Question 1

Jane strongly believes that the creation of life could not have been possible without the presence of a superior power. This attitude indicates her belief in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic paradox 
B)  civil religion 
C)  intelligent design 
D)  blended identity 
A)  ethnic paradox 
B)  civil religion 
C)  intelligent design 
D)  blended identity

Question 2

According to the functionalist perspective, civil religion in the United States ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rejects assimilation and coexistence in some form of cultural pluralism 
B)  reinforces Central American values that may be more expressly patriotic than sacred in nature 
C)  promotes the literal interpretation of the Bible 
D)  discounts the idea that life is complex and could only have been created by a higher intelligence 
A)  rejects assimilation and coexistence in some form of cultural pluralism 
B)  reinforces Central American values that may be more expressly patriotic than sacred in nature 
C)  promotes the literal interpretation of the Bible 
D)  discounts the idea that life is complex and could only have been created by a higher intelligence

Question 3

Zuaria is a country with several religious and ethnic groups. The government has a policy of not favoring one religion over others thereby remaining neutral. Therefore, the government of Zuaria advocates ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  creationism 
B)  pluralism 
C)  secession 
D)  assimilation 
A)  creationism 
B)  pluralism 
C)  secession 
D)  assimilation

Question 4

What is ethnic paradox?

Accepted Answer

Ethnic paradox refers to the maintenance

Question 5

Creationists advocate ________ as a more accurate account of evolution than Darwinism.

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligent design 
B)  civil religion 
C)  symbolic ethnicity 
D)  religious pluralism 
A)  intelligent design 
B)  civil religion 
C)  symbolic ethnicity 
D)  religious pluralism

Question 6

The Irish immigrants to the United States were characterized by their ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to assume high positions in church 
B)  withdrawal from the lower classes and slaves 
C)  reluctance to accept formal schooling as essential to success 
D)  tendency to settle in coastal cities and work in mines 
A)  inability to assume high positions in church 
B)  withdrawal from the lower classes and slaves 
C)  reluctance to accept formal schooling as essential to success 
D)  tendency to settle in coastal cities and work in mines

Question 7

Civil religion embodies ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the ethnic interest and awareness among the grandchildren of immigrants 
B)  a belief system that incorporates all religions but is not associated specifically with any one 
C)  a court order that restricts religious freedom 
D)  the idea that life is so complex that it could only have been created by a higher intelligence 
A)  the ethnic interest and awareness among the grandchildren of immigrants 
B)  a belief system that incorporates all religions but is not associated specifically with any one 
C)  a court order that restricts religious freedom 
D)  the idea that life is so complex that it could only have been created by a higher intelligence

Question 8

The lower-class Irish immigrants left behind by other Irish immigrants and their children who moved into more affluent urban areas in the United States were referred to as the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lace-curtain Irish 
B)  Irish Protestants 
C)  Irish nativists 
D)  shanty Irish 
A)  lace-curtain Irish 
B)  Irish Protestants 
C)  Irish nativists 
D)  shanty Irish

Question 9

The largest denomination in the United States is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Judaism 
B)  Islam 
C)  Protestantism 
D)  Catholicism 
A)  Judaism 
B)  Islam 
C)  Protestantism 
D)  Catholicism

Question 10

________ is the largest single source of ancestry of people in the United States today.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ireland 
B)  Africa 
C)  Germany 
D)  Austria 
A)  Ireland 
B)  Africa 
C)  Germany 
D)  Austria

Jane strongly believes that the creation of life could not have been possible without the presence of a superior power. This attitude indicates her belief in ________.

According to the functionalist perspective, civil religion in the United States ________.

Zuaria is a country with several religious and ethnic groups. The government has a policy of not favoring one religion over others thereby remaining neutral. Therefore, the government of Zuaria advocates ________.

What is ethnic paradox?

Creationists advocate ________ as a more accurate account of evolution than Darwinism.

The Irish immigrants to the United States were characterized by their ________.

Civil religion embodies ________.

The lower-class Irish immigrants left behind by other Irish immigrants and their children who moved into more affluent urban areas in the United States were referred to as the ________.

The largest denomination in the United States is ________.

________ is the largest single source of ancestry of people in the United States today.

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Exam 5: Ethnicity and Religion

Jane strongly believes that the creation of life could not have been possible without the presence of a superior power. This attitude indicates her belief in ________.

According to the functionalist perspective, civil religion in the United States ________.

Zuaria is a country with several religious and ethnic groups. The government has a policy of not favoring one religion over others thereby remaining neutral. Therefore, the government of Zuaria advocates ________.

What is ethnic paradox?

Creationists advocate ________ as a more accurate account of evolution than Darwinism.

The Irish immigrants to the United States were characterized by their ________.

Civil religion embodies ________.

The lower-class Irish immigrants left behind by other Irish immigrants and their children who moved into more affluent urban areas in the United States were referred to as the ________.

The largest denomination in the United States is ________.

________ is the largest single source of ancestry of people in the United States today.

Exploring Race and Ethnicity

Prejudice

Discrimination

Immigration

The Nation As a Kaleidoscope

Filters