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Ethnic Studies Final

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 45mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of stereotype?

a)

An idea about a group that is positive.

b)

A trait of a specific ethnic group.

c)

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

2-4.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

2.

What was the main purpose of Emilia interviewing people at her school?

a)

To create a school report

b)

To find differences and similarities

c)

To win a competition

d)

To grade her classmates

3.

According to Emilia, what should differences among people do?

a)

Separate us

b)

Bring us closer together

c)

Create conflicts

d)

Have no effect

4.

What does Emilia hope to achieve by understanding differences?

a)

Winning a prize

b)

Starting a business

c)

Becoming famous

d)

Fostering open-mindedness

5.

Why is it important to challenge stereotypes?

a)

Because it's fun

b)

To spread rumors

c)

To promote understanding and respect among people

d)

It's not important

6.

How can we challenge racial stereotypes?

a)

By avoiding people who are different from us

b)

By learning more about other cultures

c)

By keeping our thoughts to ourselves

d)

By making jokes about stereotypes

7.

What role does media play in the formation of racial stereotypes?

a)

No role at all

b)

It can both challenge and reinforce stereotypes

c)

It only challenges stereotypes

d)

It only reinforces stereotypes

8.

Why is it important to recognize our own biases and stereotypes?

a)

To make better jokes about other cultures

b)

To improve our ability to stereotype accurately

c)

To understand and appreciate the diversity of people

d)

It is not important

9.

How do racial stereotypes affect workplace dynamics?

a)

They ensure a harmonious work environment

b)

They have no effect

c)

They can lead to discrimination and hinder diversity

d)

They increase productivity

10.

What are civil rights?

a)
Civil rights are the rights of individuals to receive equal treatment and protection under the law.
b)
Civil rights are the rights of animals to receive equal treatment and protection under the law.
c)
Civil rights are the rights of corporations to receive equal treatment and protection under the law.
11.

What protects each citizens' civil rights?

a)

Police officers

b)

Parents

c)

School

d)

The Constitution

12.

Which rights below are protected by the Constitution?

a)

Freedom of Speech.

b)

Right to a fair trial.

c)

Freedom to practice your religion.

d)

All of the above

13.

What were the Jim Crow Laws?

a)

A series of state and local laws in the United States that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against Black Americans from the late 1800s to the mid 1960s.

b)

Laws against disabled people.

c)

Laws against Asian Americans.

14.

When were Jim Crow Laws created?

a)

Right after the American Revolution.

b)

Right after the Vietnam war.

c)

Right after the Civil War.

15.

Which of the following best describes racial relations in America from

the Civil War to the 1950s?

a)

There were many successful attacks on the segregated system

during this time period.

b)

Slavery continued throughout the American South.

c)

The races were segregated and whites maintained many privileges.

d)

Public facilities were desegregated and racial equality prevailed.

16.

Jim Crow laws required segregation in public places such as

a)

Schools

b)

Transportation

c)

Restaurants

d)

All of the above

17.

Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Gandhi

d)

John Lewis

18.

Which Supreme Court case declared 'separate but equal' unconstitutional?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Marbury v. Madison

19.

What significant event happened at the March on Washington?

a)

Rosa Parks did not give up her seat.

b)

African American students went to an all White school in Little Rock.

c)

200,000 marched on Washington where Dr. King gave his "I have a dream" speech.

d)

All of the above.

20.

What was the goal of the Lunch Counter Sit-ins?

a)

Integrated lunch counters throughout the South.

b)

To have a sandwich.

c)

To have some ice cream and malts.

d)

None of the above.

21.

What were the goals of the Freedom riders?

a)

To ride buses throughout the US.

b)

To challenge the 1960 Supreme Court of finding segregation unconstitutional., because the Jim Crow South still enforced segregation regulations in public facilities despite the Supreme Court ruling..

c)

To go on vacations on buses.

d)

None of the above.

22.

Which event brought Jim Crow laws to an end?

a)

World War II

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The Civil Rights Movement

d)

The Chicano Movement

23.

What role did the NAACP play in the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

It organized sports events to promote racial unity.

b)

It provided legal representation in landmark civil rights cases.

c)

It focused solely on improving economic conditions for minorities.

d)

It was not involved in the Civil Rights Movement.

24.

Which civil rights activist did not give up her seat on a bus, which started the entire Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Maya Angelou

c)

Bessie Coleman

d)

Rosa Parks

25.

What methods were used against African Americans to prevent them from voting in the South?

a)

Literacy tests

b)

Poll taxes

c)

Physical intimidation

d)

All of the above

26.

What was the primary purpose of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

To protest against fare increases.

b)

To demand better seating arrangements.

c)

To end racial segregation on public buses.

d)

To support a bus drivers' strike.

27.

