Question 1

America's first naturalization law,passed in 1790,granted citizenship to:

Accepted Answer

A)  anyone who had fought in the Revolutionary War. 
B)  free white people. 
C)  all white people. 
D)  former British citizens. 
A)  anyone who had fought in the Revolutionary War. 
B)  free white people. 
C)  all white people. 
D)  former British citizens.

Question 2

An 1851 excerpt from Harper's Weekly magazine describes a certain racial group as lawbreaking,idle,thriftless,poor,and barbarian.What group is this excerpt describing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Irish 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Italians 
D)  Jews 
A)  Irish 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Italians 
D)  Jews

Question 3

Mexicans are generally classified as a physical type that combines Native American and European traits and referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  mestizos. 
B)  hybrids. 
C)  half-breeds. 
D)  biracial. 
A)  mestizos. 
B)  hybrids. 
C)  half-breeds. 
D)  biracial.

Question 4

Reverend Samuel Stanhope Smith's proposal that skin color should be viewed as a product of climate and therefore not correlated to inner virtues (e.g.,intelligence,character,personality)suggests that he felt:

Accepted Answer

A)  people were are all the same beneath their skin. 
B)  skin color correlates with moral virtues. 
C)  skin color was immutable and innate. 
D)  skin color was a legitimate organizing principle. 
A)  people were are all the same beneath their skin. 
B)  skin color correlates with moral virtues. 
C)  skin color was immutable and innate. 
D)  skin color was a legitimate organizing principle.

Question 5

Prejudice is to discrimination as thinking is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  manifesting. 
B)  developing. 
C)  doing. 
D)  being. 
A)  manifesting. 
B)  developing. 
C)  doing. 
D)  being.

Question 6

European Christians and scientists interpreted the curse that Noah put on his son Ham to mean that Ham:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the original black man. 
B)  was no longer going to be king. 
C)  never had descendants. 
D)  was perverted. 
A)  was the original black man. 
B)  was no longer going to be king. 
C)  never had descendants. 
D)  was perverted.

Question 7

The legal or social practice of separating people on the basis of their race or ethnicity is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  segregation. 
B)  separatism. 
C)  individuality. 
D)  pluralism. 
A)  segregation. 
B)  separatism. 
C)  individuality. 
D)  pluralism.

Question 8

Eugenics literally means:

Accepted Answer

A)  "well-born." 
B)  "indigenous." 
C)  "intelligent." 
D)  "inherited." 
A)  "well-born." 
B)  "indigenous." 
C)  "intelligent." 
D)  "inherited."

Question 9

During the mid-twentieth century in the United States,many blacks moved north to escape Jim Crow laws in the rural South.This resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  an immediate improvement in the lives of African Americans. 
B)  movement of more whites to the South. 
C)  competition for housing and employment in the North, resulting in violent clashes between whites and blacks. 
D)  many blacks "passing" as white. 
A)  an immediate improvement in the lives of African Americans. 
B)  movement of more whites to the South. 
C)  competition for housing and employment in the North, resulting in violent clashes between whites and blacks. 
D)  many blacks "passing" as white.

Question 10

Which term refers to the more overt form of resistance through a movement such as revolution or genocide or through nonviolent protest?

Accepted Answer

A)  collective resistance 
B)  group acquiescence 
C)  individual alliance 
D)  mutual resistance 
A)  collective resistance 
B)  group acquiescence 
C)  individual alliance 
D)  mutual resistance

Question 11

In ancient Egypt,physical markers were linked to:

Accepted Answer

A)  status. 
B)  geography. 
C)  genes. 
D)  ethnicity. 
A)  status. 
B)  geography. 
C)  genes. 
D)  ethnicity.

Question 12

Thoughts and feelings (usually negative)about an ethnic or racial group are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  subaltern. 
B)  discrimination. 
C)  modern racism. 
D)  prejudice. 
A)  subaltern. 
B)  discrimination. 
C)  modern racism. 
D)  prejudice.

Question 13

What allows one to identify with a nationality without the rights and duties of a citizen?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic identity 
B)  race 
C)  ethnicity 
D)  heritage 
A)  genetic identity 
B)  race 
C)  ethnicity 
D)  heritage

Question 14

Which group believed that humans were one species,united under God?

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwinists 
B)  polygenists 
C)  monogenists 
D)  Catholics 
A)  Darwinists 
B)  polygenists 
C)  monogenists 
D)  Catholics

Question 15

The comparison between the Burakumin and the Japanese shows that race is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a chemically important marker. 
B)  significant for intelligence. 
C)  not just about physical or biological differences. 
D)  more important than culture. 
A)  a chemically important marker. 
B)  significant for intelligence. 
C)  not just about physical or biological differences. 
D)  more important than culture.

