Question 1

What was the key issue for Albanians in Kosovo?

Accepted Answer

A) Having their language recognized 
B) Reducing segregation 
C) Establishing an independent province 
D) Ensuring religious freedom 
A) Having their language recognized 
B) Reducing segregation 
C) Establishing an independent province 
D) Ensuring religious freedom C

Question 2

Josip Broz Tito's strong rule in Yugoslavia eventually resulted in a:

Accepted Answer

A) successful attempt at assimilation. 
B) failed attempt at assimilation. 
C) successful attempt at corporate pluralism. 
D) failed attempt at corporate pluralism. 
A) successful attempt at assimilation. 
B) failed attempt at assimilation. 
C) successful attempt at corporate pluralism. 
D) failed attempt at corporate pluralism. D

Question 3

Prior to the conflict that erupted in the 1990s, the different ethnic groups in Bosnia had:

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A) endured several centuries of intermittent genocide. 
B) not intermixed to a significant extent. 
C) competed politically over economic resources. 
D) coexisted peacefully in a relatively integrated society. 
A) endured several centuries of intermittent genocide. 
B) not intermixed to a significant extent. 
C) competed politically over economic resources. 
D) coexisted peacefully in a relatively integrated society. D

Question 4

Most immigrants in Western European countries:

Accepted Answer

A) continue to experience socioeconomic marginalization. 
B) are culturally similar to the dominant culture of their new societies. 
C) have automatically obtained citizenship in their new country. 
D) participate fully and publicly in sociopolitical issues. 
A) continue to experience socioeconomic marginalization. 
B) are culturally similar to the dominant culture of their new societies. 
C) have automatically obtained citizenship in their new country. 
D) participate fully and publicly in sociopolitical issues.

Question 5

Who were the major groups involved in the Yugoslav conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A) Orthodox Christian Serbs, Roman Catholic Croats, and Sunni Muslims 
B) Roman Catholic Serbs, Orthodox Christian Croats, and Sunni Muslims. 
C) Roman Catholic Serbs, Orthodox Christian Croats, and Shia Muslims 
D) Roman Catholic Serbs, Orthodox Christian Croats, and Shia Muslims. 
A) Orthodox Christian Serbs, Roman Catholic Croats, and Sunni Muslims 
B) Roman Catholic Serbs, Orthodox Christian Croats, and Sunni Muslims. 
C) Roman Catholic Serbs, Orthodox Christian Croats, and Shia Muslims 
D) Roman Catholic Serbs, Orthodox Christian Croats, and Shia Muslims.

Question 6

Immigrants who arrived in Western Europe after World War II were seen as people who would:

Accepted Answer

A) quickly blend in with the mainstream population. 
B) challenge the customs of the dominant culture. 
C) eventually return to their country of origin. 
D) become citizens but remain segregated. 
A) quickly blend in with the mainstream population. 
B) challenge the customs of the dominant culture. 
C) eventually return to their country of origin. 
D) become citizens but remain segregated.

Question 7

The Yugoslav conflict that ended with a 1995 treaty resulted in a Bosnia characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) structural assimilation. 
B) cultural assimilation. 
C) ethnic homogeneity. 
D) ethnic diversity. 
A) structural assimilation. 
B) cultural assimilation. 
C) ethnic homogeneity. 
D) ethnic diversity.

Question 8

The global recession of the late 2000s:

Accepted Answer

A) increased the flow of immigrants to the United States. 
B) decreased the flow of immigrants to European countries. 
C) helped stabilize immigration patterns in Canada. 
D) resulted in higher rates of immigration to Australia. 
A) increased the flow of immigrants to the United States. 
B) decreased the flow of immigrants to European countries. 
C) helped stabilize immigration patterns in Canada. 
D) resulted in higher rates of immigration to Australia.

Question 9

Benedict Anderson referred to emergent nations as:

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A) uplifted civilizations. 
B) reborn communities. 
C) downtrodden civilizations. 
D) imagined communities. 
A) uplifted civilizations. 
B) reborn communities. 
C) downtrodden civilizations. 
D) imagined communities.

