Question 1

Puerto Ricans are citizens of the United States and are

Accepted Answer

A)  able to elect their own governor 
B)  not able to vote in the presidential election 
C)  subject to military service 
D)  all of the above 
A)  able to elect their own governor 
B)  not able to vote in the presidential election 
C)  subject to military service 
D)  all of the above

Question 2

In the United States,what percent of Hispanics are priests?

Accepted Answer

A)  4.4% 
B)  6.3% 
C)  7.4% 
D)  2.3% 
A)  4.4% 
B)  6.3% 
C)  7.4% 
D)  2.3%

Question 3

What percent of foreign-born Latinos send money abroad to aid relatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  54% 
B)  17% 
C)  14% 
D)  27% 
A)  54% 
B)  17% 
C)  14% 
D)  27%

Question 4

The most important social institution among Mexican Americans is the

Accepted Answer

A)  political action committees 
B)  church 
C)  family 
D)  school 
A)  political action committees 
B)  church 
C)  family 
D)  school

Question 5

Based on the government's measurement of poverty,which ethnic group has the highest rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites 
B)  Hispanics 
C)  Blacks 
D)  Native Americans 
A)  Whites 
B)  Hispanics 
C)  Blacks 
D)  Native Americans

Question 6

According to the text,what two states have a large Puerto Rican and Mexican American community?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Mexico and Mississippi 
B)  Florida and Louisiana 
C)  New York and Florida 
D)  Alabama and South Carolina 
A)  New Mexico and Mississippi 
B)  Florida and Louisiana 
C)  New York and Florida 
D)  Alabama and South Carolina

Question 7

Which of the following was not a component of the bracero program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimum standards were upheld for transportation, housing, wah wage wages, and health care 
B)  The program was created to recruit employment from impoverished Mexican areas for U.S. farms 
C)  In exchange for employment, Mexicans were granted citizenship in the United States 
D)  B and C 
A)  Minimum standards were upheld for transportation, housing, wah wage wages, and health care 
B)  The program was created to recruit employment from impoverished Mexican areas for U.S. farms 
C)  In exchange for employment, Mexicans were granted citizenship in the United States 
D)  B and C

Question 8

With respect to arrivals from Cuba,what policy did the United States employ in 1994?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dry Foot, Wet Foot Policy 
B)  Freedom Flotilla Policy 
C)  Cuban Land and Sea Policy 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Dry Foot, Wet Foot Policy 
B)  Freedom Flotilla Policy 
C)  Cuban Land and Sea Policy 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

Mojados,otherwise known as wetbacks,were

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexicans who illegally entered the United States by swimming across the Rio Grande 
B)  Mexicans who were originally brought over on the bracero program and elected to flee the program to remain in the United States 
C)  Mexicans who illegally entered the United States and married a citizen in order to obtain citizenship and permanently reside in the United States 
D)  Mexicans who immigrated to the United States, but were forced to return to their country to relieve the financial challenges of the depression. 
A)  Mexicans who illegally entered the United States by swimming across the Rio Grande 
B)  Mexicans who were originally brought over on the bracero program and elected to flee the program to remain in the United States 
C)  Mexicans who illegally entered the United States and married a citizen in order to obtain citizenship and permanently reside in the United States 
D)  Mexicans who immigrated to the United States, but were forced to return to their country to relieve the financial challenges of the depression.

Question 10

Puerto Rico was referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  Little Mexico 
B)  Porto Rico 
C)  Borinquen 
D)  B and C 
A)  Little Mexico 
B)  Porto Rico 
C)  Borinquen 
D)  B and C

Question 11

The most important formal organization of the Latin community is the

Accepted Answer

A)  political action committees 
B)  church 
C)  family 
D)  school 
A)  political action committees 
B)  church 
C)  family 
D)  school

Question 12

What is known as the development of solidarity between ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  panethnicity 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  multiculturalism 
D)  racial blending 
A)  panethnicity 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  multiculturalism 
D)  racial blending

Question 13

Non-Hispanics tend to cluster out-groups into one collective group,regardless of country of origin.Which of the following is not a correct matching?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican American to Hispanic 
B)  Indian to Native American 
C)  Chinese to Japanese American 
D)  Dominican to Latino 
A)  Mexican American to Hispanic 
B)  Indian to Native American 
C)  Chinese to Japanese American 
D)  Dominican to Latino

Puerto Ricans are citizens of the United States and are

In the United States,what percent of Hispanics are priests?

What percent of foreign-born Latinos send money abroad to aid relatives?

The most important social institution among Mexican Americans is the

Based on the government's measurement of poverty,which ethnic group has the highest rate?

According to the text,what two states have a large Puerto Rican and Mexican American community?

Which of the following was not a component of the bracero program?

With respect to arrivals from Cuba,what policy did the United States employ in 1994?

Mojados,otherwise known as wetbacks,were

Puerto Rico was referred to as

The most important formal organization of the Latin community is the

What is known as the development of solidarity between ethnic groups?

Non-Hispanics tend to cluster out-groups into one collective group,regardless of country of origin.Which of the following is not a correct matching?

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Exam 7: Latinos

Puerto Ricans are citizens of the United States and are

In the United States,what percent of Hispanics are priests?

What percent of foreign-born Latinos send money abroad to aid relatives?

The most important social institution among Mexican Americans is the

Based on the government's measurement of poverty,which ethnic group has the highest rate?

According to the text,what two states have a large Puerto Rican and Mexican American community?

Which of the following was not a component of the bracero program?

With respect to arrivals from Cuba,what policy did the United States employ in 1994?

Mojados,otherwise known as wetbacks,were

Puerto Rico was referred to as

The most important formal organization of the Latin community is the

What is known as the development of solidarity between ethnic groups?

Non-Hispanics tend to cluster out-groups into one collective group,regardless of country of origin.Which of the following is not a correct matching?

Exploring Race and Ethnicity in the United States

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Discrimination

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