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AMERICA HAS A BIG RACE PROBLEM

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People think they are split into different kinds of groups called?

a)

CULTURES

b)

RACES

c)

GENDERS

d)

HUMANS

2.

_______________is when some people are treated well or terrible based on a certain characteristic or feature of that person or persons?

a)

DESEGREGATION

b)

DE FACTO SEGREGATION

c)

DE JURE SEGREGATION

d)

DISCRIMINATION

3.

WHAT IS GUARANTEED TO ALL PEOPLE WITHIN THE U.S. REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS?

a)

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

b)

LIBERTY

c)

CITIZENSHIP

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

4.

WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE "DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANT" PROTEST?

a)

TO SHOW HOW IMPORTANT IMMIGRANTS ARE IN SOCIETY.

b)

TO SHOW HOW SOCIETY CAN FUNCTION WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS.

c)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

5.

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS SYSTEMATIC RIGHTS AND ______________ THAT GROUPS OF PEOPLE HAVE ENJOYED?

a)

UNEARNED PRIVILEGES

b)

EARNED PRIVILEGES

c)

REVOKED PRIVILEGES

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

6.

Holds that relationships between two groups can promote tolerance and acceptance, but only under certain conditions, such as equal status among groups and common goals.

a)

IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS

b)

LEARN BEHAVIOR

c)

CONTACT THEORY

d)

CONCRETE CEILING

7.

Is where people stay away from the other race not by law, but because of natural separation due to socio-economic conditions. This type of segregation still exists today.

a)

BLACK CODES

b)

JIM CROW LAWS

c)

DE JURE SEGREGATION

d)

DE FACTO SEGREGATION

8.

SLAVERY AND THE JIM CROW LAWS ARE EXAMPLES OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT?

a)

INSTITUTIONAL RACISM

b)

DE JURE SEGREGATION

c)

CONCRETE CEILINGS

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

9.

These are unconscious attitudes and stereotypes that can manifest in the criminal justice system, workplace, school setting, and in the healthcare system.

a)

IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS

b)

GLASS CEILING

c)

LEARNED BEHAVIOR

d)

CONTACT THEORY

10.

A PARENT TEACHING A CHILD TO BE RACIST IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH TERM?

a)

INSTITUTIONAL RACISM

b)

LEARNED BEHAVIOR

c)

SEPARATE BUT EQUAL

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

11.

WHITES TEND TO PREFER

a)

WHITES AS FRIENDS

b)

BLACKS AS FRIENDS

c)

OTHER MINORITIES AS FRIENDS

12.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND BLACKS IN AMERICA?

a)

NEVER BEEN BETTER

b)

NEUTRAL

c)

TIME FOR CHANGE

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

13.

HOW DO TEST RESULTS ENFORCE RACIAL BIASES?

a)

THE PUT A LABEL OF INDIVIDUALS

b)

CREATES AN UNFAIR COMPETITION AMONGST CULTURES

c)

CREATES NEGATIVE STEREOTYPE AND GENERALIZATIONS

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

14.

WHAT STEREOTYPE HAS THE WELFARE SYSTEM CREATED?

a)

BLACKS ARE LAZY

b)

BLACKS ARE HARD WORKING

c)

BLACKS ARE INTELLIGENT

d)

BLACKS ARE WILL TO MAKE SACRIFICES

15.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN A BLACK WOMAN HAS HIT A CONCRETE CEILING?

a)

THEY CAN STILL MAKE PROGRESS.

b)

THEY CAN'T MAKE ANYMORE PROGRESS WHERE THEY ARE.

c)

SHE HAS A GOOD FOUNDATION

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

16.

WHY IS PREJUDICE A PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAIT AND NOT A BIOLOGICAL TRAIT? (WHICH TERM BEST DESCRIBES WHY)

a)

INSTITUTIONAL RACISM

b)

WHITE PRIVILEGE

c)

LEARNED BEHAVIOR

d)

DE FACTO SEGREGATION

17.

WHY DOES AMERICA NEED TO RETRAIN THEIR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PATHWAYS?

a)

LEARNED BEHAVIOR CAN'T BE CHANGED

b)

LEARNED BEHAVIOR CAN BE CHANGED

18.

WHAT IS NEEDED TO HELP AMERICA COMBAT RACISM?

a)

COMMUNICATION

b)

THERAPY

c)

CONTACT WITH PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

19.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO START DOING TO FIX AMERICA'S RACE PROBLEM?

a)

REFUSE CHANGE

b)

LEAVE IT UP TO OTHERS

c)

WAIT FOR THE POLITICIANS

d)

SHARING STORIES

20.

When people come together and agree people should be treated fairly, this means they should be treated?

a)

HARSHLY

b)

EQUALLY

c)

BOLDLY

d)

DIRESPECTFULLY