Question 1

Prejudice and discrimination are found in not just individuals but in the operation of society's institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

With whom do we associate authoritarian personality theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adorno 
B)  Bogardus 
C)  Marx 
D)  Durkheim 
A)  Adorno 
B)  Bogardus 
C)  Marx 
D)  Durkheim

Question 3

All members of a minority typically share a distinctive identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the Canadian pavilion in Disney World, a movie about Canada is shown that has no white people in it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which is TRUE of slavery in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  The only slaves in Canada came from the American South. 
B)  Slavery was essentially unsuited to Canadian agriculture. 
C)  The Canadian government abolished slavery shortly after the American government did the same. 
D)  Slavery was abolished in Western Canada before it was abolished in Eastern Canada. 
A)  The only slaves in Canada came from the American South. 
B)  Slavery was essentially unsuited to Canadian agriculture. 
C)  The Canadian government abolished slavery shortly after the American government did the same. 
D)  Slavery was abolished in Western Canada before it was abolished in Eastern Canada.

Question 6

Culture theory states that prejudice remains widespread despite the fact that our culture defines all prejudice as wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is a stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A stereotype is a widely held but fixed

Question 8

List and define four patterns of minority and majority interaction.

Accepted Answer

1. Assimilation: This pattern occurs whe

Question 9

T.W. Adorno linked extreme prejudice to a certain personality type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The claim that defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of

Accepted Answer

A)  social distance research. 
B)  the iron law of oligarchy. 
C)  the Thomas theorem. 
D)  authoritarian personality theory. 
A)  social distance research. 
B)  the iron law of oligarchy. 
C)  the Thomas theorem. 
D)  authoritarian personality theory.

Question 11

The killing of the Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda is a recent example of

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  genocide. 
C)  miscegenation. 
D)  hypersegregation. 
A)  assimilation. 
B)  genocide. 
C)  miscegenation. 
D)  hypersegregation.

Question 12

Canada is not truly pluralistic because

Accepted Answer

A)  some people live in "ethnic enclaves." 
B)  many people value ethnic diversity. 
C)  racial and ethnic categories do not have roughly equal social standing. 
D)  some races are obviously superior. 
A)  some people live in "ethnic enclaves." 
B)  many people value ethnic diversity. 
C)  racial and ethnic categories do not have roughly equal social standing. 
D)  some races are obviously superior.

Question 13

Which of the following is among the three classes of people eligible for landed immigrant status, according to the Immigration Act of 1976?

Accepted Answer

A)  handicapped class 
B)  dependent adult class 
C)  humanitarian class 
D)  refugee class 
A)  handicapped class 
B)  dependent adult class 
C)  humanitarian class 
D)  refugee class

Question 14

Assimilation refers to all people shedding their traditions and "melting" into a new population with a new way of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Prejudice and discrimination can reinforce one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to the text, if Canada is to survive as a nation, it will be because

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of immigrants is gradually reduced over at least the next ten years. 
B)  economic independence becomes the prime criterion for admission to Canada as an immigrant. 
C)  we have forged an identity out of diversity. 
D)  we have forged an identity by emphasizing our similarities. 
A)  the number of immigrants is gradually reduced over at least the next ten years. 
B)  economic independence becomes the prime criterion for admission to Canada as an immigrant. 
C)  we have forged an identity out of diversity. 
D)  we have forged an identity by emphasizing our similarities.

Question 17

Assimilation refers to the pattern by which

Accepted Answer

A)  people become more tolerant of minorities. 
B)  minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant category. 
C)  all minority categories become more equal in social standing. 
D)  people regain their lost cultural heritage. 
A)  people become more tolerant of minorities. 
B)  minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant category. 
C)  all minority categories become more equal in social standing. 
D)  people regain their lost cultural heritage.

Question 18

Which of the following concepts refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct but have social parity?

Accepted Answer

A)  genocide 
B)  segregation 
C)  assimilation 
D)  pluralism 
A)  genocide 
B)  segregation 
C)  assimilation 
D)  pluralism

Question 19

Describe the concepts of race and ethnicity in Canada. First, define "race" and discuss the biological components of race. Explain what is meant when it is said, "There are no pure races." Next, define "ethnicity" and describe how ethnicity differs from race. Finally, discuss your agreement or disagreement with the following statement: Race and ethnicity are no longer important in Canada.

Accepted Answer

Race and ethnicity are complex and often

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one of the three urban centres in Canada with significant Black populations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Halifax 
B)  Vancouver 
C)  Toronto 
D)  Montreal 
A)  Halifax 
B)  Vancouver 
C)  Toronto 
D)  Montreal

Exam 14: Race and Ethnicity

Prejudice and discrimination are found in not just individuals but in the operation of society's institutions.

With whom do we associate authoritarian personality theory?

All members of a minority typically share a distinctive identity.

In the Canadian pavilion in Disney World, a movie about Canada is shown that has no white people in it.

Which is TRUE of slavery in Canada?

Culture theory states that prejudice remains widespread despite the fact that our culture defines all prejudice as wrong.

What is a stereotype?

List and define four patterns of minority and majority interaction.

T.W. Adorno linked extreme prejudice to a certain personality type.

The claim that defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of

The killing of the Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda is a recent example of

Canada is not truly pluralistic because

Which of the following is among the three classes of people eligible for landed immigrant status, according to the Immigration Act of 1976?

Assimilation refers to all people shedding their traditions and "melting" into a new population with a new way of life.

Prejudice and discrimination can reinforce one another.

According to the text, if Canada is to survive as a nation, it will be because

Assimilation refers to the pattern by which

Which of the following concepts refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct but have social parity?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three urban centres in Canada with significant Black populations?

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