Ch7 Race, Ethnicity, And Multiculturalism Verified Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 1

1) Which statement about George Floyd is not true?

Page reference: See the introduction to Chapter 7.

a. Floyd had a gun that he pointed at two police officers.

b. Floyd was a Black man.

c. Floyd fell to the ground and cried out that he couldn’t breathe.

d. Floyd was not freed from Derek Chauvin’s knee until the EMTs arrived.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 2

2) What term describes the police practice of giving extra scrutiny to people of color?

Feedback Racial profiling occurs when police and other security workers give extra scrutiny to people of color.

Page reference: See the introduction to Chapter 7.

a. Blockbusting

b. Ethnic cleansing

c. Racial segregation

d. Racial profiling

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 3

2) The Black Lives Matter movement was established in

Page reference: See the introduction to Chapter 7.

a. 2020.

b. 2019.

c. 2013.

d. 2005.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 4

4) What did W. E. B. Du Bois mean when he said that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line”?

Page reference: See section “The Social Construction of Race.”

a. The long-standing racist thinking and behavior of white Americans would take hard work to overcome.

b. With the passing of white people who had living memories of slavery, racism would fade away.

c. If enough African Americans lived lives that white people would call “successful,” then white people would eventually accept them as equal.

d. As Americans became more economically interdependent, especially as more people moved from rural to urban areas and left farming behind, they would prioritize economic solidarity over racial exclusivity.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 5

5) Which of the following statements about human genetic diversity is accurate?

Page reference: See section “The Social Construction of Race.”

a. Genes are not real, but they have a social impact because we believe that they are.

b. There is the same amount of genetic diversity within racial groups as between them.

c. There is more genetic diversity within racial groups than between them.

d. There is more genetic diversity between racial groups than within them.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 6

6) Racial determinism is a theory that says that

Page reference: See section “The Social Construction of Race.”

a. while not every individual has equal capacities, people groups, in general, have equal capacities for developing culture.

b. race is socially constructed.

c. white people are more genetically different from each other, as a group, than they are from people of other races.

d. the world was divided into biologically distinct races, which are fundamentally different in their abilities.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 7

7) In their quest to justify oppressing non-white people, white scientists of the mid-1800s used all of the following pseudo-scientific measures to place white people at the top of a racial hierarchy except

Page reference: See section “The Social Construction of Race.”

a. skull size.

b. shape of the skull.

c. physical strength and pulmonary capacity.

d. trying to measure whether non-white people had souls.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 8

8) In the Great Migration,

Page reference: See section “The Social Construction of Race.”

a. people were stolen from Africa and forced to live in slavery in the Americas.

b. indigenous Americans were accidentally and purposively killed by colonizing Europeans through disease and warfare.

c. rural African Americans, typically the descendants of formerly enslaved people, moved from the South to the North to pursue jobs and education.

d. Native Americans in the eastern part of the U.S. were forced westward to reservations.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 9

9) One of W. E. B. Du Bois’ many contributions to our sociological understanding of race was to help us understand that

Page reference: See section “The Social Construction of Race.”

a. it was differences in opportunity and experience, not in heredity, that shaped differences in outcomes between Black and white people.

b. differences in race are due to differences in melanin levels in skin.

c. people of different races developed in different regions of the world.

d. it was the job of African Americans to prove themselves worthy of white respect, not the job of white people to recognize the inherent dignity of people of different races than themselves.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 10

10) From a sociological perspective, race is a(n)

Page reference: See section “The Social Construction of Race.”

a. category of group membership.

b. biological reality.

c. unchanging historical truth.

d. personal decision.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 11

11) Ethnic groups are held together by all of the following except

Page reference: See section “The Social Construction of Race.”

a. shared ancestry, whether real or imagined, and a common history.

b. shared genes.

c. a shared language.

d. traditions and rituals.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 12

12) Which example does not support the idea that African Americans are an ethnic as well as a racial group?

Page reference: See section “The Social Construction of Race.”

a. African Americans have distinctive religious practices, even within a variety of religious groups. For example, African American Christianity has traditions that are distinct from expressions of Christianity dominated by white people.

b. African Americans, on average, have shorter lifespans than white Americans.

c. The shared experience of racial oppression has contributed to specific artistic and musical traditions developed by African Americans.

d. African American culinary traditions recognize and honor connections to African American history.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 13

13) Which statement about race and ethnicity in the US is accurate?

