Question 1

To date,no multi-ethnic country in the developing world has established lasting democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following culturally plural countries has enjoyed minimal ethnic conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria 
B)  Lebanon 
C)  Sudan 
D)  India 
E)  Brazil 
A)  Nigeria 
B)  Lebanon 
C)  Sudan 
D)  India 
E)  Brazil E

Question 3

Years of civil war in Sudan pitted Arabs from the country's north against blacks from the south.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What are the major types of ethnic identifications that have often caused conflict in developing countries? Include in your Answer: discussion of a specific case of violent conflict for each type of ethnic identification (i.e.,for each type of ethnic identification,what is a good example of where such identifications have led to violent conflict).

Accepted Answer

The major types of ethnic identification

Question 5

Which country's bloody ethnic conflict calls into question the theory that if two ethnic groups have extensive friendships and cross-ethnic marriages they will not experience inter-ethnic violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rwanda 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Argentina 
D)  South Korea 
E)  India 
A)  Rwanda 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Argentina 
D)  South Korea 
E)  India

Question 6

The leader of the black struggle for equality in South Africa was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nelson Mandela. 
B)  F. W. de Klerk. 
C)  Bishop Tutu. 
D)  Jacob Zuma. 
E)  Jomo Kenyatta. 
A)  Nelson Mandela. 
B)  F. W. de Klerk. 
C)  Bishop Tutu. 
D)  Jacob Zuma. 
E)  Jomo Kenyatta.

Question 7

In recent years in Latin American countries such as Bolivia,Ecuador,and Mexico,indigenous people (Latin American Indians)have mobilized and demanded their rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following religiously based ethnic groups were NOT involved in Lebanon's civil war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Druze 
B)  Shi'a 
C)  Sufi 
D)  Sunni 
E)  Maronite Catholics 
A)  Druze 
B)  Shi'a 
C)  Sufi 
D)  Sunni 
E)  Maronite Catholics

Question 9

Ethnic conflict in Iraq has been based primarily on

Accepted Answer

A)  nationality. 
B)  race. 
C)  language. 
D)  religion. 
E)  Iranian intervention. 
A)  nationality. 
B)  race. 
C)  language. 
D)  religion. 
E)  Iranian intervention.

Question 10

For migrants to Third World cities,ethnic identities

Accepted Answer

A)  are usually new forms of identity absent in the countryside. 
B)  are usually gradually shed. 
C)  usually offer practical help and reduce fears and anxieties. 
D)  usually are based on religion. 
E)  are usually roadblocks that make integration in urban life more difficult. 
A)  are usually new forms of identity absent in the countryside. 
B)  are usually gradually shed. 
C)  usually offer practical help and reduce fears and anxieties. 
D)  usually are based on religion. 
E)  are usually roadblocks that make integration in urban life more difficult.

Question 11

What effects has substantial migration from the countryside to urban areas had on ethnic relations in the Third World?

Accepted Answer

Substantial migration from the countrysi

Question 12

Africa's internal ethnic wars were not intensified by external intervention during the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are the major arguments for and against outside intervention-by individual nations or international organizations such as the U.N.or the African Union-as a means of resolving or simply reducing ethnically based violence? Give 1-2 examples of successful foreign intervention and 1-2 of interventions that failed or made things worse.

Accepted Answer

The major arguments for outside interven

Question 14

Under British rule,the regions now called India and Pakistan were united in a single colony.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Multi-ethnic societies

Accepted Answer

A)  have so far never created democratic government. 
B)  only have become democratic after outside intervention. 
C)  have ethnic conflicts that usually deteriorate into civil war. 
D)  only have established democracies with the help of substantial foreign aid. 
E)  are less likely to establish stable democracies than are ethnically homogeneous societies. 
A)  have so far never created democratic government. 
B)  only have become democratic after outside intervention. 
C)  have ethnic conflicts that usually deteriorate into civil war. 
D)  only have established democracies with the help of substantial foreign aid. 
E)  are less likely to establish stable democracies than are ethnically homogeneous societies.

Question 16

According to the "contact hypothesis," the more that people of different ethnic groups came in contact with each other,the more mutual understanding there would be and the lower the level of prejudice would be.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following statements are true?

