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Ethnicities

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The three most numerous US ethnicities

a)

White, Jewish, Hispanic

b)

Black, Hispanic, Chinese

c)

Spanish, Japanese, Chinese

d)

White, Black, Hispanic

e)

Hispanic, Black, Asian

2.

Most Hispanics in the US have come from what 2 countries?

a)

Guatemala and Mexico

b)

Cuba and Mexico

c)

Puerto Rico and Mexico

d)

Spain and Mexico

e)

Nicaragua and Mexico

3.

Nationality

a)

Identity with a group of people who share legal attachment to a particular country.

b)

Identify with a group of people based on language, religion, race, and skin color.

c)

Identity with a group of people based on social economic status, citizenship, and the human development index.

d)

Identity with a group of people based on country of origin including status of immigration and emigration.

e)

Identify with a group of people based on many of the common factors that define the economic indicators of corresponding indigenous countries of origin.

4.

Race

a)

The cultural indicators that allow people to form an identity for themselves and the group of which they are attached to and share in a nationalistic group dynamic resulting in heightened solidarity amongst its members.

b)

Identity with a group of people who are perceived to share a physiological trait

c)

Biological indicator of your ethnicity

d)

Skin color

e)

Identity with a group of people based on skin color, citizenship, religion, and social class.

5.

The largest numbers of Asian Americans are descended from immigrants from

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

Vietnam

e)

Philipines

6.

Which of the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Japanese

d)

Samoan

e)

Hispanic/Latino

7.

An examination of the distribution of ethnicities in the United States reveals

a)

ethnicities are not often clustered in urban areas.

b)

different ethnicities cluster in each U.S. region.

c)

ethnic neighborhoods contain a heterogeneous mix of ethnicities, even in cities that were once known for their patterns of segregation.

d)

segregation and exclusion are a thing of the past for nearly all U.S. ethnic groups.

e)

ethnic groups tend to cluster in urban areas and in different U.S. regions.

8.

The second most populous ethnic group in the United States is

a)

Hispanics

b)

Asians

c)

Blacks

d)

Native Americans

e)

Austral Asians

9.

The most populous ethnic group in the United States is

a)

Hispanics

b)

Asians

c)

Blacks

d)

Native Americans

e)

Austral Asians

10.

A group of people who share common characteristics (language, physical appearance, customs, traditions)

a)

ethnic group

b)

religious group

c)

Jews

d)

Muslims

11.

a group of people who share a common belief system but are not necessarily composed of a single ethnic group

a)

religious group

b)

ethnic group

c)

Jews

d)

Muslims

12.

What is not an example of what an ethnic group have in common.

a)

they speak the same language

b)

they have the same religious belief

c)

they have the same characteristics

d)

none of the above

13.

What is one negative effect of the mix of cultures in the U.S.?

a)

racial/ethnic tensions between groups of people

b)

increased ability to get along with people of different cultures

c)

traditions become part of the United States culture

d)

music influences from other countries

14.

become part of the american culture

a)

assimilate

b)

nativism

c)

ethnic groups

d)

refugee

15.

minorities that speak different languages or follow customs different from most of the people in a country

a)

assimilate

b)

immigrate

c)

emigrate

d)

ethnic groups