Question 1

Race is a ___________________category that is misrecognized as a _____________ category.

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic;cultural 
B) biological;genetic 
C) cultural;biological 
D) symbolic;natural

Question 2

In an attempt to resist stigma,some people of color,especially new immigrants,may highlight their ethnicity and resist American _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) racial categories 
B) state classification 
C) tribal categories 
D) cultural categories

Question 3

Based on what you have learned in Chapter 1,how can whites contribute to reducing racial inequality? Use the concepts of white privilege and color-blindness in formulating your essay.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Based on what you have learned in...

Question 4

Race is often described with reference to __________,but there is much more genetic variation within _______________ groups than between them.

Accepted Answer

A) genomes;DNA 
B) biological markers skin shade,hair texture,etc. );DNA 
C) cultures;traditionally-defined racial groups 
D) biological markers;traditionally-defined racial groups

Question 5

Institutional racism is facilitated by different types of power.Which of the following is one of these modes of power?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural power 
B) political power 
C) military power 
D) physical power

Question 6

Although many people think of Tiger Woods as African American,he considers himself multiracial and as a child invented the term "Calabanasian" to describe himself.This example helps us understand the complex relationship between _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) ancestry and culture 
B) culture and tribal membership 
C) phenotype and culture 
D) ancestry and phenotype

Question 7

In the United States,__________ often creates distinctions and identities within _____________.For instance,four people may be considered white,yet they may each have ancestry and cultural traditions originating from different countries,including Poland,Ireland,England,and Norway.

Accepted Answer

A) racial identity;ethnic groups 
B) ethnicity;racial groups 
C) culture;ethnic groups 
D) racial groups;cultures

Question 8

Which of the following best exemplifies the advice offered by the textbook authors on how whites can contribute to fighting racial injustice?

Accepted Answer

A) Promote colorblindness by refusing to provide one's race on the census. 
B) Accept guilt for the crimes committed by other whites. 
C) Join an antiracist group on campus to suggest improvements that would make residential life more inclusive. 
D) Protest affirmative action in admissions.

Question 9

___________ is best described as the argument that social and economic differences between races are the result of immutable,inherited,and inborn distinctions.

Accepted Answer

A) Biological determinism 
B) Social constructivism 
C) Institutional racism 
D) Interpersonal racism

Question 10

Which of the five fallacies or misconceptions about racism best describes this example?
"Your friend does not believe that racial segregation in schools is a problem today.After all,she argues,the courts ruled segregated education unconstitutional many decades ago."

Accepted Answer

A) tokenistic fallacy 
B) legalistic fallacy 
C) ahistorical fallacy 
D) individualistic fallacy

Question 11

In the United States,whiteness is the _______________ racial category,that with which all other categories are compared and contrasted.

Accepted Answer

A) normal 
B) dominant 
C) exclusionary 
D) cultural

Question 12

According to the textbook,which of the following best defines "racial domination"?

Accepted Answer

A) Racial domination is characterized by overt coercion and violence. 
B) Racial domination is an organizing force in society that disproportionately offers benefits to some groups and not others. 
C) Racial domination is often necessarily the conscious intention of those who benefit from it. 
D) none of these

Question 13

The courts have played an important role in adjudicating racial categorization processes.Understanding court decisions around racial categorization processes further underscores how race and ethnicity are _____________ and ______________ constructs.

Accepted Answer

A) economic;material 
B) geographic;cultural 
C) biological;genetic 
D) social;historical

Question 14

__________ is the collection of unearned cultural,political,economic,and social advantages and privileges possessed by people of Anglo-European descent or those who pass as such.

Accepted Answer

A) White privilege 
B) Racial domination 
C) Institutional racism 
D) Caste hierarchy

Exam 1: Race in the Twenty-First Century

Race is a _______category that is misrecognized as a _ category.

In an attempt to resist stigma,some people of color,especially new immigrants,may highlight their ethnicity and resist American _________________.

Based on what you have learned in Chapter 1,how can whites contribute to reducing racial inequality? Use the concepts of white privilege and color-blindness in formulating your essay.

Race is often described with reference to ,but there is much more genetic variation within _____ groups than between them.