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The Western Woods Cree __________. a. traveled mainly on horseback b. made excellent pottery c. lived in semi-subterranean pit-houses d. all of the above e. none of the above A common element of Pueblo religion was __________. a. female shamans […]

In the 1870s American Indian policy __________. a. shifted from segregation to assimilation b. extended treaty-making into the 1890s c. allowed Indian children to remain on reservations to maintain their culture d. added land to most Indian reservations Which of […]

Mississippian Complexes (c. 1000-500 BP) __________. a. made hunting the most important way to obtain food b. had large towns and corn agriculture c. stressed equality d. functioned without a specialization of labor Modern Great Basin Indians __________. a. have […]

The first Europeans to contact the people of the Subarctic were __________. a. British fur traders in the 1600s b. French fur traders in the 1500s c. Russian fur traders in the 1700s d. Norse explorers around A.D. 1000 Sovereignty […]

The most important social unit in the NW Coast was the __________. a. moiety b. nuclear family c. clan d. lineage The environment of the Plateau region is __________. a. arctic with year-round snowcover and/or permafrost b. mild, experiencing much […]

Nez Perce marriages __________. a. took place before the female reached puberty b. were village exogamous. c. were complex ceremonies. d. usually ended in divorce. What is the single greatest health problem today on Indian reservations? a. cancer b. gout […]

With reference to death, the Navajo __________. a. viewed it as frightful except among the aged b. removed the dying from a hogan c. disposed of a body as soon as possible d. all of the above In the Southeast, […]

Norseman Leif Eriksson landed in Newfoundland around A.D. 1000, the first documented European contact with the New World The two major divisions of the Arctic people are __________. a. Eskimo and Inuit b. Aleut and Eskimo c. Eskimo and Algonkian […]

The origins of Halloween can be found in a(n): a. ancient Celtic festival called Samhain b. Satanic celebration of the horned deity c. new tradition for burials that began during the Civil War d. U.S. department store attempt to sell […]

Tarot cards and the reading of palms are examples of: a. mechanical type of divination b. possession c. omens d. ordeals A Korean shaman may be asked to: a. guide the dead to the underworld b. locate game for hunters […]

A goddess of agriculture is an example of a(n): a. creator goddess b. trickster goddess c. attribute goddess d. otiose goddess The Huichol journey: a. reenacts the journey of the Ancient Ones b. involves each person assuming the identify of […]

An apocalypse is: a. the catastrophic destruction of the world b. the origin of the world through birth c. a god who gave is known for trickery and deceit d. a type of hero myth An altered state of consciousness […]

Symbolic elements of dance include: a. movement b. costume c. paraphernalia d. all of the above Core shamanism is a concept that was developed by Carlos Castaneda. Answer: F A regular Sunday morning Christian service would be classified primarily as […]

Among the Huichol the peyote cactus is thought to be the: a. bride of the devil b. sacrifice of the creator god c. footprint of the sacred deer d. food of the sun god The African Burial Ground is a […]

The custom of drinking the cremated ashes of the dead is found among the: a. Yanomam b. Jivaro c. Berawan d. Nuer The movement of culture traits from one culture to another is termed: a. acculturation b. diffusion c. assimilation […]

The ability to create new symbols is termed: a. arbitrariness b. openness c. displacement d. none of the above When a Yanomam girl begins to menstruate for the first time, she is isolated in a small room built alone one […]

Religious specialists who are usually responsible for the performance of prescribed, periodic rituals are: a. shamans b. diviners c. priests d. healers The concept of animatism refers to a belief: a. in spirit beings b. that it is impossible to […]

Which of the following is true about Zande witchcraft beliefs? a. witches normally depend upon magic rituals to attain their evil ends b. witchcraft is a substance found within the body of the witch c. some witches can use their […]

Like Zande witches, Navaho witches are born with a physical substance within their bodies that are responsible for their witchcraft. In Haitian Vodou, the identification of the Yoruba deity Legba as St. Peter is an example of syncretism. Answer: T […]

In the mid-fourteenth century, Jews were less likely to die from the bubonic plague that wiped out a third of Europe’s population. This was because ________. a. of Jewish social conditions and religious prohibitions. b. of Jewish connections with the […]

The transition for the Hmong community to the United States was difficult because they ________. a. did not have tight-knit groups to support or sponsor them b. were farmers with little formal education c. were reluctant to dispose their properties […]

In 1900, African American sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois called attention to the overwhelming importance of ________ throughout the world. a. the class structure b. the color line c. cultural diversity d. globalization Which of the following is true of the […]

Sara has xenophobia. She most likely fears ________. a. strangers or foreigners b. cats and dogs c. new places d. gods or religion Baptist, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Methodist, and Presbyterian are the five mainline churches of ________. a. Jews b. Roman […]

The Niagara Movement’s legacy was ________. a. documenting slave revolts that accelerated the intensity of oppression b. enduring poverty that gripped a large proportion of the descendants of slavery c. making amendments for the injustice of slavery d. educating a […]