Question 10

In some multiethnic societies, __________ may be so strong and divisive there may be little likelihood of reducing intergroup conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic consciousness 
B) ethnic pluralism 
C) racial inequality 
D) racial accommodation 
A) ethnic consciousness 
B) ethnic pluralism 
C) racial inequality 
D) racial accommodation

Question 11

At the end of the Tito regime, __________ previously held in check reemerged.

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic rivalries 
B) fringe communities 
C) linguistic enclaves 
D) economic alliances 
A) ethnic rivalries 
B) fringe communities 
C) linguistic enclaves 
D) economic alliances

Question 12

Which cue is frequently used to confirm ethnic identity in Northern Ireland?

Accepted Answer

A) Political affiliation 
B) Body build 
C) Skin color 
D) Surname 
A) Political affiliation 
B) Body build 
C) Skin color 
D) Surname

Question 13

What was the primary impetus for the most severe ethnic war in the already torn Yugoslav region of the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A) Bosnia declared its independence from Yugoslavia. 
B) The Yugoslav Communist Party gained control of the region. 
C) Tito became prime minister. 
D) NATO forces occupied a Serbian province. 
A) Bosnia declared its independence from Yugoslavia. 
B) The Yugoslav Communist Party gained control of the region. 
C) Tito became prime minister. 
D) NATO forces occupied a Serbian province.

Question 14

In 1995, a resolution was established in Bosnia with the help of:

Accepted Answer

A) France. 
B) the United States. 
C) Canada. 
D) Germany. 
A) France. 
B) the United States. 
C) Canada. 
D) Germany.

Question 15

The cases of ethnic conflict in Canada, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia suggest overall that:

Accepted Answer

A) colonialism nearly always leads to conflict. 
B) racial tensions are inevitable. 
C) physical distinctions are not necessary to engender ethnic conflict. 
D) conflicts generally dissipate with time. 
A) colonialism nearly always leads to conflict. 
B) racial tensions are inevitable. 
C) physical distinctions are not necessary to engender ethnic conflict. 
D) conflicts generally dissipate with time.

Question 16

Hutu propaganda was disseminated primarily through:

Accepted Answer

A) newspapers. 
B) radio. 
C) television. 
D) word of mouth. 
A) newspapers. 
B) radio. 
C) television. 
D) word of mouth.

Question 17

Iraq and Bosnia are similar in that both have:

Accepted Answer

A) been comprised of ethnic groups who have never been able to get along. 
B) experienced the rise of ethnic conflict following political instability. 
C) consistently dealt with intra-Muslim sectarian conflicts. 
D) ethnic groups who have lived in segregated areas for most of their history. 
A) been comprised of ethnic groups who have never been able to get along. 
B) experienced the rise of ethnic conflict following political instability. 
C) consistently dealt with intra-Muslim sectarian conflicts. 
D) ethnic groups who have lived in segregated areas for most of their history.

Question 18

In what way does immigration to Western European after World War II most resemble modern immigration to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Most immigrants came from Latin America. 
B) Immigrants fundamentally changed the ethnic and racial profile of the population. 
C) Immigrants assimilated without major social and economic difficulties. 
D) Immigrants placed an enormous burden on the health care system. 
A) Most immigrants came from Latin America. 
B) Immigrants fundamentally changed the ethnic and racial profile of the population. 
C) Immigrants assimilated without major social and economic difficulties. 
D) Immigrants placed an enormous burden on the health care system.

Question 19

The future of ethnic conflict will likely:

Accepted Answer

A) begin to fade as nations become part of the global economy. 
B) be constrained to only the most ethnically divided societies. 
C) diminish as ethnic boundaries become less distinct. 
D) continue to occur in all multiethnic societies. 
A) begin to fade as nations become part of the global economy. 
B) be constrained to only the most ethnically divided societies. 
C) diminish as ethnic boundaries become less distinct. 
D) continue to occur in all multiethnic societies.

