Question 1

What do we call people who share ancestry,language,customs,religion,and a geographic region?

Accepted Answer

A)  an ethnic group 
B)  a racial group 
C)  a minority group 
D)  a majority group 
A)  an ethnic group 
B)  a racial group 
C)  a minority group 
D)  a majority group

Question 2

What do we call the process whereby one group of people within a nation gain complete control over the others,create intensive systems of segregation,turn some people into low-wage workers,and buoy their actions with a set of beliefs that paints exploited others as inferior?

Accepted Answer

A)  genocide 
B)  cultural imperialism 
C)  internal colonialism 
D)  colonialism 
A)  genocide 
B)  cultural imperialism 
C)  internal colonialism 
D)  colonialism

Question 3

Why did Dr.Samuel George Morton's research on brain size and race have such long-lasting and far-reaching effects?

Accepted Answer

A)  because it reinforced and perpetuated dominant ideas about inferiority and superiority 
B)  because he was one of a handful of educated people conducting scientific research 
C)  because his findings replicated, and finally demonstrated conclusively, the results of earlier studies 
D)  because his findings were innovative and novel at the time and people were interested in unique perspectives 
A)  because it reinforced and perpetuated dominant ideas about inferiority and superiority 
B)  because he was one of a handful of educated people conducting scientific research 
C)  because his findings replicated, and finally demonstrated conclusively, the results of earlier studies 
D)  because his findings were innovative and novel at the time and people were interested in unique perspectives

Question 4

What are the defining features of an ethnic group?

Accepted Answer

An ethnic group is typically defined by

Question 5

What does the fact that Italians,Jews,and Irish people were considered "blacks" by many people a hundred years ago suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Swarthy Mediterranean types have often been confused with others regardless of ethnic origins. 
B)  Distinctions based on race are often made on the basis of facial features as well as skin colour. 
C)  Skin colour, not ethnic background, is the most important determinant of racial distinctions. 
D)  Distinctions based on race are arbitrary, socially constructed, and transitory. 
A)  Swarthy Mediterranean types have often been confused with others regardless of ethnic origins. 
B)  Distinctions based on race are often made on the basis of facial features as well as skin colour. 
C)  Skin colour, not ethnic background, is the most important determinant of racial distinctions. 
D)  Distinctions based on race are arbitrary, socially constructed, and transitory.

Question 6

Approximately what percentage of Canadians reported having more than one ethnic identity on the 2006 census?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  40 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  40 percent

Question 7

What do Japanese Canadians,Chinese Canadians,and Aboriginal people in Canada all have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have sought redress for past wrongs and have been successful in receiving an apology but no money. 
B)  They have sought redress for past wrongs and have been successful in receiving money but no apology. 
C)  They have sought redress for past wrongs and have been successful in receiving an apology as well as money. 
D)  They have sought redress for past wrongs and have been unsuccessful in receiving an apology or money. 
A)  They have sought redress for past wrongs and have been successful in receiving an apology but no money. 
B)  They have sought redress for past wrongs and have been successful in receiving money but no apology. 
C)  They have sought redress for past wrongs and have been successful in receiving an apology as well as money. 
D)  They have sought redress for past wrongs and have been unsuccessful in receiving an apology or money.

Question 8

Discuss how the federal policy of multiculturalism came about and what its impact has been.

Accepted Answer

The federal policy of multiculturalism i

Question 9

According to the textbook,the process where physical differences create a rationale for unequal treatment,which results in people acting differently from one another,leads into which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotyping 
B)  scapegoating 
C)  stratification 
D)  ethnic pluralism 
A)  stereotyping 
B)  scapegoating 
C)  stratification 
D)  ethnic pluralism

Question 10

What do we call practices or actions toward people based on their real or imagined group membership?

Accepted Answer

A)  racism 
B)  prejudice 
C)  discrimination 
D)  scapegoating 
A)  racism 
B)  prejudice 
C)  discrimination 
D)  scapegoating

Question 11

Jyoti has recently immigrated to Canada from Mumbai,India.She has settled into a primarily South Asian neighbourhood and keeps in regular contact with her friends and relatives in Mumbai through telephone,email,and the occasional visit.According to the textbook,what is Jyoti a part of?

Accepted Answer

A)  internal colonialism 
B)  an ethnic melting pot 
C)  a transnational community 
D)  a cross border community 
A)  internal colonialism 
B)  an ethnic melting pot 
C)  a transnational community 
D)  a cross border community

Question 12

Why is the level of participation of people with African origins relatively high in sports and entertainment?

