Question 1

From which of the following places were most immigrants to Canada in 2006 drawn?

Accepted Answer

A) Asia 
B) Central and South America 
C) the United States 
D) Africa and the Middle East 
A) Asia 
B) Central and South America 
C) the United States 
D) Africa and the Middle East

Question 2

When was the "head tax" on Chinese immigrants to Canada introduced?

Accepted Answer

A) before the construction of the trans-continental railway began 
B) after the construction of the trans-continental railway was finished 
C) in the 1850s 
D) in the 1940s 
A) before the construction of the trans-continental railway began 
B) after the construction of the trans-continental railway was finished 
C) in the 1850s 
D) in the 1940s

Question 3

Which of the following provides grounds for claims for compensation for historical wrongs against specific ethnic groups worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A) recognition of harms of colonialism 
B) recognition of fundamental human rights 
C) improved economic position of former colonies 
D) worldwide acceptance of multiculturalism 
A) recognition of harms of colonialism 
B) recognition of fundamental human rights 
C) improved economic position of former colonies 
D) worldwide acceptance of multiculturalism

Question 4

Naomi and Seth were born in Canada but they continue to host a monthly gathering at the Jewish Community Centre for the older people in their community, most of whom were born outside Canada and survived the Holocaust.What kind of advantages of ethnic affiliation does their gathering illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) political advantages 
B) emotional advantages 
C) cultural advantages 
D) economic advantages 
A) political advantages 
B) emotional advantages 
C) cultural advantages 
D) economic advantages

Question 5

What was the "underground railroad"?

Accepted Answer

The "Underground Railroad" was not a phy

Question 6

Jyoti has recently immigrated to Canada from Mumbai, India.She has settled into a primarily South Asian neighbourhood, keeps in regular contact with her friends and relatives in Mumbai by telephone and email, and blogs about the latest Bollywood films.According to the textbook, what is Jyoti a part of?

Accepted Answer

A) internal colonialism 
B) an ethnic melting pot 
C) a transnational community 
D) a cross-border community 
A) internal colonialism 
B) an ethnic melting pot 
C) a transnational community 
D) a cross-border community

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the Quiet Revolution in Québec?

Accepted Answer

A) modernization 
B) secularization 
C) nationalization 
D) globalization 
A) modernization 
B) secularization 
C) nationalization 
D) globalization

Question 8

What was problematic about methods of Morton's research into brain size and race?

Accepted Answer

Morton's research into brain size and ra

Question 9

What is significant about the Beothuk population of Newfoundland and Labrador?

Accepted Answer

A) Their chief was a member of the first government of Canada at Confederation, giving them rights other Indigenous people did not have. 
B) They were offered incentives by the European settlers to murder the neighbouring Mi'kmaq. 
C) They were hunted, killed, and driven out of their traditional territory until they became extinct. 
D) They are the most populous First Nation in Canada today, outnumbering all other groups by two to one. 
A) Their chief was a member of the first government of Canada at Confederation, giving them rights other Indigenous people did not have. 
B) They were offered incentives by the European settlers to murder the neighbouring Mi'kmaq. 
C) They were hunted, killed, and driven out of their traditional territory until they became extinct. 
D) They are the most populous First Nation in Canada today, outnumbering all other groups by two to one.

Question 10

Discuss the issues that remained unresolved by Quebec's Quiet Revolution and possible ways to address them.

Accepted Answer

The Quiet Revolution in Quebec brought a

Question 11

Based on the textbook's discussion of race, why might some experts refer to it as "our most dangerous myth"?

Accepted Answer

A) because people believe that meaningful racial differences exist 
B) because people do not believe in important racial differences 
C) because it is the most significant factor in determining one's personal safety 
D) because it is incorrectly believed to determine one's personal safety 
A) because people believe that meaningful racial differences exist 
B) because people do not believe in important racial differences 
C) because it is the most significant factor in determining one's personal safety 
D) because it is incorrectly believed to determine one's personal safety

Question 12

Which of the following would critical race theory best be able to explain?

