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Chapter 9 Racial and Ethnic Inequality TEST

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of human beings distinguished by skin color, physical traits and genetically inherited characteristics.

a)

genocide

b)

Eurocentrism

c)

race

d)

prejudice

2.

Irish Americans, African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans are example of the following term

a)

segregation

b)

pluralism

c)

racism

d)

ethnicity

3.

discrimination that is built into the operation of social institutions, including the economy, schools, and the legal system

a)

minority

b)

institutional discrimination

c)

multiculturalism

d)

pluralism

4.

the dominance of European (especially English) cultural patterns

a)

eurocentrism

b)

multiculturalism

c)

pluralism

d)

affirmative action

5.

Southern laws requiring black children to go to separate schools than white children and use separate water fountains is an example of

a)

assimilation

b)

eurocentrism

c)

segregation

d)

Affirmative action

6.

All Mexican people like tacos, all Black people eat chicken, an all Irish Americans are alcoholics are examples of

a)

stereotypes

b)

ethnicity

c)

multiculturalism

d)

assimilation

7.

this term represents the United States being made up of a variety of ethnic groups, like Asian Americans, African Americans, and Latin Americans

a)

racism

b)

affirmative action

c)

eurocentrism

d)

multiculturalism

8.

Scholars who see the US as a "salad bowl" emphasize....

a)

the rapid growth of the US population

b)

the great amount of racial and ethnic assimilation in the US

c)

the many differences between racial and ethnic groups in the US

9.

In American society, there are some members of ethnic groups -- such as Jews and Hispanics -- who are bicultural; they feel that ...

a)

they are fully assimilated into American society

b)

they belong to American society, but at the same time they also have another separate identity

c)

they do not belong at all to American society

10.

What is a stereotype?

a)

An overly simple, unfair and untrue belief about a group of people

b)

Gender expression refers to how a person shows their gender to the world.

c)

An attitude or belief in a stereotype that affects our understanding, actions, and decisions towards others.

11.

What is sociology?

a)

The scientific study of society and human behavior.

b)

The scientific study of earth and living things.

c)

The scientific study of the mind and behavior

12.

What is bias?

a)

An attitude or belief in a stereotype that affects our understanding, actions, and decisions towards others.

b)

An overly simple, unfair and untrue belief about a group of people

c)

Understanding that identities can overlap and affect each other.

13.
Which of the following best describes the symbolic interactionist view of prejudice?
a)
Prejudice allows people’s self-concept to be strengthened because they believe they are superior to others.
b)
Children are taught to be prejudiced by watching the behavior of significant others who express prejudices
c)
Prejudice strengthens society both economically and culturally.
d)
 Prejudice only becomes a problem in society when it is institutionalized.
14.

The blending or fusing of the minority groups into the dominant society is known as...

a)

Assimilation

b)

Cultural Transfusion

c)

Cultural Pluralism

d)

None of the Above

15.

This type of segregation takes places because of laws

a)

De Jure Segregation

b)

De Facto Segregation

16.

Asian Americans deal with being the "model minority" or also called...

a)

Being perfect in everything

b)

Being perfect in just school

c)

Being perfect in language translation

d)

Being perfect for nothing

17.

In 1994, people of the Hutu ethnicity in Rwanda killed thousands of ethnic Tutsi Rwandans in an attempt to make Rwanda 100% Hutu. This is an example of...

a)

genocide.

b)

population transfer.

c)

de facto subjugation.

d)

Anglo-conformity.

18.

Which of the following are examples of discrimination?

a)

Avoiding social contact with members of minority groups

b)

Denying a person a position of authority based on their social status

c)

Blocking a person's access to a more exclusive neighborhood

d)

All of the Above

19.
A group of people identified by cultural, religious, or national characteristics is:
a)
Race
b)
Ethnicity
c)
Gender
d)
Minority
20.

The action of treating people differently based on ethnicity, race, religion, or culture is:

a)

prejudice

b)

racism

c)

discrimination

d)

stereotype

21.
Race is based on _____________ characteristics, while Ethnicity is based on ____________ characteristics
a)
cultural, physical
b)
physical, cultural
c)
achieved, ascribed
d)
citizenship, cultural