Question 1

______'s best known tactic was the organization of a grape pickers' strike and a national grape boycott that began in 1965.

Accepted Answer

A)  César Chávez 
B)  José Angel Gutiérrez 
C)  Reis López Tijerina 
D)  Rodolfo Gonzalez 
E)  Linda Alvarez 
A)  César Chávez 
B)  José Angel Gutiérrez 
C)  Reis López Tijerina 
D)  Rodolfo Gonzalez 
E)  Linda Alvarez

Question 2

Hispanic Americans are the second largest minority group in the United States and will probably be the largest group early in the next century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Cultural differences between Mexican Americans and the dominant society have ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  contributed to the melting pot that is the United States 
B)  provided a basis for group solidarity among Mexican Americans 
C)  decreased over time with continued immigration 
D)  led to the prioritization of acculturation within Chicanismo 
E)  served as the basis for including Mexican Americans within society 
A)  contributed to the melting pot that is the United States 
B)  provided a basis for group solidarity among Mexican Americans 
C)  decreased over time with continued immigration 
D)  led to the prioritization of acculturation within Chicanismo 
E)  served as the basis for including Mexican Americans within society

Question 4

Which of the following most closely resembles the goals of Operation Wetback?

Accepted Answer

A)  a 1942 program to bring in contract laborers from Mexico 
B)  a 1950s government program to deport illegal immigrants from Mexico 
C)  a 1965 program to give priority to Mexican immigrants who had family and kin with U.S. citizenship 
D)  a 1986 program to allow illegal immigrants who had been in the country since 1982 to legalize their status 
E)  a 1994 proposition in California that barred illegal immigrants from receiving any taxpayer-funded benefits, such as publicly funded health care or education 
A)  a 1942 program to bring in contract laborers from Mexico 
B)  a 1950s government program to deport illegal immigrants from Mexico 
C)  a 1965 program to give priority to Mexican immigrants who had family and kin with U.S. citizenship 
D)  a 1986 program to allow illegal immigrants who had been in the country since 1982 to legalize their status 
E)  a 1994 proposition in California that barred illegal immigrants from receiving any taxpayer-funded benefits, such as publicly funded health care or education

Question 5

Which of the following statements about Hispanics is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rates of intermarriage are lower for Latinos than for African Americans. 
B)  In comparison to the households of all other minority groups, fewer Hispanic households are headed by women. 
C)  The percentage of Hispanics who voted in the 2008 presidential election represents a small decrease from the percentage that voted in the 2004 election. 
D)  Colombian Americans have the highest level of educational attainment among all Hispanic subgroups. 
E)  Cuban Americans are highly acculturated. 
A)  Rates of intermarriage are lower for Latinos than for African Americans. 
B)  In comparison to the households of all other minority groups, fewer Hispanic households are headed by women. 
C)  The percentage of Hispanics who voted in the 2008 presidential election represents a small decrease from the percentage that voted in the 2004 election. 
D)  Colombian Americans have the highest level of educational attainment among all Hispanic subgroups. 
E)  Cuban Americans are highly acculturated.

Question 6

Which of the following is the most prominent difference between Mexican Americans and Anglo-Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican Americans don't emphasize family relations as much as Anglo-Americans do, in part because of the nature of seasonal labor, which often requires staying away from home for a long period of time. 
B)  Mexican Americans tend to be more active in religious life (e.g., church attendance). 
C)  No matter how similar their social class, educational background, or length of residence in the United States is to other Americans, Mexican Americans still tend to have different systems of value. 
D)  The dominant society (i.e., Anglo-American society) is largely Protestant, while most Mexican Americans are Catholic. 
E)  Mexican Americans tend to support "machismo," while Anglo-Americans do not. 
A)  Mexican Americans don't emphasize family relations as much as Anglo-Americans do, in part because of the nature of seasonal labor, which often requires staying away from home for a long period of time. 
B)  Mexican Americans tend to be more active in religious life (e.g., church attendance). 
C)  No matter how similar their social class, educational background, or length of residence in the United States is to other Americans, Mexican Americans still tend to have different systems of value. 
D)  The dominant society (i.e., Anglo-American society) is largely Protestant, while most Mexican Americans are Catholic. 
E)  Mexican Americans tend to support "machismo," while Anglo-Americans do not.

Question 7

How did Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans become minority groups? Describe the contact situation of each group. Explain how the contact situation shaped relations with the larger society. Compare these patterns with those of Mexican Americans.