Page reference: See section “Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States.”

a. Latino is a race.

b. Latino people can be of any race.

c. If you speak Spanish, you are Latino.

d. All immigrants from South American speak Spanish.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 14

14) Of the following groups, which is the largest in the US?

Page reference: See section “Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States.”

a. Black or African American

b. Hispanic or Latino

c. Non-Hispanic white

d. Asian American

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 15

15) According to the US Supreme Court

Page reference: See section “Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States.”

a. separate accommodations based on race are legally provided so that they are equal.

b. race is not limited to the categories that the Census defines.

c. a person cannot self-identify on the Census, but must have their race determined by a Census worker.

d. people who are multiracial have no race.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 16

16) What was the main cause of the decline of the Native American population after contact with Europeans?

Page reference: See subsection “Native Americans.”

a. Communicable disease (those passed from person to person through viruses and bacteria)

b. Warfare

c. Suicide

d. So-called “lifestyle diseases” (such as lung cancer caused by smoking)

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 17

17) Today, most white people in the US

Page reference: See subsection “White Ethnic Groups.”

a. have an ethnically mixed ancestry.

b. can trace their ancestry to a relatively narrow part of the world.

c. live in highly integrated neighborhoods.

d. earn about as much as people of color with similar job training.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 18

18) The 13th Amendment

Page reference: See subsection “Blacks.”

a. outlawed slavery except in cases of punishment.

b. outlawed slavery in all cases.

c. awarded formerly enslaved people reparations for their enslavement.

d. reorganized land in Confederate states to take it away from those who committed treason by fighting against the US government and giving it to poor people who fought for the Union, regardless of race.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 19

19) So-called “Jim Crow” laws reinforced racial

Page reference: See subsection “Blacks.”

a. integration.

b. profiling.

c. segregation.

d. justice.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 20

20) Murders by mob are called

Page reference: See subsection “Blacks.”

a. ethnic cleansing.

b. genocide.

c. racial profiling.

d. lynchings.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 21

21) What strategy did Booker T. Washington suggest for African Americans to achieve their political goals?

Page reference: See Paired Concept box “W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and the Struggle to Define African American Politics.”

a. Patiently focus on education, job skills, and economic self-improvement in order to convince white people that they were responsible and reliable.

b. Broadly educate African Americans in the liberal arts so they were prepared to be citizens and leaders.

c. Invest disproportionately in the most talented African Americans to launch them into the public sphere.

d. Combat racism through high-conflict methods meant to force white people to see their own racism.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 22

22) At the end of the Mexican-American War, most

Page reference: See subsection “Latinas and Latinos.”

a. Americans living in places that were previously part of the US and were now part of Mexico chose not to become Mexican citizens.

b. Americans living in places that were previously part of the US and were now part of Mexico chose to become Mexican citizens.

c. Mexicans living in places that were previously part of Mexico and were now part of the US chose not to become American citizens.

d. Mexicans living in places that were previously part of Mexico and were now part of the US chose to become American citizens.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 23

23) Which statement about the Latino population in the US is accurate?

Page reference: See subsection “Latinas and Latinos.”

a. The population is disproportionately wealthy because so many immigrants choose to work in high-paying jobs.

b. The population is shrinking as more immigrants choose to go to nations more supportive of diversity than the US.

c. The population has become more diverse since the 1980s, when more immigrants from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Central and South American nations began to come in larger numbers.

d. The population has become less diverse since the 1980s, when immigration from South and Central American declined but immigration from Mexico grew.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 24

24) In the United States, the largest number of Latinos trace their heritage to

Page reference: See subsection “Latinas and Latinos.”

a. Mexico.

b. Puerto Rico.

c. Cuba.

d. the Philippines.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 25

25) In addition to prohibiting further immigration of Asian people to the US, the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and new immigration laws in 1917 and 1924 prohibited Asian people already in the country from

Page reference: See subsection “Asian Americans.”

a. speaking any language other than English.

b. returning to their nation of origin.

c. becoming citizens.

d. having children.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 26

26) In what year did the US radically reform its immigration laws in order to end the previous system of national, racial, and ethnic quotas?

Page reference: See subsection “Asian Americans.”

a. 1945

b. 1955

c. 1965

d. 1975

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 27

27) Which three US states have welcomed the most Asian immigrants?