Question 16

As pointed out in the boxed section on "Reverse Migration," many countries that send immigrants to the United States have policies that discourage Americans from moving to their country.What would be the benefit of instituting a bilateral treaty (naturalizing citizens from other countries on the same terms that partner countries naturalize Americans)?

Accepted Answer

A bilateral treaty might decrease narrow

Question 17

Some Muslims have been in North America since the seventeenth century,when they were transported from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa as slaves. 
B)  South America as immigrants. 
C)  China as indentured servants. 
D)  the West Indies. 
A)  Africa as slaves. 
B)  South America as immigrants. 
C)  China as indentured servants. 
D)  the West Indies.

Question 18

The majority of the Latinos in the United States come from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Puerto Rico. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  the Dominican Republic. 
A)  Puerto Rico. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  the Dominican Republic.

Question 19

A society is pluralistic if no distinct ethnic group is statistically:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the minority. 
B)  equal to another. 
C)  the dominant group in government. 
D)  in the majority. 
A)  in the minority. 
B)  equal to another. 
C)  the dominant group in government. 
D)  in the majority.

Question 20

Which of the five varieties of humans did Blumenbach decide were the superlatives of the races based on their excellent skull qualities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethiopians 
B)  Hispanics 
C)  Asians 
D)  Caucasians 
A)  Ethiopians 
B)  Hispanics 
C)  Asians 
D)  Caucasians

America's first naturalization law,passed in 1790,granted citizenship to:

An 1851 excerpt from Harper's Weekly magazine describes a certain racial group as lawbreaking,idle,thriftless,poor,and barbarian.What group is this excerpt describing?

Mexicans are generally classified as a physical type that combines Native American and European traits and referred to as:

Reverend Samuel Stanhope Smith's proposal that skin color should be viewed as a product of climate and therefore not correlated to inner virtues (e.g.,intelligence,character,personality)suggests that he felt:

Prejudice is to discrimination as thinking is to:

European Christians and scientists interpreted the curse that Noah put on his son Ham to mean that Ham:

The legal or social practice of separating people on the basis of their race or ethnicity is referred to as:

Eugenics literally means:

During the mid-twentieth century in the United States,many blacks moved north to escape Jim Crow laws in the rural South.This resulted in:

Which term refers to the more overt form of resistance through a movement such as revolution or genocide or through nonviolent protest?

In ancient Egypt,physical markers were linked to:

Thoughts and feelings (usually negative)about an ethnic or racial group are referred to as:

What allows one to identify with a nationality without the rights and duties of a citizen?

Which group believed that humans were one species,united under God?

The comparison between the Burakumin and the Japanese shows that race is:

Some Muslims have been in North America since the seventeenth century,when they were transported from:

The majority of the Latinos in the United States come from:

A society is pluralistic if no distinct ethnic group is statistically:

Which of the five varieties of humans did Blumenbach decide were the superlatives of the races based on their excellent skull qualities?

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Exam 9: Race

America's first naturalization law,passed in 1790,granted citizenship to:

An 1851 excerpt from Harper's Weekly magazine describes a certain racial group as lawbreaking,idle,thriftless,poor,and barbarian.What group is this excerpt describing?

Mexicans are generally classified as a physical type that combines Native American and European traits and referred to as:

Reverend Samuel Stanhope Smith's proposal that skin color should be viewed as a product of climate and therefore not correlated to inner virtues (e.g.,intelligence,character,personality)suggests that he felt:

Prejudice is to discrimination as thinking is to:

European Christians and scientists interpreted the curse that Noah put on his son Ham to mean that Ham:

The legal or social practice of separating people on the basis of their race or ethnicity is referred to as:

Eugenics literally means:

During the mid-twentieth century in the United States,many blacks moved north to escape Jim Crow laws in the rural South.This resulted in:

Which term refers to the more overt form of resistance through a movement such as revolution or genocide or through nonviolent protest?

In ancient Egypt,physical markers were linked to:

Thoughts and feelings (usually negative)about an ethnic or racial group are referred to as:

What allows one to identify with a nationality without the rights and duties of a citizen?

Which group believed that humans were one species,united under God?

The comparison between the Burakumin and the Japanese shows that race is:

Some Muslims have been in North America since the seventeenth century,when they were transported from:

The majority of the Latinos in the United States come from:

A society is pluralistic if no distinct ethnic group is statistically:

Which of the five varieties of humans did Blumenbach decide were the superlatives of the races based on their excellent skull qualities?

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Poverty

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

Filters