Question 1

According to historian Noel Ignatiev's observation, the study of Whiteness is a necessary stage to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the reinforcement of White racial superiority 
B)  the abolition of Whiteness 
C)  an understanding of Whiteness as a subordinate status 
D)  an understanding of a color-blind society

Question 2

The cultural influence of the ________ immigrants was so apparent in the history of America that publications of the proceedings of the Continental Congress were published in their native language in addition to being published in English.

Accepted Answer

A)  German 
B)  Italian 
C)  Polish 
D)  Irish

Question 3

Which of the following is true of Irish Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are more American citizens identifying themselves as having Irish ancestry than there are people living in Ireland. 
B)  The Irish are the largest ethnic group in the United States. 
C)  Research indicates that there are significantly higher rates of alcoholism among descendants of Irish immigrants compared to other European immigrants 
D)  The Irish immigrants were not initially victimized like other immigrant groups in the United States.

Question 4

What does the concept of intelligent design (ID) suggest?

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Question 5

Research on ________ indicates that many grandchildren of immigrants want to study their ancestors' language and learn about their ethnic group's history.

Accepted Answer

A)  the principle of third-generation interest 
B)  White privilege 
C)  the deficit model of ethnic identity 
D)  symbolic ethnicity

Question 6

In the context of ethnicity and religion, being White, as opposed to being Black or Asian is characterized by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  differing in language and religious worship 
B)  being more conscious of a racial identity 
C)  being a member of the dominant group 
D)  refuting the color-blind approach

Question 7

Early Irish immigrants favored Protestantism and were united in their hatred of Catholicism. Which of the following statements describes the attitude of the early Irish immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were against religious pluralism. 
B)  They opposed the concept of intelligent design. 
C)  They believed in the idea of creationism. 
D)  They advocated the maintenance of an ethnic paradox.

Question 8

Unlike other immigrants, the Italians ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  immigrated even during the colonial period, coming from a highly differentiated land 
B)  came from a unified nation that escaped foreign domination until 1848 
C)  played an insignificant role during the American Revolution 
D)  failed to recognize multiple geographic divisions reflecting sharp cultural distinctions

Question 9

A person who supports civil religion is likely to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  advocate religious teachings of larger denominations 
B)  judge people on the basis of their religious preferences 
C)  affiliate himself or herself to a specific religious denomination 
D)  coexist in peace with people of different faiths

Question 10

_______ is associated with rediscovering ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligent design 
B)  The third-generation principle 
C)  Color-blind racism 
D)  The principle of creationism

Question 11

The continued portrayal of Italian Americans as gangsters is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocentrism 
B)  respectable bigotry 
C)  nativism 
D)  social mobility

Question 12

Discuss the contemporary perception of Whiteness in the United States.

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Question 13

Which of the following events was a major factor that resulted in an increase in the number of Irish immigrants to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  the potato famine 
B)  the yellow peril 
C)  World War I 
D)  political unrest

Question 14

How is the study of ethnicity and religion in the United States relevant in today's context?

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Question 15

________ owes its existence in the United States to the First Amendment declaration that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

Accepted Answer

A)  Religious pluralism 
B)  Creationism 
C)  Assimilation 
D)  Civil religion

Question 16

Discuss the Whites' perception of race as a zero-sum game as identified by behavioral economists Michael Norton and Samuel Sommers.

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Question 17

The most obvious distinguishing factor among Polish Americans is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  their blue-collar and white-collar distinction 
B)  the presence of Polish-speaking and German-speaking Polish Americans 
C)  their Jewish-Catholic distinction 
D)  the presence of rural and urban Polish Americans

Question 18

The ________ immigrants established themselves as the political founders of the United States, and also defined what it meant to be White.

Accepted Answer

A)  English 
B)  German 
C)  Latin American 
D)  Italian

Question 19

Derek relocates to a foreign country because of his job. His family members feel that Derek has blended completely into the foreign country's culture and maintains very few ethnic characteristics. Which of the following features of ethnicity is shown in the given scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic ethnicity 
B)  the principle of third-generation interest 
C)  racial privilege 
D)  the deficit model of ethnic identity

Question 20

A large, organized religion that is not officially linked with a state or government is represented by the term ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  secession 
B)  denomination 
C)  typology 
D)  sect

Exam 5: Ethnicity and Religion