Question 1

Which of the following can be concluded about genetic differences between races?

Accepted Answer

A)  Based upon recent genetic research, results demonstrate that there are more significant racial differences than have been thought to exist for the past 50 years. 
B)  Based upon recent genetic research, about 5 percent of the biological differences between humans have been found to be due to race. 
C)  Based upon recent genetic research, about 5 percent of the cultural differences between humans have been found to be due to race. 
D)  Based upon recent genetic research, results demonstrate that genetic mixing is so widespread that attempts to sort populations into distinct races fails. 
A)  Based upon recent genetic research, results demonstrate that there are more significant racial differences than have been thought to exist for the past 50 years. 
B)  Based upon recent genetic research, about 5 percent of the biological differences between humans have been found to be due to race. 
C)  Based upon recent genetic research, about 5 percent of the cultural differences between humans have been found to be due to race. 
D)  Based upon recent genetic research, results demonstrate that genetic mixing is so widespread that attempts to sort populations into distinct races fails.

Question 2

Who developed the split labour market theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Porter 
B)  Edna Bonacich 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Harriet Martineau 
A)  John Porter 
B)  Edna Bonacich 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Harriet Martineau

Question 3

Explain what happened to the Beothuk of Newfoundland and Labrador,and why.

Accepted Answer

The Beothuk were the indigenous people o

Question 4

Compare and contrast the terms "race" and "ethnic group."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast the terms "race" and...

Question 5

Which of the following abilities has been demonstrated to be biologically based?

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence 
B)  athletic ability 
C)  singing and dancing abilities 
D)  childbearing 
A)  intelligence 
B)  athletic ability 
C)  singing and dancing abilities 
D)  childbearing

Question 6

Ole looks forward to the Norske Dager festival every year,as he can spend the weekend catching up with family and friends,practising his few remembered words of Norwegian,and walking around in his Viking outfit scaring people.What is Ole engaged in?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic ethnicity 
B)  ephemeral ethnicity 
C)  transitory ethnicity 
D)  false ethnicity 
A)  symbolic ethnicity 
B)  ephemeral ethnicity 
C)  transitory ethnicity 
D)  false ethnicity

Question 7

Jillian walks into the cafeteria as her friend Peter is telling a racist joke.What does Peter's behaviour illustrate?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which of the following terms refers to the intentional murder of a whole population?

Accepted Answer

A)  expulsion 
B)  genocide 
C)  colonization 
D)  conquest 
A)  expulsion 
B)  genocide 
C)  colonization 
D)  conquest

Question 9

Although slavery was technically legal in Canada for a short time historically,no Canadians actually owned slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following can be thought of as a catalyst for the upsurge in Quebec nationalism in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Quiet Revolution 
B)  secularization 
C)  the October Crisis 
D)  large-scale international immigration 
A)  the Quiet Revolution 
B)  secularization 
C)  the October Crisis 
D)  large-scale international immigration

Question 11

What is significant about the Beothuk population of Newfoundland and Labrador?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their chief was a member of the first government of Canada at Confederation, giving them access to rights other indigenous people did not have. 
B)  They were offered incentives by the European settlers to murder the neighbouring Mi'kmaq. 
C)  They were hunted, killed, and driven out of their traditional territory until they became extinct. 
D)  They are the most populous First Nation in Canada today, outnumbering all other groups by two to one. 
A)  Their chief was a member of the first government of Canada at Confederation, giving them access to rights other indigenous people did not have. 
B)  They were offered incentives by the European settlers to murder the neighbouring Mi'kmaq. 
C)  They were hunted, killed, and driven out of their traditional territory until they became extinct. 
D)  They are the most populous First Nation in Canada today, outnumbering all other groups by two to one.

Question 12

Learning from the history of relations between the British and the French in Canada,which of the following areas of public life is the best to control if a group wishes to hold power over another?

Accepted Answer

A)  language 
B)  religion 
C)  commerce 
D)  culture 
A)  language 
B)  religion 
C)  commerce 
D)  culture

Question 13

What do we call ownership and control of humans by other humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  conquest 
B)  slavery 
C)  amalgamation 
D)  assimilation 
A)  conquest 
B)  slavery 
C)  amalgamation 
D)  assimilation

Question 14

Are racial and ethnic groups blending over time in Canada? If not,why not? If so,what accounts for this process? Support your position with examples.