Accepted Answer

A)  About half of the countries in the world consist of a single ethnic group. 
B)  In much of Africa and Asia, the "divide and rule" policies of the colonial authorities worsened the extent of subsequent ethnic conflict. 
C)  No Third World country has more than nine ethnic groups within its borders. 
D)  Latin America has the largest number of multi-ethnic countries. 
E)  About two-thirds of the world's ethnic groups have their own country. 
A)  About half of the countries in the world consist of a single ethnic group. 
B)  In much of Africa and Asia, the "divide and rule" policies of the colonial authorities worsened the extent of subsequent ethnic conflict. 
C)  No Third World country has more than nine ethnic groups within its borders. 
D)  Latin America has the largest number of multi-ethnic countries. 
E)  About two-thirds of the world's ethnic groups have their own country.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Kurds?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are mostly Sunnis 
B)  A Kurdish rebellion against Saddam Hussein failed after the CIA withdrew support 
C)  Their largest populations are in Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon 
D)  They have their own language 
E)  They have long aspired to have a state (country) of their own 
A)  They are mostly Sunnis 
B)  A Kurdish rebellion against Saddam Hussein failed after the CIA withdrew support 
C)  Their largest populations are in Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon 
D)  They have their own language 
E)  They have long aspired to have a state (country) of their own

Question 19

In an enforced hierarchy of ethnic groups

Accepted Answer

A)  one ethnic group dominates the other(s). 
B)  the relative political strength of each ethnic group is spelled out in the nation's constitution. 
C)  subordinate ethnic groups do not question their status. 
D)  United Nations' Peacekeeping troops maintain the existing social structure. 
E)  violence dominates ethnic relations. 
A)  one ethnic group dominates the other(s). 
B)  the relative political strength of each ethnic group is spelled out in the nation's constitution. 
C)  subordinate ethnic groups do not question their status. 
D)  United Nations' Peacekeeping troops maintain the existing social structure. 
E)  violence dominates ethnic relations.

Question 20

Many scholars object to the name "tribe" that is commonly assigned to African ethnicities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

To date,no multi-ethnic country in the developing world has established lasting democracy.

Which of the following culturally plural countries has enjoyed minimal ethnic conflict?

Years of civil war in Sudan pitted Arabs from the country's north against blacks from the south.

Which country's bloody ethnic conflict calls into question the theory that if two ethnic groups have extensive friendships and cross-ethnic marriages they will not experience inter-ethnic violence?

The leader of the black struggle for equality in South Africa was:

In recent years in Latin American countries such as Bolivia,Ecuador,and Mexico,indigenous people (Latin American Indians)have mobilized and demanded their rights.

Which of the following religiously based ethnic groups were NOT involved in Lebanon's civil war?

Ethnic conflict in Iraq has been based primarily on

For migrants to Third World cities,ethnic identities

What effects has substantial migration from the countryside to urban areas had on ethnic relations in the Third World?

Africa's internal ethnic wars were not intensified by external intervention during the Cold War.

Under British rule,the regions now called India and Pakistan were united in a single colony.

Multi-ethnic societies

According to the "contact hypothesis," the more that people of different ethnic groups came in contact with each other,the more mutual understanding there would be and the lower the level of prejudice would be.

Which of the following statements are true?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Kurds?

In an enforced hierarchy of ethnic groups

Many scholars object to the name "tribe" that is commonly assigned to African ethnicities.

Understanding Underdevelopment

The Explosion of Third World Democracy

Religion and Politics

Women and Development

The Politics of the Rural and Urban Poor

Revolutionary Change

Soldiers and Politics

The Political Economy of Third World Development

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Exam 4: The Politics of Cultural Pluralism and Ethnic Conflict

To date,no multi-ethnic country in the developing world has established lasting democracy.

Which of the following culturally plural countries has enjoyed minimal ethnic conflict?

Years of civil war in Sudan pitted Arabs from the country's north against blacks from the south.

Which country's bloody ethnic conflict calls into question the theory that if two ethnic groups have extensive friendships and cross-ethnic marriages they will not experience inter-ethnic violence?

The leader of the black struggle for equality in South Africa was:

In recent years in Latin American countries such as Bolivia,Ecuador,and Mexico,indigenous people (Latin American Indians)have mobilized and demanded their rights.

Which of the following religiously based ethnic groups were NOT involved in Lebanon's civil war?

Ethnic conflict in Iraq has been based primarily on

For migrants to Third World cities,ethnic identities

What effects has substantial migration from the countryside to urban areas had on ethnic relations in the Third World?

Africa's internal ethnic wars were not intensified by external intervention during the Cold War.

Under British rule,the regions now called India and Pakistan were united in a single colony.

Multi-ethnic societies

According to the "contact hypothesis," the more that people of different ethnic groups came in contact with each other,the more mutual understanding there would be and the lower the level of prejudice would be.

Which of the following statements are true?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Kurds?

In an enforced hierarchy of ethnic groups

Many scholars object to the name "tribe" that is commonly assigned to African ethnicities.

Understanding Underdevelopment

The Explosion of Third World Democracy

Religion and Politics

Women and Development

The Politics of the Rural and Urban Poor

Revolutionary Change

Soldiers and Politics

The Political Economy of Third World Development

Filters