Question 1

Why have some blacks criticized gangsta rap?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is generally too loud, and damages the eardrums of children. 
B)  Its lyrics are often anti-women, violent, and offensive. 
C)  It advocates having blacks in subordinate positions to whites in society. 
D)  It is generally only copying other musicians' creative efforts. 
A)  It is generally too loud, and damages the eardrums of children. 
B)  Its lyrics are often anti-women, violent, and offensive. 
C)  It advocates having blacks in subordinate positions to whites in society. 
D)  It is generally only copying other musicians' creative efforts. B

Question 2

For what did Pope John Paul II apologize in 1993?

Accepted Answer

the Catholic church's support of slavery

Question 3

How did Reginald Lewis become the wealthiest black man in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a music producer, for people like Michael Jackson. 
B)  He founded the computer company Microsoft. 
C)  He was a successful businessman. 
D)  He was a well-known actor in several films, under the name Denzel Washington. 
A)  He was a music producer, for people like Michael Jackson. 
B)  He founded the computer company Microsoft. 
C)  He was a successful businessman. 
D)  He was a well-known actor in several films, under the name Denzel Washington. C

Question 4

Which of the following was not an achievement of the women's movement of the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women secured passage of a constitutional amendment prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. 
B)  Women gained access to affirmative action programs in higher education. 
C)  Women gained the right to a legal abortion. 
D)  Women pushed for equality in the workplace. 
A)  Women secured passage of a constitutional amendment prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. 
B)  Women gained access to affirmative action programs in higher education. 
C)  Women gained the right to a legal abortion. 
D)  Women pushed for equality in the workplace.

Question 5

With what techniques is Grandmaster Flash credited in rap?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flash was notorious for simply copying other rappers' styles. 
B)  Flash began the rap music tradition of using female backup singers. 
C)  He is credited with the technique of scratching and combining records on two turntables to produce a unique song. 
D)  He is generally credited with beginning the style known as "gangsta rap." 
A)  Flash was notorious for simply copying other rappers' styles. 
B)  Flash began the rap music tradition of using female backup singers. 
C)  He is credited with the technique of scratching and combining records on two turntables to produce a unique song. 
D)  He is generally credited with beginning the style known as "gangsta rap."

Question 6

Supporters of Afrocentricism argue that

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans are actually the highest culture, and Africans should follow their lead. 
B)  America is a melting pot, bringing together many cultures, including Africans. 
C)  Africa should be only one of the main focal points of their study of history. 
D)  European civilization came from African origins, especially from Egypt. 
A)  Europeans are actually the highest culture, and Africans should follow their lead. 
B)  America is a melting pot, bringing together many cultures, including Africans. 
C)  Africa should be only one of the main focal points of their study of history. 
D)  European civilization came from African origins, especially from Egypt.

Question 7

Which church has been at the forefront of gender reform in the black community?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Nation of Islam 
B)  the Catholic Church 
C)  the AME Church 
D)  the Baptist church 
A)  the Nation of Islam 
B)  the Catholic Church 
C)  the AME Church 
D)  the Baptist church

Question 8

What institution continued to be at the center of black life during the late twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  newspapers 
B)  music, particularly rap 
C)  churches 
D)  the NAACP 
A)  newspapers 
B)  music, particularly rap 
C)  churches 
D)  the NAACP

Question 9

What statements of Farrakhan's attracted national attention during and after the 1984 presidential campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  He said that blacks were actually superior to whites. 
B)  He said he hoped for a return to a male-dominated, segregated society, where blacks were subordinate. 
C)  He denounced rap music, and called it "the music of the devil." 
D)  He made anti-Semitic comments, stating that he thought Jewish people were at the heart of black problems in America. 
A)  He said that blacks were actually superior to whites. 
B)  He said he hoped for a return to a male-dominated, segregated society, where blacks were subordinate. 
C)  He denounced rap music, and called it "the music of the devil." 
D)  He made anti-Semitic comments, stating that he thought Jewish people were at the heart of black problems in America.

Question 10

What arguments have been made about racial statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  They should not ever be used as they are always discriminatory. 
B)  That without racial statistics, we might not know if we need programs to change discrimination. 
C)  That they stop miscegenation. 
D)  That they should only be used at the state level, not the national level. 
A)  They should not ever be used as they are always discriminatory. 
B)  That without racial statistics, we might not know if we need programs to change discrimination. 
C)  That they stop miscegenation. 
D)  That they should only be used at the state level, not the national level.

Question 11

Regarding health around the turn of the twenty-first century,

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans continue to have lower infant mortality rates. 
B)  Life expectancy has declined slightly since the 1950s. 
C)  Although many African Americans are healthier, they often distrust the health-care system. 
D)  Skin cancer has become a leading problem among African Americans. 
A)  African Americans continue to have lower infant mortality rates. 
B)  Life expectancy has declined slightly since the 1950s. 
C)  Although many African Americans are healthier, they often distrust the health-care system. 
D)  Skin cancer has become a leading problem among African Americans.

Question 12

What types of goals did Farrakhan set for Nation of Islam members?

