Question 1

In 2000, blacks earned a median income that was only about 60 percent of that earned by whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Senior citizens are not likely to be a major political force in the twenty-first century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Social scientists argue that race is:

Accepted Answer

A)  fully determined by physical characteristics. 
B)  clearly apparent by biological testing. 
C)  a social term, not an important physical construction. 
D)  a predictor of greater capacity for development. 
A)  fully determined by physical characteristics. 
B)  clearly apparent by biological testing. 
C)  a social term, not an important physical construction. 
D)  a predictor of greater capacity for development. C

Question 4

Jim Crow laws were part of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  equal opportunity laws in the South. 
B)  housing integration legislation. 
C)  voting rights acts. 
D)  systematic legal segregation of blacks. 
A)  equal opportunity laws in the South. 
B)  housing integration legislation. 
C)  voting rights acts. 
D)  systematic legal segregation of blacks.

Question 5

What is the cultural history of Hispanics in the U.S.? Discuss the experiences of Chicanos and Latinos in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

The population of Hispanics, or people o

Question 6

From 1960 to 2011, the percentage of blacks completing four years of college rose from 3 percent to about 41.5 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Chinese first came to the U.S. in large numbers when:

Accepted Answer

A)  gold was discovered in California. 
B)  oil was discovered in Oklahoma. 
C)  the Revolutionary War ended. 
D)  the War of 1812 ended. 
A)  gold was discovered in California. 
B)  oil was discovered in Oklahoma. 
C)  the Revolutionary War ended. 
D)  the War of 1812 ended.

Question 8

Groups of people singled out for unequal negative treatment and objects of discrimination are:

Accepted Answer

A)  superior groups. 
B)  dominant groups. 
C)  majority groups. 
D)  minority groups. 
A)  superior groups. 
B)  dominant groups. 
C)  majority groups. 
D)  minority groups.

Question 9

Myrdal states that the race problem in the U.S. is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  simple problem. 
B)  black problem. 
C)  white problem. 
D)  disappearing problem. 
A)  simple problem. 
B)  black problem. 
C)  white problem. 
D)  disappearing problem.

Question 10

Segregation that occurs because of social and cultural, not legal, reasons is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  de jure segregation. 
B)  unintended segregation. 
C)  de facto segregation. 
D)  international segregation. 
A)  de jure segregation. 
B)  unintended segregation. 
C)  de facto segregation. 
D)  international segregation.

Question 11

The Equal Rights Amendment was ratified by two-thirds of the states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the history of prejudice and discrimination in the U.S. toward religious minorities? What is the experience of Jewish and Muslim minority groups?

Accepted Answer

While discrimination on the basis of rel

Question 13

What are the causes of racial and ethnic prejudice and discrimination? What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

Accepted Answer

Scholars suggest that there are four var

Question 14

The year 2000 was the first time the U.S. Census Bureau changed its race classification system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The slave trade out of Africa occurred:

Accepted Answer

A)  as early as 900 A.D. 
B)  first in 1619 with the slave trade to America. 
C)  first in the 1800s with the sending of slaves to America. 
D)  Actually, slaves came from the Caribbean Island, not Africa. 
A)  as early as 900 A.D. 
B)  first in 1619 with the slave trade to America. 
C)  first in the 1800s with the sending of slaves to America. 
D)  Actually, slaves came from the Caribbean Island, not Africa.

Question 16

Chronological age often reflects a person's mental age or capacity to work and contribute to society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Most early Arab immigrants were from Lebanon and Syria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the early 1990s, when immigration into the United States reached its peak, some 1 million persons were arriving every year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Ethnic divisions in Bosnia and Rwanda in the 1990s led to the tragic slaughter of large numbers of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Since 1954 no major civil rights laws have been passed in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

In 2000, blacks earned a median income that was only about 60 percent of that earned by whites.

Senior citizens are not likely to be a major political force in the twenty-first century.

Social scientists argue that race is:

Jim Crow laws were part of the:

What is the cultural history of Hispanics in the U.S.? Discuss the experiences of Chicanos and Latinos in the U.S.

From 1960 to 2011, the percentage of blacks completing four years of college rose from 3 percent to about 41.5 percent.

The Chinese first came to the U.S. in large numbers when:

Groups of people singled out for unequal negative treatment and objects of discrimination are:

Myrdal states that the race problem in the U.S. is a:

Segregation that occurs because of social and cultural, not legal, reasons is called:

The Equal Rights Amendment was ratified by two-thirds of the states.

What is the history of prejudice and discrimination in the U.S. toward religious minorities? What is the experience of Jewish and Muslim minority groups?

What are the causes of racial and ethnic prejudice and discrimination? What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

The year 2000 was the first time the U.S. Census Bureau changed its race classification system.

The slave trade out of Africa occurred:

Chronological age often reflects a person's mental age or capacity to work and contribute to society.

Most early Arab immigrants were from Lebanon and Syria.

In the early 1990s, when immigration into the United States reached its peak, some 1 million persons were arriving every year.

Ethnic divisions in Bosnia and Rwanda in the 1990s led to the tragic slaughter of large numbers of people.

Since 1954 no major civil rights laws have been passed in the U.S.

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