In the United States, people have traditionally classified themselves racially as either
________.
a. Protestant or Catholic
b. Democrat or Republican
c. Black or White
d. American or Hispanic
At the workplace, women and racial and ethnic minorities face ________ that keep
them from moving laterally to jobs that might lead to broader experience.
a. glass cliffs
b. glass escalators
c. glass ceilings
d. glass walls
The third wave of Cuban immigrants had a great deal of difficulty in adjusting to their
new lives in the United States because ________.
a. they were not welcomed by President Carter
b. they lacked formal education and had fewer skills than previous groups
c. they grew up with pro-American images and developed high expectations
d. the legal movement between the two nations was halted
Any police-initiated action based on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than a
person’s behavior is called ________.
a. racial profiling
b. de jure segregation
c. ethnic paradox
d. color-blind racism
Which of the following statements is true of familism?
a. It has had the positive effect of encouraging youths to stay independent and not rely
on their family to provide for them.
b. It has been viewed as having a positive influence solely on Mexican American
nuclear families.
c. It is generally regarded as good because an extended family provides emotional
strength in times of crisis.
d. It has had the positive effect of encouraging youths with a bright future by ensuring
that they take advantage of the right opportunities.
Islam’s authority rests with ________.
a. the scripture and teachings of the prophet
b. individual imams who serve as spiritual guides of a mosque
c. the Palestinians
d. modern-day scholars of Islam
Which of the following statements is true of the ethnic diversity of the Roman Catholic
Church?
a. Ethnic diversity has continued in the Roman Catholic Church despite religious
institution.
b. There is no ethnic diversity in the Roman Catholic Church.
c. The Roman Catholic Church accommodated immigrants only of a single nationality.
d. Religious behavior has been the same for each ethnic group within the Roman
Catholic Church.
Prejudice and discrimination against the elderly is termed ________.
a. ableism
b. ageism
c. gerontophobia
d. repatriation
Which of the following statements is true of Native Americans?
a. They are known for speaking a single language.
b. They have their roots in the African continent.
c. They include Whites and Hispanics.
d. They are diverse in terms of cultures and religions.
In 1995, the Supreme Court ruled that privately sponsored religious displays are
permitted on public property if ________.
a. a written permission has been sought from all the residents of the locality
b. a member of the Congress votes for the displays
c. other forms of expression are permitted in the same location
d. members of other religions are also allowed to participate
Which of the following has orientalism led to?
a. People have a constantly changing and modern view of Arab and Muslim societies.
b. People focus on smaller, culturally consistent groups or countries in order to
understand them.
c. People see a sweeping unity in both Arab and Muslim societies.
d. People avoid surrendering to the temptation of a single broad generalization.
What is institutional discrimination?
a. the denial of opportunities based on prejudice and hate
b. the process by which individuals perceive their own abilities as superior than those of
others
c. the process by which organizations of society differentiate against the people of
minority groups
d. the distribution of people based on various demographic characteristics such as
gender, age, ethnicity, and location, within occupations
Which of the following is forbidden by Islamic tradition?
a. charity
b. polygamy
c. bigotry
d. adultery
Which of the following statements is true of kyes?
a. Korean Americans use them to make long-term investments.
b. They grant money on a rotating basis.
c. They are used to set up major operations.
d. They are a form of fixed assets.
Which of the following is the primary source of institutional discrimination suffered by
women?
a. mental ability
b. physical agility
c. cultural conditioning
d. market requirement
The early immigrants of the first Cuban wave ________.
a. were mostly illiterates
b. were predominantly Protestants
c. had professional or managerial backgrounds
d. did not have to make adjustments to the new life
In 2010, the most prevalent reason for people to be legally admitted in the United States
was to ________.
a. take highly skilled jobs
b. join their families
c. seek political asylum
d. seek higher education
Scapegoating theory says that prejudiced people believe they are ________.
a. society’s victims
b. racially tolerant
c. prejudiced nondiscriminators
d. devoid of ethnicity
The presence of ________ reflects the cultural values and social norms that impact
Asian professionals’ interactions with others and cause others to make negative
judgments about them.
a. the bamboo ceiling
b. a civil religion
c. pluralism
d. the sovereignty movement
Cathy, a supporter of gay rights, is of the opinion that promoting gay marriages is
attempting to become like the dominant group and adopting their social practices. She
thinks that when individuals forsake their own attributes to become a part of a different
culture, it is a waste of energy. Cathy is referring to ________ of gays.
a. blended identity
b. visitability
c. mixed status
d. assimilation
The 1794 treaty with the Oneida Indians is primarily associated with ________.
a. healthcare
b. education
c. senior citizen support
d. pension to the handicapped
Wausau school officials believed that progress in teaching the Hmong English was
stymied because the ________.
a. newcomers continued to speak only in their native tongue
b. newcomers resisted enrolling in schools
c. newcomers believed in pluralism
d. White staff members were prejudiced and discriminating
The inhabitants who live in the northern part of the country, who in the past were called
Eskimos, are known as ________.
a. status Indians
b. Mtis
c. Inuit
d. mestizos
A primary goal of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act was to ________.
a. adopt the national origins system of immigration
b. reunite immigrant families
c. encourage immigration from Latin America
d. outlaw Chinese immigrants for 10 years
Which of the following statements is true of the economic trends prevalent in Puerto
Rico?
a. Efforts to raise the wages of Puerto Rican workers make the island more attractive to
labor-intensive businesses.
b. Agriculture is the primary source of tax revenue and contributes to two-thirds of the
GDP.
c. Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate is substantially lesser than that of the mainland.
d. The median household income of Puerto Rico is one-third of what it is in the United
States.
________ was a labor organizer who crusaded to organize migrant farmworkers.
a. Csar Chvez
b. Fidel Castro
c. Reies Lpez
d. Vicente Fox
________ is associated with speaking proper English or with cultural preferences like
listening to rock music rather than hip-hop.
a. White primary
b. Acting White
c. Acting Black
d. Black primary
The public reason given for the placement of Japanese Americans in evacuation camps
was ________.
a. their proven participation in an air attacks on the United States
b. the prevention of potential sabotage
c. relieving unemployment during the depression
d. that it was a response to Japan placing Americans in camps
Refugee status is often granted to people fleeing from ________.
a. political persecution
b. poverty
c. religious commendation
d. an epidemic
The enactment of the ________ on July 2, 1964, was hailed as a major victory and
provided, at least for a while, what historian John Hope Franklin called “the illusion of
equality.”
a. Bill of Rights Act
b. Reconstruction Act
c. Voting Rights Act
d. Civil Rights Act
Csar Chvez and the United Farm Workers succeeded in ________.
a. ensuring high employment rates for laborers irrrespective of their residential status
b. making federal and state governments more aware of the exploitation of migrant
laborers
c. helping the migrant laborers acquire the necessary skills and expertise required for
the job
d. providing job security for migrant laborers by ensuring permanent jobs for them