Question 1

Millie is a black women living in Canada in the late 1800s.Which of the following most likely characterizes her life?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is a slave near Ottawa living on the same property as her white owners, with her basic physical needs taken care of. 
B)  She is a free woman living in Africville and working for almost no pay doing laundry for a hotel. 
C)  She is a free woman living in downtown Halifax and working as a nurse's assistant in a local hospital 
D)  She is a free woman who owns and runs a rooming house for travellers requiring long-term accommodation in Ottawa.

Question 2

Trang feels lucky to be part of a neighbourhood where he can speak ti?1?ng vi?9?t, buy some of his favourite foods from home,and go to his friend's house on Friday nights to watch Vietnamese movies on DVD.Which of the following advantages of ethnic affiliation is Trang making use of?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Nation Y has an ideology that supports an official policy of ethnic amnesia whereby immigrants are encouraged to forget their heritage and become reborn as a new member of Nation Y: Y first,all else secondary.What is this type of ideology called?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic mosaic 
B)  multiculturalism 
C)  pluralism 
D)  melting pot

Question 4

Compare and contrast the experience of African Canadians and Asian Canadians.What can be learned by analyzing their experiences?

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Question 5

Immigration from China was banned altogether in 1923.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is a reason for challenging the term "Indian" as it pertains to North American Indigenous people?

Accepted Answer

A)  because it only refers to certain groups of people and yet has sometimes been used incorrectly to refer to all 
B)  because it is a name erroneously given to indigenous people by a lost colonial explorer 
C)  because it reflects a lifestyle that is no longer relevant in contemporary society 
D)  because it is too narrow to reflect the Pan-Indian reality of North America

Question 7

What do we call an attitude about a group of people based on some preconceived ideas about the group's real or imagined characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  racism 
B)  prejudice 
C)  discrimination 
D)  scapegoating

Question 8

Jason's mother is from Singapore and his father is Irish Canadian.When Jason reports having multiple ethnic identities on his census questionnaire,he responds the same as approximately what percentage of other Canadians?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  50 percent

Question 9

Farzad lives in a nation where almost 50 percent of people indicated on a survey that they have trouble with the idea of having someone from a different race as a neighbour.Where is he most likely living?

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  France 
D)  Canada

Question 10

What do we call the process whereby people from one nation invade another,gain complete control,destroy the indigenous culture,turn indigenous people into low-wage workers,and create a system of beliefs that justify their actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  genocide 
B)  cultural imperialism 
C)  internal colonialism 
D)  colonialism

Question 11

The Mi'kmaq,the Coast Salish,and the Mohawk are all examples of which of the following in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic groups 
B)  races 
C)  assimilators 
D)  majority groups

Question 12

Robert hates competing in the math competition at school when there are a lot of Asian competitors because he believes they are innately much better at math.What does Robert's attitude illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudice 
B)  discrimination 
C)  scapegoating 
D)  authoritarianism

Question 13

What was the "underground railroad"?

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Question 14

Costas and his wife Nia have worked hard to open and maintain a small restaurant in Greektown.Their plan is to leave the restaurant to their children when they retire so the children may have a legacy and ongoing ties with the homeland.Which of the following advantages of ethnic group affiliation is their plan compatible with?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What is the definition of "race" and why do many academics not use it?

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Question 16

What prompted Italian Canadians to see themselves as a distinctive group in Canada in 1900?

Accepted Answer

A)  being defined that way by government officials and other Canadian residents. 
B)  the new unification of Italy. 
C)  the benefits that were available at the time only to immigrants from Italy and Greece. 
D)  being threatened with deportation if they refused to identify with a nation instead of a region.

Question 17

Explain how social structural conditions shape "race" and ethnicity.

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Question 18

In Great Britain,what are the Scottish,the Welsh,the Irish,and the English all examples of?

Accepted Answer

A)  the power elite 
B)  minority groups 
C)  ethnic groups 
D)  racial groups

Question 19

Gretchen and her friends wish to apply for government funding to organize a "German Cultural Days" event.Which of the following advantages of ethnic affiliation is their plan compatible with?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Gretchen and her friends wish to apply for government funding to organize a "German Cultural Days" event.Which of the following makes it possible for them to do this?

Accepted Answer

A)  post-secondary education 
B)  transnational communities 
C)  multiculturalism policy 
D)  ethnic entrepreneurs

Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

Millie is a black women living in Canada in the late 1800s.Which of the following most likely characterizes her life?

Trang feels lucky to be part of a neighbourhood where he can speak ti?1?ng vi?9?t, buy some of his favourite foods from home,and go to his friend's house on Friday nights to watch Vietnamese movies on DVD.Which of the following advantages of ethnic affiliation is Trang making use of?

Nation Y has an ideology that supports an official policy of ethnic amnesia whereby immigrants are encouraged to forget their heritage and become reborn as a new member of Nation Y: Y first,all else secondary.What is this type of ideology called?

Compare and contrast the experience of African Canadians and Asian Canadians.What can be learned by analyzing their experiences?

Immigration from China was banned altogether in 1923.

Which of the following is a reason for challenging the term "Indian" as it pertains to North American Indigenous people?

What do we call an attitude about a group of people based on some preconceived ideas about the group's real or imagined characteristics?

Jason's mother is from Singapore and his father is Irish Canadian.When Jason reports having multiple ethnic identities on his census questionnaire,he responds the same as approximately what percentage of other Canadians?

Farzad lives in a nation where almost 50 percent of people indicated on a survey that they have trouble with the idea of having someone from a different race as a neighbour.Where is he most likely living?

What do we call the process whereby people from one nation invade another,gain complete control,destroy the indigenous culture,turn indigenous people into low-wage workers,and create a system of beliefs that justify their actions?

The Mi'kmaq,the Coast Salish,and the Mohawk are all examples of which of the following in Canada?

Robert hates competing in the math competition at school when there are a lot of Asian competitors because he believes they are innately much better at math.What does Robert's attitude illustrate?

What was the "underground railroad"?

What is the definition of "race" and why do many academics not use it?

What prompted Italian Canadians to see themselves as a distinctive group in Canada in 1900?

Explain how social structural conditions shape "race" and ethnicity.

In Great Britain,what are the Scottish,the Welsh,the Irish,and the English all examples of?

Gretchen and her friends wish to apply for government funding to organize a "German Cultural Days" event.Which of the following advantages of ethnic affiliation is their plan compatible with?

Gretchen and her friends wish to apply for government funding to organize a "German Cultural Days" event.Which of the following makes it possible for them to do this?