Question 1

For many ethnic minority youth,the first place they encounter sport participation is:

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic cultural centres
B)  public swimming pools
C)  private sport clubs
D)  in their schools D

Question 2

Slavery began in the geographic location now known as Canada in:

Accepted Answer

A)  1867
B)  1700
C)  1628
D)  There has never been slavery in Canada - either before or after Confederation. C

Question 3

In the 21ˢᵗ century,new waves of immigrants to Canada tended to move from _____ and from _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  north to south;west to east
B)  east to west;north to south
C)  south to north;west to east
D)  east to west;south to north D

Question 4

_____ refers to the values,beliefs,and behaviours we share in common with a subcultural group to which we most closely identify based on common country or origin,language,religion,or cultural traditions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Race
B)  Ethnicity
C)  Minority group
D)  Hegemony

Question 5

Identification with more than one ethnic minority group is sometimes referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  multi-racial
B)  hybridity
C)  completeness
D)  marginality

Question 6

In the early part of the twentieth century,Canada recruited its first major wave of immigrants from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia,the U.S.and Mexico
B)  Africa.The Middle East,and Eastern Europe
C)  Great Britain,the U.S. ,and Europe
D)  South America,Mexico,and Europe

Question 7

Rigid beliefs about the characteristics of a racial group are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  socially constructed realities
B)  prejudices
C)  ethnocentric distortions
D)  stereotypes

Question 8

We learned from the 2011 National Household Survey that _____ of Canada's population is foreign born.

Accepted Answer

A)  5%
B)  20%
C)  40%
D)  53%

Question 9

Which of the following is not a socially significant characteristic in Canadian society?

Accepted Answer

A)  skin colour
B)  ethnicity
C)  eye colour
D)  race

Question 10

Washburne's thesis that differences in leisure between dominant and minority populations are the result of variations in the value systems and social norms of the minority groups provides the basis for _____ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnicity
B)  marginality
C)  functionalist
D)  conflict

Question 11

John,a white male,has been excluded from participating in the North American Indigenous Games.Many people would refer to this as:

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocentric distortion
B)  hegemony
C)  reverse racism
D)  two-eyed seeing

Question 12

With respect to newcomers to the country,Canada adopts a practice of _____,while the United States adopts a practice of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation;cultural pluralism
B)  segregation;assimilation
C)  cultural pluralism;segregation
D)  cultural pluralism;assimilation

Question 13

According to the text,the popularity of which of the following sports provides the best example of an ethnic sport?

Accepted Answer

A)  hockey
B)  tennis
C)  soccer
D)  lawn bowling

Question 14

Which theory noted below suggests that participation in dominant cultural activities is due to the poverty experienced by many minority racial and ethnic people?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnicity theory
B)  marginality theory
C)  racial theory
D)  functionalism

Question 15

An examination of Aboriginal Peoples' practices related to physical activity in Canada identified four potential strengths tied to Aboriginal cultural practices.Which of the following is not one of these four strengths?

Accepted Answer

A)  a holistic orientation
B)  ethnocentric distortion
C)  a strong emphasis on family and community
D)  two-eyed seeing

Question 16

Which of the following types of social capital refers to the trust and respect that can develop between people of diverse backgrounds and can lead to opportunities for people to interact outside their homogeneous group?

Accepted Answer

A)  embedded social capital
B)  cultural social capital
C)  hegemonic social capital
D)  autonomous social capital

Question 17

In 2014,Donald Sterling,owner of the L.A.Clippers,was banned for life from all NBA games and other associated NBA activities.Sterling was also fined $2.5 million.What did Sterling do?

Accepted Answer

A)  He made racist comments about African-Americans to his mistress.
B)  He "stacked" the Clippers team.
C)  He unilaterally changed the rules of basketball.
D)  He refused to have an Aboriginal player on his team.

Question 18

A hierarchy of privilege and discrimination has been created in Canada based on skin colour commonly referred to as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The three largest visible minority groups in Canada are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Koreans,Japanese,and Chinese
B)  Blacks,Chinese,and Koreans
C)  South Asians,Chinese,and Blacks
D)  Arabs,South Asians,and Latin Americans

Question 20

We find in Canadian history three factors regulating Aboriginal life.These three are the British North America Act,the Indian Act,and:

Accepted Answer

A)  treaties
B)  the Human Rights Act
C)  Head Tax of 1885
D)  Darwinism

Exam 5: Ethnicity and Race in Canadian Sport