In the movie 42: The Jackie Robinson story...... (there is more than one right answer)

a)

Jackie faces racism and discrimination.

b)

Jackie is called all sorts of horrible names including the "N" word.

c)

Jackie gets tired of his treatment and quits baseball.

d)

Jackie beats up one of the White racist baseball players.

28.

What was John Lewis known for?

a)

He was a Freedom Rider.

b)

He was part of the activist group - SNCC.

c)

He was involved in the Civil Rights movement.

d)

All of the above.

29.

What was A Philip Randolph involved in that changed many people's lives?

a)

The women's movement.

b)

The Chicano movement

c)

The Asian American movement

d)

The Civil Rights movement.

30.

What was Julian Bond known for?

b)
  • Bond served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975 and in the Georgia Senate from 1975 to 1987.

c)
  • He led a sit-in movement intended to desegregate Atlanta lunch counters. 

d)

All of the above

31.

What was Whitney Young known for?

a)

He was an American civil rights leader.

b)
c)

He turned the National Urban League from a relatively passive civil rights organization into one that aggressively worked for equitable access to socioeconomic opportunity for the historically disenfranchised.

d)

All of the above

32.

What issues did Aileen Hernandez focus on through her activism? ( there is more than one right answer)

a)

Equality for African Americans.

b)

Women's rights.

c)

Animal Rights.

d)

None of the above

33.

What was Gloria Anzaldua known for?

a)

Chicana feminist writer who developed theories about the "in between" - Nepantla.

b)

She was a famous Chicana actress.

c)

She was a famous Chicana dancer.

d)

None of the above

34.

What is Nepantla?

a)

The state of feeling happy.

b)

The state of feeling sad.

c)

The state of feeling "in between" not belonging to one group or another.

d)

The state of feeling angry.

35.

Who is the person to the left?

a)

Grace Lee Bogs

b)

Anna Mae Wong

c)

Dorothy Chin

36.

What significant role did Anna May Wong have in American cinema?

a)

She was a famous costume designer.

b)

She was known for her scriptwriting.

c)

She was the first Chinese American movie star.

37.

What was Bruce Lee known for?

a)

He was a famous martial arts actor.

b)

He was a martial arts fighter.

c)

He was a writer.

d)

All of the above.

38.

What was Grace Lee Boggs known for?

a)

She was the first Chinese American actress.

b)

She was a civil right activist for Asian Americans and Black Americans.

c)

She was the first Chinese American doctor.

39.

What was Larry Itliong known for?

a)

He was a Filipino American labor organizer. 

b)

He rose to national prominence in 1965, when he, mobilized Filipino and Mexican farmworkers, along with Cesar Chavez, to demand minimum wage and the right to unionize.

c)
d)

All of the above.

40.

What was Patsy Mink known for?

a)
b)

She served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years as a member of the Democratic Party, initially from 1965 to 1977, and again from 1990 until her death in 2002.

c)

She introduced the Early Childhood Education Act of 1965, among many other civil rights acts.

d)

All of the above

41.

Grace Lee Boggs was an activist, labor rights organizer, philosopher, feminist, and social theorist.

a)

True

b)

Falso

42.

What is Haunani-Kay Trask known for?

a)

She was a Hawaiian activist.

b)

She was an educator.

c)

She was a leader of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement

d)

All of the above

43.

Yuri Kochiyama was a Japanese American political and civil rights _______. Along with her family, she was sent to a _____________during World War II. She was best friends with _____________.

(a)  

44.

Queen Liliuokalani was the last ___________ of Hawaii. She was overthrown by White American sugar planters and ________ in her palace for 8 months.

(a)  

45.

Which ethnic group is know for building most of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Filipino Americans

b)

Japanese Americans

c)

Chinese Americans

d)

Korean Americans

46.

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?

a)

It only allowed a very small number of Chinese immigrants into the country and prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years

b)

It did not allow any Africans into the country

c)

It did not allow any Latin Americans into the country.

d)

None of the above.

47.

Which group of Asian Americans were sent to internment camps during World War II?

a)

Chinese Americans

b)

Korean Americans

c)

Japanese Americans

d)

Vietnamese Americans

48.

Over 110,000 Japanese Americans during World War II were incarcerated. Many were given only a few days' notice and most of them ultimately had to leave their belongings, their houses and their businesses behind - losing much of their life savings and their livelihoods.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

What is a hate crime? Who is targeted? Explain in complete sentences.

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50.

Name two effects of systemic racism. Please use complete sentences.

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51.

What is the purpose of Land Acknowledgement?

a)

To acknowledge the land we live and study on belongs to Native Americans.

b)

To acknowledge that the land we live on was stolen from Native Americans.

c)

To honor Native American culture.

d)

All of the above

52.

Thinking about ancestor recognitions, which ancestor for second semester do you find most interesting? Why do you find this ancestor interesting? Please use complete sentences and give concrete reasons.

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53.

If you could change something about our class (Ethnic Studies) this year, explain what you would change. Why would you make these changes? Justify the reason for your answer.

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