Accepted Answer

Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans became

Question 8

By the dawn of the 20th century, the situation of Mexican Americans resembled that of ______ in some ways.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anglo Americans 
B)  Italian Americans 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Dutch Americans 
E)  Asian Americans 
A)  Anglo Americans 
B)  Italian Americans 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Dutch Americans 
E)  Asian Americans

Question 9

The 1960s was a time of intense activism and militancy for Mexican Americans. A protest movement guided by an ideology called ______ began.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown Power 
B)  Zapatistas 
C)  Chicanismo 
D)  Tejanismo 
E)  Chicano Crusaders 
A)  Brown Power 
B)  Zapatistas 
C)  Chicanismo 
D)  Tejanismo 
E)  Chicano Crusaders

Question 10

The first Cuban immigrants were affluent, powerful, and White, and they left Cuba ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  because they lost political and economic power during the revolution 
B)  to flee an oppressive government 
C)  because socialism decimated the Cuban economy 
D)  to achieve their desires of creating an enclave economy 
E)  because Castro was anti-American 
A)  because they lost political and economic power during the revolution 
B)  to flee an oppressive government 
C)  because socialism decimated the Cuban economy 
D)  to achieve their desires of creating an enclave economy 
E)  because Castro was anti-American

Question 11

Ethnic enclaves can develop only when businesses, financial expertise, and capital are combined with a disciplined labor force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Puerto Ricans' movement to the mainland is voluntary in some ways, but in others, it is strongly motivated by the transformations in the island economy that resulted from modernization and U.S. domination. Which theory can be used to best explain their process of entering the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gordon's model of assimilation 
B)  intersectionality 
C)  Marxism 
D)  the Blauner hypothesis 
E)  the Noel hypothesis 
A)  Gordon's model of assimilation 
B)  intersectionality 
C)  Marxism 
D)  the Blauner hypothesis 
E)  the Noel hypothesis

Question 13

According to the chapter text, colonized minority groups such as Chicanos and Puerto Ricans have not been encouraged to assimilate because they are valued primarily for their cheap labor and are considered less valuable in other respects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The racial background of Mexican Americans is mainly ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Native American and African 
B)  African and European 
C)  Native American and European 
D)  Asian and European 
E)  Native American only 
A)  Native American and African 
B)  African and European 
C)  Native American and European 
D)  Asian and European 
E)  Native American only

Question 15

Based on the information presented in the chapter text, which of the following individuals would probably have the highest income?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Cuban American man who is self-employed within the enclave 
B)  a Cuban American man who works for a firm owned by another Cuban American 
C)  a Mexican American man who works for a firm owned by a non-Hispanic White 
D)  a Puerto Rican man who works for a firm owned by a non-Hispanic White 
E)  a Cuban American woman who does domestic work 
A)  a Cuban American man who is self-employed within the enclave 
B)  a Cuban American man who works for a firm owned by another Cuban American 
C)  a Mexican American man who works for a firm owned by a non-Hispanic White 
D)  a Puerto Rican man who works for a firm owned by a non-Hispanic White 
E)  a Cuban American woman who does domestic work

Question 16

Today, most social analysts see Mexican Americans in terms of the social theory of the culture of poverty and claim that their low social status is a result of an unhealthy value system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Chicanismo movement questioned the value of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation 
B)  apartheid 
C)  activism 
D)  pluralism 
E)  socialism 
A)  assimilation 
B)  apartheid 
C)  activism 
D)  pluralism 
E)  socialism

Question 18

The ______ thesis argues that Whites will gradually lose their dominant status as Latino and Asian American groups grow in numbers.

Accepted Answer

A)  nativist 
B)  Whitening 
C)  coloring 
D)  browning 
E)  symbolic 
A)  nativist 
B)  Whitening 
C)  coloring 
D)  browning 
E)  symbolic

Question 19

Support for Mexican immigration decreases when competition for jobs increases. This observation would most likely be made by which social theorist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weber 
B)  Noel 
C)  Lenski 
D)  Blauner 
E)  Hill Collins 
A)  Weber 
B)  Noel 
C)  Lenski 
D)  Blauner 
E)  Hill Collins

Question 20

Puerto Rican migration was unlike Mexican migration because Puerto Ricans had already been established as U.S. citizens in 1917.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

______'s best known tactic was the organization of a grape pickers' strike and a national grape boycott that began in 1965.

Hispanic Americans are the second largest minority group in the United States and will probably be the largest group early in the next century.

Cultural differences between Mexican Americans and the dominant society have ______.

