Question 1

Japanese immigrants who came to the United States in the 1880s frequently took jobs as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  railroad builders 
B)  miners 
C)  agricultural laborers 
D)  cattle herders 
A)  railroad builders 
B)  miners 
C)  agricultural laborers 
D)  cattle herders C

Question 2

Which term refers to the systematic attempt to kill and totally eliminate a particular ethnic group?

Accepted Answer

A)  apartheid 
B)  fratricide 
C)  ethnocide 
D)  genocide 
A)  apartheid 
B)  fratricide 
C)  ethnocide 
D)  genocide D

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a subjective aspect of ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  observing religious holidays 
B)  believing in a shared homeland 
C)  wearing certain styles of clothing 
D)  sharing a spoken language 
A)  observing religious holidays 
B)  believing in a shared homeland 
C)  wearing certain styles of clothing 
D)  sharing a spoken language B

Question 4

The end result of intermarriage between members of different ethnic groups is cultural pluralism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Anthropologists have helped dismiss the notion of clearly bounded, racially distinct populations of humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why do many Asian Americans resent being labeled the "model minority"? Do you think this stereotype is unfair? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Many Asian Americans resent being labele

Question 7

Ethnicity is not innately determined by biology or purported racial characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The fact that European Jews and so-called Aryans shared similar physical characteristics illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthropologists disagree with biologists in terms of how racial categories should be defined. 
B)  Racism has a strong foundation in biological categories. 
C)  Racist beliefs are not scientifically valid. 
D)  Despite cultural differences, European Jews were actually of "Aryan" descent. 
A)  Anthropologists disagree with biologists in terms of how racial categories should be defined. 
B)  Racism has a strong foundation in biological categories. 
C)  Racist beliefs are not scientifically valid. 
D)  Despite cultural differences, European Jews were actually of "Aryan" descent.

Question 9

The influx of Irish and German immigrants in the nineteenth century caused __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a rise in xenophobia and nativistic movements among the WASP population 
B)  a realization that racist beliefs were wrong 
C)  a decline in forced assimilation 
D)  promotion of the idea that America is a "melting pot" 
A)  a rise in xenophobia and nativistic movements among the WASP population 
B)  a realization that racist beliefs were wrong 
C)  a decline in forced assimilation 
D)  promotion of the idea that America is a "melting pot"

Question 10

The famous American anthropologist __________ subjected scientific racist beliefs to rigorous testing and evaluation; he found that there are no superior or inferior races.

Accepted Answer

A)  Johann Blumenbach 
B)  Joseph Arthur de Gobineau 
C)  Carolus Linnaeus 
D)  Franz Boas 
A)  Johann Blumenbach 
B)  Joseph Arthur de Gobineau 
C)  Carolus Linnaeus 
D)  Franz Boas

Question 11

WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) culture is predominant in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is racism? How has "race" come to mean different things in the spheres of biology, popular perception, and anthropology? Illustrate with specific examples.

Accepted Answer

Racism is the belief that one race is su

Question 13

The collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the loss of all ethnic distinctions in the region 
B)  the emergence of a new pan-Soviet ethnic identity 
C)  the formation of independent countries based on ethnonational ideals 
D)  the ultimate rejection of capitalism 
A)  the loss of all ethnic distinctions in the region 
B)  the emergence of a new pan-Soviet ethnic identity 
C)  the formation of independent countries based on ethnonational ideals 
D)  the ultimate rejection of capitalism

Question 14

How did German immigrants initially respond to cultural differences in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  They resorted to violent confrontations and protests. 
B)  They required their children to attend public schools and spoke only English at home. 
C)  They rapidly assimilated to the dominant WASP culture. 
D)  They attempted to retain their ethnic identity and cultural practices. 
A)  They resorted to violent confrontations and protests. 
B)  They required their children to attend public schools and spoke only English at home. 
C)  They rapidly assimilated to the dominant WASP culture. 
D)  They attempted to retain their ethnic identity and cultural practices.

Question 15

African-Americans are descended from a single African ethnic group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are ethnonationalist movements? How do they develop? Support your answer with at least two examples.

Accepted Answer

Ethnonationalist movements are political

Question 17

Which of the following was used to support the idea that early Italian and Polish immigrants to the United States were racially inferior?

Accepted Answer

A)  the inability of "Know-Nothing" political candidates to get elected 
B)  IQ and literacy test scores 
C)  measurements of cranial capacities 
D)  the fact that immigrants often found themselves in low-wage occupations 
A)  the inability of "Know-Nothing" political candidates to get elected 
B)  IQ and literacy test scores 
C)  measurements of cranial capacities 
D)  the fact that immigrants often found themselves in low-wage occupations

Question 18

Discuss the multicultural movement in the United States. How did it start? What are its goals? How is it connected to forces of globalization?