Page reference: See subsection “Asian Americans.”

a. California, New York, and Texas

b. Alaska, Illinois, and Virginia

c. Florida, Louisiana, and Washington

d. Michigan, Nevada, and Utah

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 28

28) An H-1B visa is for people who

Page reference: See subsection “Asian Americans.”

a. have special job skills that are deemed to be highly desirable in the US.

b. do farming and other agricultural work.

c. were brought without documentation to the US as children, growing up here without any connection to the nation where they are technically citizens.

d. are seeking higher education and who promise to return to their nation of origin after they complete their degrees.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 29

29) Stereotypes of Asian Americans as successful, smart, hard-working, and law-abiding may feel, on the surface, positive, but the _______ stereotype can still cause harm.

Page reference: See subsection “Asian Americans.”

a. “model minority”

b. “incredible immigrant”

c. “amazing Asian”

d. “triumphant tiger”

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 30

30) Which factor is most compelling of an explanation—and supported by measurable data—for different racial and ethnic categories of people have higher or lower average incomes?

Page reference: See section “Race, Privilege, and Inequality.”

a. Financial affluence is more important to some groups of people, so they pursue it more energetically.

b. Historic and contemporary patterns of racism have given some groups of people more access to opportunities than others, and even if barriers to financial success continue to fall—such as the end of slavery or the prohibition of segregation—the disparity of the past continues to influence the present.

c. Different racial and ethnic groups have different values, and some of those values are more likely to lead to economic success.

d. Different racial and ethnic groups have different capabilities, which results in different levels of success.

Type: multiple choice question 

Title: Chapter 8 Question 31

31) In 1950, Reggie and Teresa, an African American couple, purchased their first home. Though they had the savings, income, and credit to buy a house in a wealthy white neighborhood, they were prevented from their bank from receiving a mortgage for a home outside of an African American neighborhood. In their neighborhood, property values were lower, schools were poorly funded, public services (such as sidewalks, crosswalks, and street lights) were non-existent or poorly maintained, and police presence was high and hostile. The same year, Clifford and Judy, a white couple, purchased a house in the city’s white-only section, where property values were high, schools were well-funded, public services were plentiful, and police officers were a friendly presence. Now that Reggie and Teresa and Clifford and Judy have passed away, their children are inheriting their property. What social phenomenon will make it likely that Reggie and Teresa’s children will inherit less valuable property than Clifford and Judy’s children? 

Page reference: See section “Race, Privilege, and Inequality.”

a. Blockbusting 

b. Racial segregation in housing 

c. Ethnic enclaves for immigrants 

d. Desegregation in housing 

Type: multiple choice question 

Title: Chapter 8 Question 32

32) Leo is Latino and Jessie is white. The couple is searching for housing in a small town that is predominantly white. Their realtor discourages them from seeking a house in a private, gated community, though they can afford it, saying that they would likely feel “unwelcome” there due to their status as a mixed-race couple. Instead, the realtor encourages them to consider purchasing a house in a more racially integrated section of town, even though property values are lower here. Though the realtor presents herself as concerned about the racism they might face in a predominantly white neighborhood, they suspect that she may actually be attempting to prevent people of color from moving into the gated community by pushing them toward housing in other neighborhoods, a practice called 

Page reference: See section “Race, Privilege, and Inequality.”

a. redlining.

b. racial steering.

c. racial profiling.

d. blockbusting.

Type: multiple choice question 

Title: Chapter 8 Question 33

33) Dac Kien owned a successful restaurant in Vietnam before he immigrated to the US years ago. Now an American citizen, he wants to open a restaurant in his neighborhood, which is occupied predominantly by other Vietnamese immigrants, new citizens, and their families. Though he has an ample down payment, impeccable credit, and a steady income, the city’s biggest bank refuses to lend him the money for a mortgage to purchase a building for a restaurant in his neighborhood. The mortgage lender claims that the neighborhood presents too much of a financial risk for the bank. However, Dac Kien wonders if their real concern is that they do not want to invest in a neighborhood that is predominantly non-white, a practice called 

Page reference: See section “Race, Privilege, and Inequality.”

a. redlining.

b. racial steering.

c. racial profiling.

d. blockbusting.