Question 20

One major stream of international migration during the past five decades has been from:

Accepted Answer

A) North Africa to Latin America. 
B) South Asia to Australia. 
C) East Asia to South America. 
D) Latin America to the United States. 
A) North Africa to Latin America. 
B) South Asia to Australia. 
C) East Asia to South America. 
D) Latin America to the United States.

What was the key issue for Albanians in Kosovo?

Josip Broz Tito's strong rule in Yugoslavia eventually resulted in a:

Prior to the conflict that erupted in the 1990s, the different ethnic groups in Bosnia had:

Most immigrants in Western European countries:

Who were the major groups involved in the Yugoslav conflicts?

Immigrants who arrived in Western Europe after World War II were seen as people who would:

The Yugoslav conflict that ended with a 1995 treaty resulted in a Bosnia characterized by:

The global recession of the late 2000s:

Benedict Anderson referred to emergent nations as:

In some multiethnic societies, __________ may be so strong and divisive there may be little likelihood of reducing intergroup conflict.

At the end of the Tito regime, __________ previously held in check reemerged.

Which cue is frequently used to confirm ethnic identity in Northern Ireland?

What was the primary impetus for the most severe ethnic war in the already torn Yugoslav region of the 1990s?

In 1995, a resolution was established in Bosnia with the help of:

The cases of ethnic conflict in Canada, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia suggest overall that:

Hutu propaganda was disseminated primarily through:

Iraq and Bosnia are similar in that both have:

In what way does immigration to Western European after World War II most resemble modern immigration to the United States?

The future of ethnic conflict will likely:

One major stream of international migration during the past five decades has been from:

Introduction: Some Basic Concepts

Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority

Tools of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination

Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism

Immigration and the Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy

Native Americans

African Americans

Hispanic Americans

Asian Americans

White Ethnic Americans

Jewish Americans

Arab Americans

The Changing Context of American Race and Ethnic Relations: Current and Future Issues

South Africa: Society in Transition

Brazil: Racial and Ethnic Democracy

Canada: Ethnic Model of the Future

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Exam 17: Global Issues of Ethnic Conflict and Change

What was the key issue for Albanians in Kosovo?

Josip Broz Tito's strong rule in Yugoslavia eventually resulted in a:

Prior to the conflict that erupted in the 1990s, the different ethnic groups in Bosnia had:

Most immigrants in Western European countries:

Who were the major groups involved in the Yugoslav conflicts?

Immigrants who arrived in Western Europe after World War II were seen as people who would:

The Yugoslav conflict that ended with a 1995 treaty resulted in a Bosnia characterized by:

The global recession of the late 2000s:

Benedict Anderson referred to emergent nations as:

In some multiethnic societies, __________ may be so strong and divisive there may be little likelihood of reducing intergroup conflict.

At the end of the Tito regime, __________ previously held in check reemerged.

Which cue is frequently used to confirm ethnic identity in Northern Ireland?

What was the primary impetus for the most severe ethnic war in the already torn Yugoslav region of the 1990s?

In 1995, a resolution was established in Bosnia with the help of:

The cases of ethnic conflict in Canada, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia suggest overall that:

Hutu propaganda was disseminated primarily through:

Iraq and Bosnia are similar in that both have:

In what way does immigration to Western European after World War II most resemble modern immigration to the United States?

The future of ethnic conflict will likely:

One major stream of international migration during the past five decades has been from:

Introduction: Some Basic Concepts

Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority

Tools of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination

Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism

Immigration and the Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy

Native Americans

African Americans

Hispanic Americans

Asian Americans

White Ethnic Americans

Jewish Americans

Arab Americans

The Changing Context of American Race and Ethnic Relations: Current and Future Issues

South Africa: Society in Transition

Brazil: Racial and Ethnic Democracy

Canada: Ethnic Model of the Future

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