Accepted Answer

The multicultural movement in the United

Question 19

What is ethnogenesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Biblical explanation for race 
B)  a theory of racial origins that anthropologists no longer accept 
C)  a scientific justification for racism 
D)  an ongoing sociocultural and political process of ethnic group formation that began in prehistory 
A)  a Biblical explanation for race 
B)  a theory of racial origins that anthropologists no longer accept 
C)  a scientific justification for racism 
D)  an ongoing sociocultural and political process of ethnic group formation that began in prehistory

Question 20

Define the circumstantialist and the primordialist models of ethnicity. Apply one of these models to an ethnic group with which you are familiar. How does it help you understand the concept of ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

The circumstantialist model of ethnicity

Japanese immigrants who came to the United States in the 1880s frequently took jobs as __________.

Which term refers to the systematic attempt to kill and totally eliminate a particular ethnic group?

Which of the following is an example of a subjective aspect of ethnicity?

The end result of intermarriage between members of different ethnic groups is cultural pluralism.

Anthropologists have helped dismiss the notion of clearly bounded, racially distinct populations of humans.

Why do many Asian Americans resent being labeled the "model minority"? Do you think this stereotype is unfair? Why or why not?

Ethnicity is not innately determined by biology or purported racial characteristics.

The fact that European Jews and so-called Aryans shared similar physical characteristics illustrates which of the following?

The influx of Irish and German immigrants in the nineteenth century caused __________.

The famous American anthropologist __________ subjected scientific racist beliefs to rigorous testing and evaluation; he found that there are no superior or inferior races.

WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) culture is predominant in the United States.

What is racism? How has "race" come to mean different things in the spheres of biology, popular perception, and anthropology? Illustrate with specific examples.

The collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in __________.

How did German immigrants initially respond to cultural differences in the United States?

African-Americans are descended from a single African ethnic group.

What are ethnonationalist movements? How do they develop? Support your answer with at least two examples.

Which of the following was used to support the idea that early Italian and Polish immigrants to the United States were racially inferior?

Discuss the multicultural movement in the United States. How did it start? What are its goals? How is it connected to forces of globalization?

What is ethnogenesis?

Define the circumstantialist and the primordialist models of ethnicity. Apply one of these models to an ethnic group with which you are familiar. How does it help you understand the concept of ethnicity?

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Exam 16: Ethnicity

Japanese immigrants who came to the United States in the 1880s frequently took jobs as __________.

Which term refers to the systematic attempt to kill and totally eliminate a particular ethnic group?

Which of the following is an example of a subjective aspect of ethnicity?

The end result of intermarriage between members of different ethnic groups is cultural pluralism.

Anthropologists have helped dismiss the notion of clearly bounded, racially distinct populations of humans.

Why do many Asian Americans resent being labeled the "model minority"? Do you think this stereotype is unfair? Why or why not?

Ethnicity is not innately determined by biology or purported racial characteristics.

The fact that European Jews and so-called Aryans shared similar physical characteristics illustrates which of the following?

The influx of Irish and German immigrants in the nineteenth century caused __________.

The famous American anthropologist __________ subjected scientific racist beliefs to rigorous testing and evaluation; he found that there are no superior or inferior races.

WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) culture is predominant in the United States.

What is racism? How has "race" come to mean different things in the spheres of biology, popular perception, and anthropology? Illustrate with specific examples.

The collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in __________.

How did German immigrants initially respond to cultural differences in the United States?

African-Americans are descended from a single African ethnic group.

What are ethnonationalist movements? How do they develop? Support your answer with at least two examples.

Which of the following was used to support the idea that early Italian and Polish immigrants to the United States were racially inferior?

Discuss the multicultural movement in the United States. How did it start? What are its goals? How is it connected to forces of globalization?

What is ethnogenesis?

Define the circumstantialist and the primordialist models of ethnicity. Apply one of these models to an ethnic group with which you are familiar. How does it help you understand the concept of ethnicity?

Introduction to Anthropology

Human Evolution

Culture

Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology

Language

Anthropological Explanations

Analyzing Sociocultural Systems

Environment, Subsistence, and Demography

Technology and Economies

Social Structure, The Family, Gender, and Age

Politics, Warfare, and Law

Religion and Aesthetics

Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies

Globalization in Latin America,Africa, and the Caribbean

Globalization in the Middle East and Asia

Contemporary Global Trends

Applied Anthropology

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