Roger, a police officer, takes Iqbal into custody for questioning just because Iqbal is an Arab American. Roger is of the belief that all members of Iqbal’s ethnic community are violent. In this scenario, Roger’s actions best illustrates ________. a. […]

In the current scenario in the United States, which of the following statements is true of the economic status of the elderly? a. The elderly like other subordinate groups form a single economic profile. b. A majority of the elderly […]

The practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups based on test scores is referred to as ________. a. redlining b. gerrymandering c. profiling d. tracking Which of the following statements is true of mixed status? a. It is concerned […]

A Black worker is shown how to perform her factory job by a White male supervisor. According to the contact hypothesis, this situation would be unlikely to reduce prejudice because ________. a. it is set in a blue-collar work environment […]

When race is articulated or emphasized for Whites, it is more likely to ________. a. be seen as threatening to Whites b. restrict Whites from embracing their own race c. allow them to embrace their national roots with pride d. […]

Sociologist William J. Wilson pointed out that ________. a. programs must be developed to confront ethnic and racial discrimination rather than class subordination b. young Blacks were competing unsuccessfully with young Whites c. class has ceased to be of concern […]

Which of the following best describes the term environmental justice? a. the rights of all communities to receive protection from the threat of hazardous waste b. equal access to parkland recreation programs to people of all ethnicities, regardless of race […]

The term ________ has often been used in the United States to refer explicitly to religion. a. ethnophaulism b. pluralism c. ageism d. ethnocentrism Which of the following statements is true of LaPiere’s study? a. The respondents to the questionnaires […]

W. E. B. Du Bois advocated the leadership of Blacks to be spearheaded by the ________. a. antislavery advocate b. White primary c. abolitionist d. talented tenth In the context of slavery and slave trade, which of the following is […]

A prejudiced belief leads to ________. a. categorical rejection b. embodied ethnocentrism c. communal harmony d. cultural assimilation The detailed set of religious restrictions governing food preparation that Jews are expected to follow is called ________. a. yarmulke b. kashrut […]

In the context of the Termination Act, the government orders on the Native Americans resulted in ________. a. the tribes becoming autonomous b. tribe members joining the federal services c. major economic upheaval for the affected tribes d. a strong […]

Which of the following characteristics of minority groups is shared by older adults? a. They are victims of reverse discrimination in employment. b. They have little sense of group solidarity. c. Their leisure-time activities are similar to the rest of […]

Among Korean Americans, ________ is the organization holding the group together. a. the hui kuan b. the church c. the hometown club d. tsu ________ refers to the act of making amends for the injustice of slavery. a. Slavery reparation […]

Which of the following is a similarity between Christianity and Islam? a. Both are polytheistic. b. Both worship the same God. c. Both view Jesus as the Son of God. d. Both question the existence of an afterlife. Stokely Carmichael’s […]

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 ________ […]

The Hart-Cellar Act is also called the ________. a. Immigration and Nationality Act b. Voting Rights Act c. Immigration Reform and Control Act d. Chinese Exclusion Act Identify a panethnic name used to identify Americans of Spanish or Latin American […]

In 1955, the responsibility for healthcare for Indian Americans through the Indian Health Service transferred from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the ________. a. American Medical Association b. Public Health Service c. tribal governments d. state governments According to […]

Two years into her new job, Paula finds that her salary is considerably lesser than that of her male colleagues at similar positions. She can seek redress for this disparity in pay even after 180 days under the ________. a. […]

Which of the following statements is true of brain drain? a. It involves the emigration from the United States of skilled professionals. b. It has drawn emigrants from developing nations who are eligible for H-1B visas. c. It involves the […]

The term apartheid schools has been coined to refer to schools that ________. a. are funded by elites b. are all Black c. exclusively have Whites teachers d. are reserved for Hispanics The ________ takes the view that the global […]

Which of the following best expresses Zionism? a. the championing of racist and anti-Semitic ideologies b. the substitution of cultural traditions as the tie that binds Jews c. the twentieth-century movement to create a Jewish state in Palestine d. the […]

Which of the following statements is true of religion in the African American community? a. African Americans are overwhelmingly Protestant. b. Africans who were brought involuntarily to the U.S. were Christians. c. A majority of African Americans belong to historically […]

The development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups, such as Hispanics, is called ________. a. panethnicity b. ethnocentrism c. assimilation d. marginalization Asking people their willingness to interact with or be employed with people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds measures […]

In 1925, under the provisions of the national origins system, which of the following people would find it easiest to legally enter the United States? a. Hiroto, a Japanese laborer b. Oliver, a British laborer c. Nikolaos, a Greek physician […]

The most important organization or social institution among Mexican Americans is ________. a. the National Farm Workers Association b. the hui kuan c. the church d. the family Research has consistently shown that denominations can be arranged in a hierarchy […]

Korean American women support their families financially. Which of the following is a reason for this? a. This is the role they have carried over to the United States from their homeland. b. They have become ambitious after immigrating to […]