Question 1

A person who believes that Italians are somehow "inferior" and therefore refuses to give an Italian person a job is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)  racist ideology. 
B)  individual racism. 
C)  fascism. 
D)  nativism. 
E)  eugenics. 
A)  racist ideology. 
B)  individual racism. 
C)  fascism. 
D)  nativism. 
E)  eugenics. B

Question 2

What term describes policies favoring native-born inhabitants over new immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  nativism 
B)  eugenics 
C)  racism 
D)  supremacy 
E)  colonialism 
A)  nativism 
B)  eugenics 
C)  racism 
D)  supremacy 
E)  colonialism A

Question 3

Identify three factors that determine race in the Dominican Republic.

Accepted Answer

In the Dominican Republic, skin color is a key signifier, with numerous designations for skin color and lighter skin associated with higher status. However, there is no designation that denotes "black." Black is associated with Haitian identity, African ancestry, and an inferior other. Dominican identity is associated with Spanish ancestry, influence, and the Catholic religion. The third factor is affluence. Wealth is tied to high-class status and can "lighten" Dominicans.

Question 4

Wealth is a factor in determining race in what two countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil and Malaysia 
B)  the Dominican Republic and Malaysia 
C)  Brazil and the United States 
D)  Brazil and the Dominican Republic 
E)  Malaysia and United States 
A)  Brazil and Malaysia 
B)  the Dominican Republic and Malaysia 
C)  Brazil and the United States 
D)  Brazil and the Dominican Republic 
E)  Malaysia and United States

Question 5

To categorize, differentiate, and attribute a particular racial character to a person or group of people is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotyping. 
B)  racial ideology. 
C)  discrimination. 
D)  prejudice. 
E)  racialization. 
A)  stereotyping. 
B)  racial ideology. 
C)  discrimination. 
D)  prejudice. 
E)  racialization.

Question 6

People who believe that civic policies should favor native-born people over immigrants espouse the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  eugenics. 
B)  "home first." 
C)  nationalism. 
D)  nativism. 
E)  Zionism. 
A)  eugenics. 
B)  "home first." 
C)  nationalism. 
D)  nativism. 
E)  Zionism.

Question 7

If a person inherits genes for a dark complexion and blue eyes from his or her parents, this refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  biome. 
B)  phenotype. 
C)  genotype. 
D)  race. 
E)  DNA. 
A)  biome. 
B)  phenotype. 
C)  genotype. 
D)  race. 
E)  DNA.

Question 8

The concept that people of European descent are superior to all others is:

Accepted Answer

A)  fascism. 
B)  Nazi ideology. 
C)  racism. 
D)  white supremacy. 
E)  Zionism. 
A)  fascism. 
B)  Nazi ideology. 
C)  racism. 
D)  white supremacy. 
E)  Zionism.

Question 9

A set of popular ideas about race that allows the discriminatory behaviors of individuals and institutions to seem reasonable, rational, and normal is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  colonialism. 
B)  fascism. 
C)  nativism. 
D)  racialization. 
E)  racial ideology. 
A)  colonialism. 
B)  fascism. 
C)  nativism. 
D)  racialization. 
E)  racial ideology.

Question 10

Explain how the race system developed in Malaysia.

Accepted Answer

A hierarchy of race was originally intro

Question 11

A pseudoscience attempting to scientifically prove the existence of separate human races to improve the population's genetic composition by favoring some races over others is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  racialization. 
B)  nativism. 
C)  institutional racism. 
D)  eugenics. 
E)  Aryanism. 
A)  racialization. 
B)  nativism. 
C)  institutional racism. 
D)  eugenics. 
E)  Aryanism.

Question 12

What study claims to be a science, but in reality only promotes the idea that biological races exist and favors one race over others?

Accepted Answer

A)  fascism 
B)  Zionism 
C)  eugenics 
D)  institutional racism 
E)  segregation 
A)  fascism 
B)  Zionism 
C)  eugenics 
D)  institutional racism 
E)  segregation

Question 13

A historical term meant to belittle and vilify "mixed" marriages is:

Accepted Answer

A)  alienation. 
B)  degradation. 
C)  maligning. 
D)  miscegenation. 
E)  motley. 
A)  alienation. 
B)  degradation. 
C)  maligning. 
D)  miscegenation. 
E)  motley.

Question 14

A person may inherit a genetic pattern for above-average height, but may only reach average height due to poor nutrition. This is an expression of that person's:

Accepted Answer

A)  genotype. 
B)  phenotype. 
C)  nature. 
D)  DNA. 
E)  cline. 
A)  genotype. 
B)  phenotype. 
C)  nature. 
D)  DNA. 
E)  cline.

Question 15

Explain why geneticists state that dividing people into "races" by skin color is as logical as dividing them by earwax.

Accepted Answer

While many societies divide people into

Question 16

The widespread idea in the nineteenth century that it was okay to discriminate against nonwhite people (Italian, Irish, Jewish, and African) because they were biologically different, and not fully human, was called:

Accepted Answer

A)  eugenics. 
B)  institutional racism. 
C)  fascism. 
D)  miscegenation. 
E)  white supremacy. 
A)  eugenics. 
B)  institutional racism. 
C)  fascism. 
D)  miscegenation. 
E)  white supremacy.

