The first Africans were introduced into colonial society as:
a. Free blacks
b. Indentured servants
c. Slaves
d. Servants to white landowners
e. None of the above
Surveys of U.S. respondents found that Asians are stereotyped as high on competence
but low on warmth, a pattern the researchers labelled as __________ prejudice.
a. innocuous
b. dimensional
c. envious
d. ascribed
The dominant religion for Arab Americans is:
a. Christian
b. Islam
c. Catholicism
d. Judaism
e. None of the above
The traditional views of assimilation appear not to have explained:
a. The ethnic revival of the 1960s
b. Increasing equality for all minority groups
c. The decline of multiculturalism
d. Increasing immigration and consequent social diversity
e. Both A and D above
Affirmative action is becoming:
a. A more acceptable means of redressing past grievances
b. A generally unacceptable means of attempting to redress past grievances
c. Unnecessary as balance is achieved in many segments of society
d. None of the above
Compared to the past, American prejudice today can best be described as more
a. disparaging.
b. harmful.
c. subtle
d. individual.
A society with a small elite class and a plantation-based economy will often develop a
form of minority relations called:
a. Split labor market
b. Socialism
c. Paternalism
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Which characteristic of Jamaican immigrants serves as an advantage?
a. They are black
b. They speak English
c. They are affluent
d. They have college degrees
Chinese immigrants were the victims of a massive campaign of discrimination and
exclusion and responded by constructing enclaves.
a. True
b. False
Part of the complexity of the problems in the Middle East is due to the separation of the
peoples along so many different lines.
a. True
b. False
Which Yugoslavian group was closely aligned with the Nazis during World War II?
a. Bosnians
b. Muslims
c. Croats
d. Serbs
In the case of Schuette v. BAMN, the Supreme Court
a. Upheld an Michigan Constitutional Amendment which banned the use of race as a
factor in admissions and hiring decisions in state universities and agencies
b. Rejected a Michigan constitutional amendment which banned the use of race as a
factor in admissions and hiring decisions in state universities and agencies
c. Allowed a quota system to exist for admissions to state universities
d. None of the above
In 2006, only about 13% of immigrants were from Europe.
a. True
b. False
According to Blauner’s hypothesis, we would expect that Chinese immigrants would
have a more difficult time acculturating than African Americans.
a. True
b. False
Many of the occupational and financial advances made by Chinese Americans and
Japanese Americans have been due to the high levels of education achieved by the
second generation.
a. True
b. False
Which group of people did the author of the textbook suggest are more like “invaders”?
a. Hispanics
b. Blacks
c. Biracials
d. Illegal immigrants
According to a Marxist analysis of slavery, slave owners attempted to use Christianity
as a way of “brainwashing” slaves to meekly accept their subordinate positions.
a. True
b. False
The advocates of black power identified the cause of racial inequality in the United
States as:
a. African Americans’ lack of effort
b. African Americans’ lack of education
c. Anti-black prejudice
d. Institutional discrimination and white racism
e. The failure of integration
Which of the following is not a fairly recent improvement in the lives of minorities
today?
a. The United States has become more tolerant and open.
b. Minority members can be found at the highest levels of success, affluence, and
prestige.
c. The strong racism of the past is no longer primary.
d. Jim Crow laws no longer exist.
e. The overt bigotry of the past has been replaced with blindness and indifference,
unsympathetic to change.
American Indians have been more successful than which group in preserving their
culture?
a. Blacks
b. Europeans
c. Hispanics
d. Asians
The great migration of blacks from the South during the early twentieth century was
possible because of one option available after emancipation. That option was:
a. Freedom riders
b. Freedom of movement
c. Freedom of speech
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
Following the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Cherokee Nation changed from a
__________ system of land ownership to a __________ system.
a. matrilineal; patrilineal
b. patrilineal; matrilineal
c. dominant; minority
d. minority; dominant
e. subordinate; insubordinate
Like several other minority groups, Haitian Americans:
a. Have formed ethnic enclaves based on small businesses.
b. Have entered U.S. society in the primary sector of the economy.
c. Have entered U.S. society in the secondary sector of the economy.
d. Have settled mainly in rural areas.
e. Basically remain agricultural workers.
One important factor shaping the experience of the immigrants was the extent that the
group chose to be Americanized.
a. True
b. False
Private property and the passing of wealth emerged during which period:
a. Hunting and gathering
b. Agrarian
c. Industrialization
d. Post industrialization
Hispanic Americans are an ethnic group.
a. True
b. False
In examining inequality, Weber might argue that a famous and wealthy rapper might
rank:
a. High on class, high on prestige
b. High on class, low on prestige
c. Low on class, low on power
d. Low on class, high on power
e. High on power, low on class
In the 19th century, African Americans were predominantly a(n) __________ group.
a. ethnic
b. atheist
c. rural
d. flourishing
According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, black men have a slightly higher median
income than white women, while black women appear to face discrimination by both
race and gender.
a. True
b. False
According to the textbook Asian Americans make up ___ of the population.
a. 5%
b. 11%
c. 8%
d. 4%
Most contemporary immigrants will become mired in the impoverished, alienated, and
marginalized segments of racial minority groups.
a. True
b. False