Which of the following most closely resembles the goals of Operation Wetback?

Which of the following statements about Hispanics is true?

Which of the following is the most prominent difference between Mexican Americans and Anglo-Americans?

How did Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans become minority groups? Describe the contact situation of each group. Explain how the contact situation shaped relations with the larger society. Compare these patterns with those of Mexican Americans.

By the dawn of the 20th century, the situation of Mexican Americans resembled that of ______ in some ways.

The 1960s was a time of intense activism and militancy for Mexican Americans. A protest movement guided by an ideology called ______ began.

The first Cuban immigrants were affluent, powerful, and White, and they left Cuba ______.

Ethnic enclaves can develop only when businesses, financial expertise, and capital are combined with a disciplined labor force.

Puerto Ricans' movement to the mainland is voluntary in some ways, but in others, it is strongly motivated by the transformations in the island economy that resulted from modernization and U.S. domination. Which theory can be used to best explain their process of entering the United States?

According to the chapter text, colonized minority groups such as Chicanos and Puerto Ricans have not been encouraged to assimilate because they are valued primarily for their cheap labor and are considered less valuable in other respects.

The racial background of Mexican Americans is mainly ______.

Based on the information presented in the chapter text, which of the following individuals would probably have the highest income?

Today, most social analysts see Mexican Americans in terms of the social theory of the culture of poverty and claim that their low social status is a result of an unhealthy value system.

The Chicanismo movement questioned the value of ______.

The ______ thesis argues that Whites will gradually lose their dominant status as Latino and Asian American groups grow in numbers.

Support for Mexican immigration decreases when competition for jobs increases. This observation would most likely be made by which social theorist?

Puerto Rican migration was unlike Mexican migration because Puerto Ricans had already been established as U.S. citizens in 1917.

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African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institutional Discrimination and Modern Racism

Native Americans: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society

Asian Americans: Model Minorities

New Americans, Assimilation, and Old Challenges

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Exam 7: Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic Enclaves

______'s best known tactic was the organization of a grape pickers' strike and a national grape boycott that began in 1965.

Hispanic Americans are the second largest minority group in the United States and will probably be the largest group early in the next century.

Cultural differences between Mexican Americans and the dominant society have ______.

Which of the following most closely resembles the goals of Operation Wetback?

Which of the following statements about Hispanics is true?

Which of the following is the most prominent difference between Mexican Americans and Anglo-Americans?

How did Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans become minority groups? Describe the contact situation of each group. Explain how the contact situation shaped relations with the larger society. Compare these patterns with those of Mexican Americans.

By the dawn of the 20th century, the situation of Mexican Americans resembled that of ______ in some ways.

The 1960s was a time of intense activism and militancy for Mexican Americans. A protest movement guided by an ideology called ______ began.

The first Cuban immigrants were affluent, powerful, and White, and they left Cuba ______.

Ethnic enclaves can develop only when businesses, financial expertise, and capital are combined with a disciplined labor force.

Puerto Ricans' movement to the mainland is voluntary in some ways, but in others, it is strongly motivated by the transformations in the island economy that resulted from modernization and U.S. domination. Which theory can be used to best explain their process of entering the United States?

According to the chapter text, colonized minority groups such as Chicanos and Puerto Ricans have not been encouraged to assimilate because they are valued primarily for their cheap labor and are considered less valuable in other respects.

The racial background of Mexican Americans is mainly ______.

Based on the information presented in the chapter text, which of the following individuals would probably have the highest income?

Today, most social analysts see Mexican Americans in terms of the social theory of the culture of poverty and claim that their low social status is a result of an unhealthy value system.

The Chicanismo movement questioned the value of ______.

The ______ thesis argues that Whites will gradually lose their dominant status as Latino and Asian American groups grow in numbers.

Support for Mexican immigration decreases when competition for jobs increases. This observation would most likely be made by which social theorist?

Puerto Rican migration was unlike Mexican migration because Puerto Ricans had already been established as U.S. citizens in 1917.

Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts

Assimilation and Pluralism: From Immigrants to White Ethnics

The Development of Dominantminority Relations in Preindustrial America: The Origins of Slavery

Industrialization and Dominantminority Relations: From Slavery to Segregation and the Coming of Postindustrial Society

African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institutional Discrimination and Modern Racism

Native Americans: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society

Asian Americans: Model Minorities

New Americans, Assimilation, and Old Challenges

Minority Groups and Us Society: Themes, Patterns, and the Future

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