characters?

a. 10, 8

b. 15, 6

c. 18, 2

d. 20, 5

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 13

13) What TV show featuring Latino characters that break some of the racial stereotypes?

a. Jane the Virgin

b. Devious Maids

c. The Wizards of Waverly Place

d. Ugly Betty

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 14

14) Nearly ____% of Arabs in the United States are citizens.

a. 15

b. 36

c. 51

d. 82

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 15

15) What TV show did a journalist say, “leaves little doubt that….it is being Muslim that makes someone dangerous?”

a. True Lies

b. Homeland

c. I, Robot

d. 24

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 16

16) According to Darrell Hamamoto (1994) who analyzed Asian and Asian American characters on television between 1950 and 1990, Asian men are most often presented as

a. asexual.

b. the smart sidekick.

c. the skilled fighter.

d. the computer nerd.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 17

17) Which of the following is NOT a stereotype of Native Americans that you may encounter in movies?

a. The squaw

b. The wise chief

c. The assimilated doctor

d. The savage

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 18

18) What is the name of the Peruvian television show character that made African American scholar, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. declare, “I have never seen anything as racist as (this character)?”

a. La Bruja Negra (the Black witch)

b. La India Maria (Maria the Indian)

c. Negro Mama (Black Sucker)

d. Abuelita Racista (the Racist Grandmother)

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 19

19) Americans spend an average of _______ and_______ each day using smartphones, tablets, television, radio, computers, or video games?

a. 10 hours and 39 minutes

b. 8 hours and 26 minutes

c. 6 hours and 47 minutes

d. 4 hours and 18 minutes

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 20

20) At the Oscars in 2015, the four acting categories included White nominees. In response, activist April Reign started which hashtag:

a. #OscarsSoVanilla

b. #OscarsSoWhite

c. #OscarsSoRacist

d. #OscarsSoPale

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 01

1) Why is it important to study media portrayals of people of color?

Page reference: Introduction

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 02

2) Of the 17 lead roles featuring Latinx leads in 1,200 films, five of them went to Cameron Diaz. Why does this matter?

Page reference: Portrayals and Representations in Entertainment

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 03

3) Please give examples of improved representations of African Americans on television.

Page reference: Portrayals of Blacks

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 04

4) What is an interesting twist in the Latino/a cast TV show Jane the Virgin?

Page reference: Portrayals of Latino/as

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 05

5) How did three “Arab street artists” “hack” an episode of Homeland?

Page reference: Why We Hacked Homeland

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 06

6) What is the TV show Fresh Off the Boat about?

Page reference: Portrayals of Asians and Asian Americans

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 07

7) What is an example of stereotypical representations of Native American men and women?

Page reference: Portrayals of Native Americans

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 08

8) What are some Asian and Latino/a Media Stereotypes and Stigmas?

Page reference: Research Box

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 09

9) How does YouTube have the potential to counteract stereotypes?

Page reference: Social Media

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 10

10) What are some examples of raced, classed, and/or gendered media images?

Page reference: Raced, Classed, and Gendered Media Images

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 01

1) Please provide an example of

Page reference: Individual Racism and Institutional Racism

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 02

2) What is problematic with the positive image of African American’s being depicted in the media as the Black athlete?

Page reference: Portrayals of Black People

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 03

3) Why is it stereotypical to cast Arabs as foreigners?

Page reference: Portrayals of Arabs and Arab Americans

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 04

4) What does Rajgopal point out about Christina Yang's character in Grey's Anatomy that is stereotypically problematic although her character has substantial depth and defies the “generic Asian stereotype”?

Page reference: Portrayals of Asians and Asian Americans

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 Question 05

5) Even though the show, Homeland, gets high praise from the American audience for its criticism of American government ethics, why is this show still considered to have racist content against Arabs and Arab Americans?

Page reference: Voices: Why We Hacked Homeland