Reading: Race and Ethnicity

What is the definition of race?

• A. The belief in distinct physical differences between human populations

• B. The shared culture of a group of people

• C. The nation a person belongs to

• D. The social traits shared by a certain group of people

How is race classification different from ethnicity?

• A. Race is based on physical characteristics, while ethnicity is based on social traits

• B. Race is chosen by individuals, while ethnicity is externally classified

• C. Race refers to different encounters with subordinate groups, while ethnicity refers to distinct cultures

• D. Race is controversial, while ethnicity is not

Which of the following is an example of race?

• A. Chinese

• B. Hispanics

• C. Irish

• D. Polish

What is the main difference between race and ethnicity?

• A. Race is socially imposed and hierarchical, while ethnicity is not

• B. Race is based on physical characteristics, while ethnicity is based on cultural traits

• C. Race is chosen by individuals, while ethnicity is externally classified

• D. Race refers to different encounters with subordinate groups, while ethnicity refers to distinct cultures

Can a person have control over their race?

• A. Yes, a person can choose their race

• B. No, race is determined by physical characteristics

• C. Yes, up to a certain limit

• D. No, race is socially imposed

What is the best title of the passage?

• A. Race and Ethnicity, Similarities, and

  Differences

• B. The differences between Race and

  Ethnicity

• C. Race and Ethnicity are Used

  Interchangeably

• D. The Definition of Race and Ethnicity

• E. Race and Ethnicity: Some Common

  Characteristics

What can be inferred from the passage about

race and ethnicity?

• A. Race is something that you are born with,

  but ethnicity can be controlled to some

  extent

• B. Race and ethnicity are both innate

  characteristics

• C. Both race and ethnicity migh be the

  reasons for discrimination.

• D. People can easily identify to which

  ethnicity a person belongs, but not to

  which race he is affiliated

• E. People cannot choose which ethnicity

  and race they want to belong to

The word ‘fabric’ can best be replaced by ....

• A. Cloth

• B. Material

• C. Structure

• D. Condition

• E. Gap

This passage is most likely found in a

textbook of which of the following subjects?

• A. Geography

• B. Politics

• C. Philosophy

• D. Psychology

• E. Sociology

Which of the follwoing statements about the

passage si FALSE?

• A. The word race and ethnicity are

  occasionally use to mean each other.

• B. Race is based more on people’s physical

  appearance.

• C. The concept of racial labeling might lead

  social conflict

• D. The term ethnicity has always been

  defined the same

• E. Ethnicity is basedmore on people’s social

  characteristics than physical ones.