Question 1

________ is the largest Native American tribe with nearly 900,000 people reporting this tribal affiliation alone or in combination with another tribe, race, or ethnicity.

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Question 2

________-White or ________-White interracial couples are far more likely to report their child as multiracial than are other types of couples.

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Question 3

In 2010, about 65 percent of Americans were White; by 2050 Whites will comprise about ________ percent of the population.

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A) 74 
B) 60 
C) 53 
D) 46 
E) 35

Question 4

Daniel Patrick Moynihan received a lot of attention for his report published in 1965, "The Negro Family: The Case for National Inaction." In this report he claimed:

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A) slavery should no longer be used as an explanation for family patterns among Black families 
B) terms like ʺNegroʺ perpetuate racism 
C) disagreement with the idea that mothers in Black families become matriarchs 
D) social problems experienced by Black families, such as higher rates of delinquency, alcoholism, or out of wedlock births were a by-product of urban structural conditions of society, failing social institutions, and racism 
E) Black families experience no more social problems than do White families, once one controls for level of income

Question 5

College attendance is increasing, particularly among Black ________.

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Question 6

________ is the systematic killing, torturing, or removal of persons with the intention of eliminating a specific racial or ethnic group.

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Question 7

According to the text, the public is far more concerned with Hispanics who do not speak English than they are with Asian Americans who do not speak English. Which is NOT of the reasons for this greater concern over Hispanics?

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A) racism against Hispanics 
B) diversity in Asian American languages make it difficult to pick one as a scapegoat 
C) Hispanics represent a greater number of people than do Asian Americans 
D) second-generation Hispanics usually do not speak English well, unlike second-generation Asian Americans 
E) the media play up and exaggerate the extent to which Hispanics speak Spanish

Question 8

Why are Asian Americans sometimes referred to as the "model minority"?

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A) All immigrants groups from Asia have been wealthy. 
B) Asian immigrants did not come to the U.S. fleeing war or political strife. 
C) The term is traced back to a period when Asian features were thought to be the most beautiful. 
D) No one really knows how the term originated, but continues to be used. 
E) Asian Americans have the highest family incomes, even higher than Whites, and their children are most likely to go to college.

Question 9

Early nineteenth-century biologists created a three-part classification of races, which were ________.

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Question 10

Children who reported feelings of discrimination were more likely to experience depression and other mental health problems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1900 most immigrants came from _________, but since 1980 most come from ________ and _________.

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Question 12

According to World Map 6.1, which part of the world contains the largest percentage of minorities?

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A) The U.S. 
B) Europe 
C) Brazil 
D) Africa 
E) Russia

Question 13

Which of the following is TRUE about Asian American families today?

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A) There are about 6 million U.S. residents who report being Asian American or Asian in combination with other groups, comprising about 2 percent of the total population. 
B) The term "Asian" is a catchall term representing people with a great diversity in culture, language, socioeconomic characteristics, and reasons for migrating to the U.S. 
C) Asian Americans are sometimes called the "model minority" because all, except for the Chinese, closely fit the image of the highly educated and high-earning professional. 
D) Chinese Americans are the only racial or ethnic group in the U.S. rounded up against their will and put into internment camps. 
E) Asian Americans have experienced less social mobility than have other minority groups.

Question 14

Asian Americans have not faced prejudice or discrimination in the U.S., therefore they have been nicknamed the model minority.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Affirmative action:

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A) has been largely illegal in the U.S. since 1996 
B) is a set of social policies designed to punish people for racist behaviors 
C) is a family policy because it remedies inequalities in work and education that can improve the lives of families 
D) has widespread support in the U.S. 
E) was controversial until the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to the use of quotas

Question 16

With respect to the growth of Hispanics in the population:

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A) the fertility rate among Hispanics is high, but it is not as high as the fertility rate among Blacks 
B) the growth rate among Hispanics is largely due to the particularly high fertility rates of foreign-born Hispanic women 
C) the fertility rate of Hispanic women is about 38 births per 1,000 women 
D) the rapid growth in the Hispanic population is due primarily to immigration 
E) the fertility rate of Hispanic women is about 61 births per 1,000 women

Question 17

The belief that one racial or ethnic group is superior or inferior to others is called ________.

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Question 18

Which of the following is FALSE with respect to race and ethnicity?

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A) Blacks are more likely than Whites to live in extended families. 
B) Hispanics, especially Mexican Americans, are least likely to have health insurance. 
C) Blacks have higher infant mortality rates than do other racial/ethnic groups. 
D) Asian Americans are most likely to be childfree. 
E) Hispanics are less likely to cohabit than are other racial/ethnic groups.

Question 19

Ernesto is a Cuban American living near Miami in South Florida. Which of the following statements about Ernesto is correct?

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A) Ernesto's race is Hispanic. 
B) Ernesto's ethnicity is Cuban. 
C) Ernesto's ethnicity is Caucasian. 
D) Ernesto is not a minority because of the large number of Cuban Americans living in South Florida. 
E) Ernesto does not have an ethnicity.

Question 20

With respect to immigration, Americans are nearly equally divided over whether it is good for the country. With respect to ILLEGAL immigration:

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A) Americans remain nearly equally divided about whether it is good for the country 
B) Americans believe that illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from U.S. workers 
C) nearly 9 out of 10 Americans believe it is a "very" or "somewhat" serious problem 
D) about three-fourths of illegal immigrants entered the country with visas that allowed them to live in or visit the U.S. for a limited time, but they overstayed their visas 
E) there were about 20-25 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. in 2008

Exam 6: Race, Ethnicity, and Families