Accepted Answer

A) institutional racism 
B) individual racism 
C) overt discrimination 
D) intentional discrimination 
A) institutional racism 
B) individual racism 
C) overt discrimination 
D) intentional discrimination

Question 13

Which of the following is most likely to make assimilation of an ethnic group into majority society improbable?

Accepted Answer

A) high in-group solidarity 
B) a culture very different from majority culture 
C) a period of high economic growth 
D) a history of conquest 
A) high in-group solidarity 
B) a culture very different from majority culture 
C) a period of high economic growth 
D) a history of conquest

Question 14

When did slavery become illegal in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) 1803 
B) 1833 
C) 1863 
D) 1893 
A) 1803 
B) 1833 
C) 1863 
D) 1893

Question 15

What did Hitler's systematic plan to exterminate people of Jewish extraction exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A) expulsion 
B) conquest 
C) colonization 
D) genocide 
A) expulsion 
B) conquest 
C) colonization 
D) genocide

Question 16

Steven is a store owner downtown and is convinced that Aboriginal people are thieves.Every time an Aboriginal person comes into his store he follows them around, finding any excuse he can to kick them out of the store.What is Steven practising?

Accepted Answer

A) racism 
B) scapegoating 
C) assimilation 
D) expulsion 
A) racism 
B) scapegoating 
C) assimilation 
D) expulsion

Question 17

Who coined the term "the vertical mosaic"?

Accepted Answer

A) John Lie 
B) John Porter 
C) Peter Sandiford 
D) Edna Bonacich 
A) John Lie 
B) John Porter 
C) Peter Sandiford 
D) Edna Bonacich

Question 18

What is an "ethnic entrepreneur"? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

An "ethnic entrepreneur" is an individua

Question 19

Which of the following groups is most likely to adhere to symbolic ethnicity but not be affected by ethnicity in their everyday life?

Accepted Answer

A) Aboriginal Canadians 
B) Jamaican Canadians 
C) Irish Canadians 
D) Chinese Canadians 
A) Aboriginal Canadians 
B) Jamaican Canadians 
C) Irish Canadians 
D) Chinese Canadians

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a form of internal colonialism in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) conquest 
B) expulsion 
C) slavery 
D) migration 
A) conquest 
B) expulsion 
C) slavery 
D) migration

Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

From which of the following places were most immigrants to Canada in 2006 drawn?

When was the "head tax" on Chinese immigrants to Canada introduced?

Which of the following provides grounds for claims for compensation for historical wrongs against specific ethnic groups worldwide?

Naomi and Seth were born in Canada but they continue to host a monthly gathering at the Jewish Community Centre for the older people in their community, most of whom were born outside Canada and survived the Holocaust.What kind of advantages of ethnic affiliation does their gathering illustrate?

What was the "underground railroad"?

Which of the following best describes the Quiet Revolution in Québec?

What was problematic about methods of Morton's research into brain size and race?

What is significant about the Beothuk population of Newfoundland and Labrador?

Discuss the issues that remained unresolved by Quebec's Quiet Revolution and possible ways to address them.

Based on the textbook's discussion of race, why might some experts refer to it as "our most dangerous myth"?

Which of the following would critical race theory best be able to explain?

Which of the following is most likely to make assimilation of an ethnic group into majority society improbable?

When did slavery become illegal in Canada?

What did Hitler's systematic plan to exterminate people of Jewish extraction exemplify?

Steven is a store owner downtown and is convinced that Aboriginal people are thieves.Every time an Aboriginal person comes into his store he follows them around, finding any excuse he can to kick them out of the store.What is Steven practising?

Who coined the term "the vertical mosaic"?

What is an "ethnic entrepreneur"? Give an example.

Which of the following groups is most likely to adhere to symbolic ethnicity but not be affected by ethnicity in their everyday life?

Which of the following is NOT a form of internal colonialism in Canada?

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