Question 1

Political ethnicity is associated with all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  egalitarianism and social unity. 
B)  ethnic hierarchies. 
C)  relative economic power. 
D)  relative political power. 
A)  egalitarianism and social unity. 
B)  ethnic hierarchies. 
C)  relative economic power. 
D)  relative political power.

Question 2

All of the following did early research on race and racism in the U.S. except:

Accepted Answer

A)   Johann Blumenbach. 
B)   Zora Neale Hurston. 
C)  Hortense Powdermaker. 
D)   Horace Cayton. 
A)   Johann Blumenbach. 
B)   Zora Neale Hurston. 
C)  Hortense Powdermaker. 
D)   Horace Cayton.

Question 3

What is meant by the term "sound blindness"?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a perspective that anthropologists take in order to better understand and accept cultural differences in the field. 
B)  It refers to a condition that causes certain people to lose both hearing and sight simultaneously. 
C) It referred to the inability to read and write Western languages and was assigned as a disability among immigrants. 
D) It referred to the inability to distinguish linguistic sounds believed to be associated with primitive people by scientists in the early 1900s. 
A) It is a perspective that anthropologists take in order to better understand and accept cultural differences in the field. 
B)  It refers to a condition that causes certain people to lose both hearing and sight simultaneously. 
C) It referred to the inability to read and write Western languages and was assigned as a disability among immigrants. 
D) It referred to the inability to distinguish linguistic sounds believed to be associated with primitive people by scientists in the early 1900s.

Question 4

The Madurese in Indonesia are Muslim.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which ethnic group most commonly uses blood quantum as a measure of ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  All indigenous people 
B)  Native Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Immigrants 
A)  All indigenous people 
B)  Native Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Immigrants

Question 6

According to the American Anthropological Association, which ancient theory most contributed to a racial (and hierarchical) worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)   Great Chain of Being 
B)  Big Bang Theory 
C)  Darwinian Evolution 
D)  Heliocentric Theory 
A)   Great Chain of Being 
B)  Big Bang Theory 
C)  Darwinian Evolution 
D)  Heliocentric Theory

Question 7

An ethnic identity is most based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological personality. 
B)  collective history. 
C)  economic well being. 
D)  educational accomplishments. 
A)  psychological personality. 
B)  collective history. 
C)  economic well being. 
D)  educational accomplishments.

Question 8

All of the following had strong impacts on racial and ethnic categories in the U.S. after the 1970s except:

Accepted Answer

A)   rise of the Black and Red Power movements. 
B)  the end of the Vietnam War. 
C)  new information technologies. 
D)   changing economic priorities. 
A)   rise of the Black and Red Power movements. 
B)  the end of the Vietnam War. 
C)  new information technologies. 
D)   changing economic priorities.

Question 9

In the early part of the 20th century, Americans began using race as an adaptive and shifting category no longer considered ranked and hierarchical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During the period known as the "Great Migration" (1919-1970):

Accepted Answer

A)   Americans of all races explored and settled the American West. 
B)  businesses moved from U.S. and Western European countries into the displaced southern countries where labor was cheaper. 
C) Six million African Americans migrated out of the South to the North and West of the U.S. 
D) Thirty-three million immigrants were absorbed into mainstream U.S. culture coming from diverse cultures. 
A)   Americans of all races explored and settled the American West. 
B)  businesses moved from U.S. and Western European countries into the displaced southern countries where labor was cheaper. 
C) Six million African Americans migrated out of the South to the North and West of the U.S. 
D) Thirty-three million immigrants were absorbed into mainstream U.S. culture coming from diverse cultures.

Question 11

Johann Blumenbach devised an early racial typology based primarily on:

Accepted Answer

A)   kinship. 
B)   geography. 
C)  skin color. 
D)   skeletal measurements. 
A)   kinship. 
B)   geography. 
C)  skin color. 
D)   skeletal measurements.

Question 12

All of the following are considered aspects of ethnic identity by anthropologists except:

Accepted Answer

A)   language. 
B)  intellectual ability. 
C)  religion. 
D)  food preferences. 
A)   language. 
B)  intellectual ability. 
C)  religion. 
D)  food preferences.

Question 13

The Minuteman Project was originally designed to:

Accepted Answer

A) Defend the national border against illegal immigration between Mexico and the U.S. 
B) Defend the constitution and Congress from British soldiers and the monarchy. 
C)   defend the U.S. -Canada border during times of war. 
D)   develop community resources to help immigrants adapt to life in the U.S. 
A) Defend the national border against illegal immigration between Mexico and the U.S. 
B) Defend the constitution and Congress from British soldiers and the monarchy. 
C)   defend the U.S. -Canada border during times of war. 
D)   develop community resources to help immigrants adapt to life in the U.S.