Question 17

What is a demeaning historical term for interracial marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  alienation 
B)  miscegenation 
C)  mixing 
D)  maligning 
E)  degradation 
A)  alienation 
B)  miscegenation 
C)  mixing 
D)  maligning 
E)  degradation

Question 18

Laws in the United States that allowed such things as "white only" swimming pools, restaurants, schools, beaches, and the like, similar to apartheid in South Africa, were known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  antimiscegenation. 
B)  Jim Crow. 
C)  white supremacy. 
D)  eugenics. 
E)  segregation. 
A)  antimiscegenation. 
B)  Jim Crow. 
C)  white supremacy. 
D)  eugenics. 
E)  segregation.

Question 19

In at least two cultures discussed in the text, wealth is a factor in determining race. Explain how money can have an effect on racial determination, a supposedly biological classification, and provide an example from the class.

Accepted Answer

In both the Dominican Republic and Brazi

Question 20

What is another name for the "one drop rule" that is used for determining race?

Accepted Answer

A)  eugenics 
B)  racial ideology 
C)  hypodescent 
D)  personal racism 
E)  nativism 
A)  eugenics 
B)  racial ideology 
C)  hypodescent 
D)  personal racism 
E)  nativism

A person who believes that Italians are somehow "inferior" and therefore refuses to give an Italian person a job is demonstrating:

What term describes policies favoring native-born inhabitants over new immigrants?

Identify three factors that determine race in the Dominican Republic.

Wealth is a factor in determining race in what two countries?

To categorize, differentiate, and attribute a particular racial character to a person or group of people is referred to as:

People who believe that civic policies should favor native-born people over immigrants espouse the concept of:

If a person inherits genes for a dark complexion and blue eyes from his or her parents, this refers to:

The concept that people of European descent are superior to all others is:

A set of popular ideas about race that allows the discriminatory behaviors of individuals and institutions to seem reasonable, rational, and normal is referred to as:

Explain how the race system developed in Malaysia.

A pseudoscience attempting to scientifically prove the existence of separate human races to improve the population's genetic composition by favoring some races over others is known as:

What study claims to be a science, but in reality only promotes the idea that biological races exist and favors one race over others?

A historical term meant to belittle and vilify "mixed" marriages is:

A person may inherit a genetic pattern for above-average height, but may only reach average height due to poor nutrition. This is an expression of that person's:

Explain why geneticists state that dividing people into "races" by skin color is as logical as dividing them by earwax.

The widespread idea in the nineteenth century that it was okay to discriminate against nonwhite people (Italian, Irish, Jewish, and African) because they were biologically different, and not fully human, was called:

What is a demeaning historical term for interracial marriage?

Laws in the United States that allowed such things as "white only" swimming pools, restaurants, schools, beaches, and the like, similar to apartheid in South Africa, were known as:

In at least two cultures discussed in the text, wealth is a factor in determining race. Explain how money can have an effect on racial determination, a supposedly biological classification, and provide an example from the class.

What is another name for the "one drop rule" that is used for determining race?

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Exam 6: Race and Racism

A person who believes that Italians are somehow "inferior" and therefore refuses to give an Italian person a job is demonstrating:

What term describes policies favoring native-born inhabitants over new immigrants?

Identify three factors that determine race in the Dominican Republic.

Wealth is a factor in determining race in what two countries?

To categorize, differentiate, and attribute a particular racial character to a person or group of people is referred to as:

People who believe that civic policies should favor native-born people over immigrants espouse the concept of:

If a person inherits genes for a dark complexion and blue eyes from his or her parents, this refers to:

The concept that people of European descent are superior to all others is:

A set of popular ideas about race that allows the discriminatory behaviors of individuals and institutions to seem reasonable, rational, and normal is referred to as:

Explain how the race system developed in Malaysia.

A pseudoscience attempting to scientifically prove the existence of separate human races to improve the population's genetic composition by favoring some races over others is known as:

What study claims to be a science, but in reality only promotes the idea that biological races exist and favors one race over others?

A historical term meant to belittle and vilify "mixed" marriages is:

A person may inherit a genetic pattern for above-average height, but may only reach average height due to poor nutrition. This is an expression of that person's:

Explain why geneticists state that dividing people into "races" by skin color is as logical as dividing them by earwax.

The widespread idea in the nineteenth century that it was okay to discriminate against nonwhite people (Italian, Irish, Jewish, and African) because they were biologically different, and not fully human, was called:

What is a demeaning historical term for interracial marriage?

Laws in the United States that allowed such things as "white only" swimming pools, restaurants, schools, beaches, and the like, similar to apartheid in South Africa, were known as:

In at least two cultures discussed in the text, wealth is a factor in determining race. Explain how money can have an effect on racial determination, a supposedly biological classification, and provide an example from the class.

What is another name for the "one drop rule" that is used for determining race?

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