Type: multiple choice question 

Title: Chapter 8 Question 34

34) The systematic killing of people on the basis of their race, ethnicity, or religion is termed  

Page reference: See section “Race, Privilege, and Inequality.”

a. ethnic cleansing.

b. genocide.

c. racial conflict.

d. racial profiling.

Type: multiple choice question 

Title: Chapter 8 Question 35

35) The forced removal of a people from a society because of their race, ethnicity, or religion is termed 

Page reference: See section “Race, Privilege, and Inequality.”

a. ethnic cleansing.

b. genocide.

c. racial conflict.

d. racial profiling. 

Type: multiple choice question 

Title: Chapter 8 Question 36

36) While the killing of Trayvon Martin inspired activists Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometti to first use the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, the BLM movement exploded in response to what event? 

Page reference: See Paired Concept box “Black Lives Matter.”

a. The February 1999 killing of Black immigrant Amadou Diallo, who was attempting to cooperate with police officers when they shot him 31 times, claiming that they believed he was reaching for a gun

b. The August 2014 killing of black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri

c. The July 2015 death of African American woman Sandra Bland while in police custody after her arrest following a traffic stop

d. The November 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, a Black child shot by police officers who defended their choice to use lethal force by noting that Rice was carrying a toy gun that looked real

Type: multiple choice question 

Title: Chapter 8 Question 37

37) The goal of Black Lives Matter is to  

Page reference: See Paired Concept box “Black Lives Matter.”

a. end violence by Black youth against Black youth.

b. eradicate violence against African Americans, especially police brutality and other forms of state-sanctioned violence.

c. promote art and literature by African Americans by studying from the perspectives of African American people. 

d. promote Black-owned businesses for African American customers as an alternative to white-owned businesses.

Type: multiple choice question 

Title: Chapter 8 Question 38

38) In a culturally pluralistic society

Page reference: See section “Multiculturalism and Diversity.” 

a. people reject their own cultural traditions in favor of those of the dominant group.

b. people share some common core values but also retain aspects of their distinct cultures.

c. new cultural traditions emerge that are shared by all members of a society and reflect contributions from each of their original cultures.

d. the society recognizes and promotes cultural diversity rather than merely tolerating it.

Type: multiple choice question 

Title: Chapter 8 Question 39 

39) In a multicultural society,

Page reference: See section “Multiculturalism and Diversity.” 

a. people reject their own cultural traditions in favor of those of the dominant group. 

b. people share some common core values but also retain aspects of their distinct cultures. 

c. new cultural traditions emerge that are shared by all members of a society and reflect contributions from each of their original cultures. 

d. the society recognizes and promotes cultural diversity rather than merely tolerating it.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 40

40) Internal migration is different from immigration in that

Page reference: See section “Immigration.”

a. by definition, it is never permanent.

b. it is illegal except in very rare cases.

c. it is always from rural to urban areas

d. it is within a nation.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 41

41) Which is an example of a push factor in immigration?

Page reference: See section “Immigration.”

a. Ethnic cleansing of people of your ethnic group in the nation you are leaving

b. Ethnic cleansing of people in your ethnic group in the nation you are seeking to enter

c. Policies that allow people with your particular skill set to easily find well-paying work in the nation you are entering

d. The presence of family members who already live in the nation you want to move to

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 42

42) Which is a pull factor in immigration?

Page reference: See section “Immigration.”

a. Ethnic cleansing of people of your ethnic group in the nation you are leaving

b. The presence of strong family ties in the nation you are leaving

c. Poor job opportunities in the nation you want to move to

d. The presence of a family member in the nation you want to move to

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 43

43) In recent years, globally, anti-immigration backlash has been

Page reference: See section “Immigration.”

a. steady.

b. declining.

c. growing.

d. growing in the US but declining in Europe.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 44

44) From the early 20th century until the 1960s, immigration to the US was restricted by a quota based on the _______ of an immigrant

Page reference: See section “Immigration.”

a. nation of origin

b. religion

c. educational status

d. age

Type: multiple choice question 

Title: Chapter 7 Question 45

45) A citizen is someone who is a

Page reference: See section “Immigration.”

a. legal member of a nation-state.

b. legal resident, even if not a member, of a nation-state. 

c. person with a strong identification with a nation-state, regardless of their legal status. 

d. person with a strong identification with a community, even if they do not live near it.