Question 14

Political ethnicity is extremely uncommon today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Race does not play a significant role in the social life of Peru.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In her study of highland people in Peru, Maria Elena Garcia found that:

Accepted Answer

A)   the national government prohibited the use of racial terminology. 
B)   people used racial terminology to create social unity throughout the country. 
C)  people frequently had multiple racial labels and terms depending on context. 
D)   highland communities did not use racial terms to refer to each other. 
A)   the national government prohibited the use of racial terminology. 
B)   people used racial terminology to create social unity throughout the country. 
C)  people frequently had multiple racial labels and terms depending on context. 
D)   highland communities did not use racial terms to refer to each other.

Question 17

Blood quantum is real and verifiable by all scientists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the blood quantum measure and how does it relate to ethnic identity?

Accepted Answer

It is used to establish who co

Question 19

Boas worked to turn the national conversation from cultural diversity to racial diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Racial categories are cultural constructions. Explain this and gives examples as evidence.

Accepted Answer

Racial categories are cultural construct

Political ethnicity is associated with all of the following except:

All of the following did early research on race and racism in the U.S. except:

What is meant by the term "sound blindness"?

The Madurese in Indonesia are Muslim.

Which ethnic group most commonly uses blood quantum as a measure of ethnicity?

According to the American Anthropological Association, which ancient theory most contributed to a racial (and hierarchical) worldview?

An ethnic identity is most based on:

All of the following had strong impacts on racial and ethnic categories in the U.S. after the 1970s except:

In the early part of the 20^th century, Americans began using race as an adaptive and shifting category no longer considered ranked and hierarchical.

During the period known as the "Great Migration" (1919-1970):

Johann Blumenbach devised an early racial typology based primarily on:

All of the following are considered aspects of ethnic identity by anthropologists except:

The Minuteman Project was originally designed to:

Political ethnicity is extremely uncommon today.

Race does not play a significant role in the social life of Peru.

In her study of highland people in Peru, Maria Elena Garcia found that:

Blood quantum is real and verifiable by all scientists.

What is the blood quantum measure and how does it relate to ethnic identity?

Boas worked to turn the national conversation from cultural diversity to racial diversity.

Racial categories are cultural constructions. Explain this and gives examples as evidence.

Culture Fieldwork and American Anthropology

Social Groups Stratification and Power

Households and Economies

Kin and Families Forms of Relatedness

Marriage and Residence Practices

Gender Identities

Sexuality and Sexual Identities

Language and Musical Expression

Religion and Belief Systems

Technologies and Culture Change

Colonialism Modernity and Development

Polities States and Nation States

Migration and Borderlands in the Global ERA

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Exam 8: Race and Ethnicity

Political ethnicity is associated with all of the following except:

All of the following did early research on race and racism in the U.S. except:

What is meant by the term "sound blindness"?

The Madurese in Indonesia are Muslim.

Which ethnic group most commonly uses blood quantum as a measure of ethnicity?

According to the American Anthropological Association, which ancient theory most contributed to a racial (and hierarchical) worldview?

An ethnic identity is most based on:

All of the following had strong impacts on racial and ethnic categories in the U.S. after the 1970s except:

In the early part of the 20th century, Americans began using race as an adaptive and shifting category no longer considered ranked and hierarchical.

During the period known as the "Great Migration" (1919-1970):

Johann Blumenbach devised an early racial typology based primarily on:

All of the following are considered aspects of ethnic identity by anthropologists except:

The Minuteman Project was originally designed to:

Political ethnicity is extremely uncommon today.

Race does not play a significant role in the social life of Peru.

In her study of highland people in Peru, Maria Elena Garcia found that:

Blood quantum is real and verifiable by all scientists.

What is the blood quantum measure and how does it relate to ethnic identity?

Boas worked to turn the national conversation from cultural diversity to racial diversity.

Racial categories are cultural constructions. Explain this and gives examples as evidence.

Culture Fieldwork and American Anthropology

Social Groups Stratification and Power

Households and Economies

Kin and Families Forms of Relatedness

Marriage and Residence Practices

Gender Identities

Sexuality and Sexual Identities

Language and Musical Expression

Religion and Belief Systems

Technologies and Culture Change

Colonialism Modernity and Development

Polities States and Nation States

Migration and Borderlands in the Global ERA

Filters

In the early part of the 20^th century, Americans began using race as an adaptive and shifting category no longer considered ranked and hierarchical.