Accepted Answer

A)  because they possess a natural talent or "gift" 
B)  because they work harder at them out of a higher level of interest 
C)  because they often lack alternative options for mobility 
D)  because they lack role models and friends in other occupations 
A)  because they possess a natural talent or "gift" 
B)  because they work harder at them out of a higher level of interest 
C)  because they often lack alternative options for mobility 
D)  because they lack role models and friends in other occupations

Question 13

What do we call members of subordinate groups who are blamed for societal problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  racists 
B)  minority groups 
C)  stereotypes 
D)  scapegoats 
A)  racists 
B)  minority groups 
C)  stereotypes 
D)  scapegoats

Question 14

During World War II,the Canadian government relocated,interned,and confiscated the assets of all of the Japanese Canadians who lived anywhere near the British Columbia Coast,blaming them for attacks on Pearl Harbor to the south.What were the Japanese Canadians in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  traitors 
B)  scapegoats 
C)  immigrants 
D)  racialized exemplars 
A)  traitors 
B)  scapegoats 
C)  immigrants 
D)  racialized exemplars

Question 15

What is Herbert Gans's term for the nostalgia and pride one can feel about one's ethnic roots without being constrained by it in one's daily life?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic nostalgia 
B)  ephemeral ethnicity 
C)  transitory cultural identification 
D)  symbolic ethnicity 
A)  symbolic nostalgia 
B)  ephemeral ethnicity 
C)  transitory cultural identification 
D)  symbolic ethnicity

Question 16

Which of the following Canadians is least likely to be able to enjoy symbolic ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maggie, the Irish marine biologist 
B)  Alain, the French engineer 
C)  Ina, the German nurse 
D)  Russell, the South Asian comedian 
A)  Maggie, the Irish marine biologist 
B)  Alain, the French engineer 
C)  Ina, the German nurse 
D)  Russell, the South Asian comedian

Question 17

In the middle of the twentieth century,Canada was a society sharply stratified along ethnic and racial lines.Back then,those with the most power and privilege were of British origin,known as "WASPs" or white Anglo-Saxon Protestants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following was a major outcome of immigration in Canada in the middle of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The French retained most of their earlier political and economic control. 
B)  Canada was stratified more by class than by the race or ethnicity of immigrants. 
C)  Later immigrants to Canada enjoyed similar levels of power and prestige to those who had come earlier. 
D)  There were large differences regarding prestige and finances between immigrants from Europe and immigrants from Asia. 
A)  The French retained most of their earlier political and economic control. 
B)  Canada was stratified more by class than by the race or ethnicity of immigrants. 
C)  Later immigrants to Canada enjoyed similar levels of power and prestige to those who had come earlier. 
D)  There were large differences regarding prestige and finances between immigrants from Europe and immigrants from Asia.

Question 19

Discuss the feasibility of a number of policy measures in reducing the verticality of the Canadian mosaic.

Accepted Answer

The verticality of the Canadian mosaic r

Question 20

Halyna speaks Ukrainian fluently,makes traditional food and dances at traditional festivals,and was married at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.Which of the following is she a part of?

Accepted Answer

A)  the power elite 
B)  a majority group 
C)  an ethnic group 
D)  a racial group 
A)  the power elite 
B)  a majority group 
C)  an ethnic group 
D)  a racial group

Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

What do we call people who share ancestry,language,customs,religion,and a geographic region?

What do we call the process whereby one group of people within a nation gain complete control over the others,create intensive systems of segregation,turn some people into low-wage workers,and buoy their actions with a set of beliefs that paints exploited others as inferior?

Why did Dr.Samuel George Morton's research on brain size and race have such long-lasting and far-reaching effects?

What are the defining features of an ethnic group?

What does the fact that Italians,Jews,and Irish people were considered "blacks" by many people a hundred years ago suggest?

Approximately what percentage of Canadians reported having more than one ethnic identity on the 2006 census?

What do Japanese Canadians,Chinese Canadians,and Aboriginal people in Canada all have in common?

Discuss how the federal policy of multiculturalism came about and what its impact has been.

According to the textbook,the process where physical differences create a rationale for unequal treatment,which results in people acting differently from one another,leads into which of the following?

What do we call practices or actions toward people based on their real or imagined group membership?

Jyoti has recently immigrated to Canada from Mumbai,India.She has settled into a primarily South Asian neighbourhood and keeps in regular contact with her friends and relatives in Mumbai through telephone,email,and the occasional visit.According to the textbook,what is Jyoti a part of?

Why is the level of participation of people with African origins relatively high in sports and entertainment?

What do we call members of subordinate groups who are blamed for societal problems?

During World War II,the Canadian government relocated,interned,and confiscated the assets of all of the Japanese Canadians who lived anywhere near the British Columbia Coast,blaming them for attacks on Pearl Harbor to the south.What were the Japanese Canadians in this situation?

What is Herbert Gans's term for the nostalgia and pride one can feel about one's ethnic roots without being constrained by it in one's daily life?

Which of the following Canadians is least likely to be able to enjoy symbolic ethnicity?

In the middle of the twentieth century,Canada was a society sharply stratified along ethnic and racial lines.Back then,those with the most power and privilege were of British origin,known as "WASPs" or white Anglo-Saxon Protestants.

Which of the following was a major outcome of immigration in Canada in the middle of the twentieth century?

Discuss the feasibility of a number of policy measures in reducing the verticality of the Canadian mosaic.

Halyna speaks Ukrainian fluently,makes traditional food and dances at traditional festivals,and was married at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.Which of the following is she a part of?

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