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WorksheetsEdge Ethnicity Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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1.
The racist laws that divided South Africans were known as
a)
secessionist
b)
apartheus
c)
apomatox
d)
apartheid
2.
Ethnicity is important because
a)
it provides the only stable basis of political states in the modern world.
b)
it opposes nationalism and globalization.
c)
it promotes peace and wellbeing in the face of the globalization of culture.
d)
it reinforces diversity in the face of the globalization of culture.
3.
The largest Hispanic/Latino groups in the United States are from which two countries?
a)
Guatemala and Mexico
b)
Cuba and Mexico
c)
Puerto Rico and Mexico
d)
Puerto Rico and Cuba
4.
This map shows that African Americans in Michigan are concentrated mainly in
a)
the northeast.
b)
the north, northeast, and west.
c)
the southwest.
d)
the southeast.
5.
Asian Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?
a)
Southwest
b)
West
c)
Northeast
d)
Southeast
6.
Los Angeles has what kind of ethnic distribution?
a)
dispersed
b)
clustered
c)
inverted
d)
contiguous
7.
An examination of the distribution of ethnicities in the United States reveals
a)
ethnic groups tend to cluster in urban areas and in different U.S. regions.
b)
ethnicities are not often clustered in urban areas.
c)
different ethnicities cluster in each U.S. region.
d)
segregation and exclusion are a thing of the past for nearly all U.S. ethnic groups.
8.
African Americans migrated out of the U.S. South partly as a consequence of
a)
the removal of travel visa requirements for people of color.
b)
increased farm mechanization leading to a decreased demand for farm labor.
c)
the development of better airports, allowing for rapid and efficient travel.
d)
increasing opportunities to work in northern coal mines and the California gold rush.
9.
The "separate but equal" doctrine in the United States was legally established by
a)
individual states.
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson.
c)
Brown v. Board of Education.
d)
the Missouri Compromise.
10.
The Brown v. Board of Education court decision ruled that
a)
separate schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional.
b)
"white flight" was morally wrong and should be curtailed.
c)
discriminatory lending practices and restrictive covenants were unconstitutional.
d)
separate facilities for blacks and whites were acceptable so long as they were of the same quality.
11.
Which pair of concepts or entities from South Africa and the United States is the best match?
a)
homelands—blockbusting
b)
Nelson Mandela—white flight
c)
apartheid—"Jim Crow" laws
d)
apartheid—U.S. Libertarian Party.
12.
A nationality is
a)
a group of people tied to a place through legal status and tradition.
b)
ethnic identity.
c)
any cohesive group of people.
d)
any group with shared religion, language, and origin of birth.
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