Accepted Answer

A)  He pushed aggressively for civil and political rights. 
B)  He wanted women to be the social and political equals to men. 
C)  He pressed for equal constitutional rights for children. 
D)  He thought they should help themselves, by using gains they already had, using a rhetoric very similar to Booker T. Washington's. 
A)  He pushed aggressively for civil and political rights. 
B)  He wanted women to be the social and political equals to men. 
C)  He pressed for equal constitutional rights for children. 
D)  He thought they should help themselves, by using gains they already had, using a rhetoric very similar to Booker T. Washington's.

Question 13

What rap artist emerged to counter the images of women presented by gangsta rap artists?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

What is true about African Americans and HIV/AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A)  Very few new cases of HIV/AIDS are from African Americans. 
B)  Some black men, as a part of the "Down Low" culture, were having unprotected homosexual sex and spreading the disease to their female partners. 
C)  African-American women rarely seek testing for HIV/AIDS. 
D)  Most African Americans who acquire HIV get the disease from homosexual sex. 
A)  Very few new cases of HIV/AIDS are from African Americans. 
B)  Some black men, as a part of the "Down Low" culture, were having unprotected homosexual sex and spreading the disease to their female partners. 
C)  African-American women rarely seek testing for HIV/AIDS. 
D)  Most African Americans who acquire HIV get the disease from homosexual sex.

Question 15

Why did some African-American women become attracted to feminism?

Accepted Answer

A)  They hated men, and hoped to be admitted into the military. 
B)  They wanted to reduce the birthrate in America. 
C)  They became increasingly disillusioned with black male attitudes toward them in the civil rights, black power, and black civil rights movements. 
D)  No black women supported feminism. 
A)  They hated men, and hoped to be admitted into the military. 
B)  They wanted to reduce the birthrate in America. 
C)  They became increasingly disillusioned with black male attitudes toward them in the civil rights, black power, and black civil rights movements. 
D)  No black women supported feminism.

Question 16

What was a culminating event of Farrakhan's leadership of the Nation of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  his trip to Mecca 
B)  his denunciation of Jews 
C)  the Million Man March 
D)  his reaction to September 11 
A)  his trip to Mecca 
B)  his denunciation of Jews 
C)  the Million Man March 
D)  his reaction to September 11

Question 17

What two areas have seen increased migration to the United States since the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the West Indies and Brazil 
B)  Africa and the West Indies 
C)  Brazil and Africa 
D)  Cuba and Ethiopia 
A)  the West Indies and Brazil 
B)  Africa and the West Indies 
C)  Brazil and Africa 
D)  Cuba and Ethiopia

Question 18

How was the cultural flowering of the 1980s and 1990s different from that in the 1960s and 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The art included more political flavor than before. 
B)  Literature was mainly aimed toward poetry in languages other than English. 
C)  Film began to be used as a political tool and art form. 
D)  The 1980s and 1990s included women, especially novelists, to a greater degree. 
A)  The art included more political flavor than before. 
B)  Literature was mainly aimed toward poetry in languages other than English. 
C)  Film began to be used as a political tool and art form. 
D)  The 1980s and 1990s included women, especially novelists, to a greater degree.

Question 19

Which of the following is not true about rap music?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is often composed of tracks from different songs. 
B)  It draws inspiration from earlier versions of black music. 
C)  Many critics thought that it was only a fad, and would fade away quickly. 
D)  It tended to mimic some of the earlier trends with bebop. 
A)  It is often composed of tracks from different songs. 
B)  It draws inspiration from earlier versions of black music. 
C)  Many critics thought that it was only a fad, and would fade away quickly. 
D)  It tended to mimic some of the earlier trends with bebop.

Question 20

Which of the following is not true regarding African Americans and inner-city poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inner cities are generally cut off from the rest of society. 
B)  Inner cities have high rates of HIV infection and increased levels of violence and crime. 
C)  Poor black children are adversely affected, since they often live only with their mothers, who have limited access to jobs and education to help them move out of poverty. 
D)  Most African Americans have moved out of poverty in the inner cities. 
A)  Inner cities are generally cut off from the rest of society. 
B)  Inner cities have high rates of HIV infection and increased levels of violence and crime. 
C)  Poor black children are adversely affected, since they often live only with their mothers, who have limited access to jobs and education to help them move out of poverty. 
D)  Most African Americans have moved out of poverty in the inner cities.

Exam 23: African Americans at the Millennium

Why have some blacks criticized gangsta rap?

For what did Pope John Paul II apologize in 1993?

How did Reginald Lewis become the wealthiest black man in America?

Which of the following was not an achievement of the women's movement of the 1970s?

With what techniques is Grandmaster Flash credited in rap?

Supporters of Afrocentricism argue that

Which church has been at the forefront of gender reform in the black community?

What institution continued to be at the center of black life during the late twentieth century?

What statements of Farrakhan's attracted national attention during and after the 1984 presidential campaign?

What arguments have been made about racial statistics?

Regarding health around the turn of the twenty-first century,

What types of goals did Farrakhan set for Nation of Islam members?

What rap artist emerged to counter the images of women presented by gangsta rap artists?

What is true about African Americans and HIV/AIDS?

Why did some African-American women become attracted to feminism?

What was a culminating event of Farrakhan's leadership of the Nation of Islam?

What two areas have seen increased migration to the United States since the 1960s?

How was the cultural flowering of the 1980s and 1990s different from that in the 1960s and 1970s?

Which of the following is not true about rap music?

Which of the following is not true regarding African Americans and inner-city poverty?

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