Accepted Answer

Racial and ethnic groups in Canada are i

Question 15

Based upon the 1806 newspaper advertisement,which of the following people would be worth the most money in colonial society?

Accepted Answer

A)  an adult male 
B)  an adult female 
C)  an adolescent male 
D)  an adolescent female 
A)  an adult male 
B)  an adult female 
C)  an adolescent male 
D)  an adolescent female

Question 16

Which of the following is a critique that is missing from the research on IQ tests and race?

Accepted Answer

A)  That IQ scores increased as people were able to access more and better education. 
B)  That IQ scores increased as poor people could access enriched educational facilities. 
C)  That biologically based IQ scoring potential has as much truth as the idea that people of different classes have different colours of blood. 
D)  That IQ tests are culturally biased and based on knowledge more common to specific groups in society. 
A)  That IQ scores increased as people were able to access more and better education. 
B)  That IQ scores increased as poor people could access enriched educational facilities. 
C)  That biologically based IQ scoring potential has as much truth as the idea that people of different classes have different colours of blood. 
D)  That IQ tests are culturally biased and based on knowledge more common to specific groups in society.

Question 17

Segregation is the intentional extermination of an entire population defined as a "race" or "people."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What do recent Canadian surveys about racism demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadians no longer hold racist views. 
B)  Only a small fraction of the population holds racist views. 
C)  Up to one half of the population hold racist views. 
D)  Nearly all Canadians hold racist views. 
A)  Canadians no longer hold racist views. 
B)  Only a small fraction of the population holds racist views. 
C)  Up to one half of the population hold racist views. 
D)  Nearly all Canadians hold racist views.

Question 19

What conclusion does the textbook reach regarding "race"?

Accepted Answer

A)  That "race" does not matter. 
B)  That "race" is meaningless because racial differences in thought and behaviour do not exist. 
C)  That "race" is significant because people believe that it is and act toward others on the basis of their beliefs. 
D)  That "race" is the most important factor responsible for people's position in the stratification system. 
A)  That "race" does not matter. 
B)  That "race" is meaningless because racial differences in thought and behaviour do not exist. 
C)  That "race" is significant because people believe that it is and act toward others on the basis of their beliefs. 
D)  That "race" is the most important factor responsible for people's position in the stratification system.

Question 20

A significant reason that Canada's Aboriginal peoples have failed to integrate is because of internal colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

Which of the following can be concluded about genetic differences between races?

Who developed the split labour market theory?

Explain what happened to the Beothuk of Newfoundland and Labrador,and why.

Compare and contrast the terms "race" and "ethnic group."

Which of the following abilities has been demonstrated to be biologically based?

Ole looks forward to the Norske Dager festival every year,as he can spend the weekend catching up with family and friends,practising his few remembered words of Norwegian,and walking around in his Viking outfit scaring people.What is Ole engaged in?

Jillian walks into the cafeteria as her friend Peter is telling a racist joke.What does Peter's behaviour illustrate?

Which of the following terms refers to the intentional murder of a whole population?

Although slavery was technically legal in Canada for a short time historically,no Canadians actually owned slaves.

Which of the following can be thought of as a catalyst for the upsurge in Quebec nationalism in the 1960s?

What is significant about the Beothuk population of Newfoundland and Labrador?

Learning from the history of relations between the British and the French in Canada,which of the following areas of public life is the best to control if a group wishes to hold power over another?

What do we call ownership and control of humans by other humans?

Are racial and ethnic groups blending over time in Canada? If not,why not? If so,what accounts for this process? Support your position with examples.

Based upon the 1806 newspaper advertisement,which of the following people would be worth the most money in colonial society?

Which of the following is a critique that is missing from the research on IQ tests and race?

Segregation is the intentional extermination of an entire population defined as a "race" or "people."

What do recent Canadian surveys about racism demonstrate?

What conclusion does the textbook reach regarding "race"?

A significant reason that Canada's Aboriginal peoples have failed to integrate is because of internal colonialism.

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