Question 1 the first africans in colonial america were

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Question 1: The first Africans in colonial America were indentured servants whose children were

• Designated as slaves.
• Born free people.
• Also indentured servants.
• Sent back to africa.

 Question 2: Ethnocentrism is

• The belief that each culture is equally valid.
• The basis for all discriminatory behavior.
• Rare in diverse societies.
• The tendency to assume that one's culture is superior to all others.

 Question 3: Mestizos are becoming increasingly identified with Mexico's

• Indigenous population.
• Middle class.
• Crime gangs.
• Economic decline.

Question 4: Total discrimination refers to current discrimination operating in the current labor market and

• Absolute deprivation.
• Past discrimination.
• Prejudice.
• Stereotypes.

Question 5: The Bureau of Indian Affairs was organized in 1824 as part of the

• Department of Health and Human Services.
• Department of Education.
• Department of Justice.
• Department of War.

Question 6: Muslim Americans reflect a blended identity which includes

• Religious faith.
• Cultural background based on nationality.
• U.s. resident status.
• All of these

Question 7: Which of the following comes closest to a distinguishing characteristic of Jewish identity?

• Birthplace
• Religious practices
• Ethnicity and culture
• Physical traits

Question 8: Members of a minority or subordinate group generally marry within their group because

• Members of the dominant group usually want to join a minority group by marrying into it.
• Members of the subordinate group have a strong sense of group solidarity that discourages outsiders.
• It is always illegal for subordinate group members and dominant group members to marry.
• They have low self-esteem.

Question 9: A person's material assets, including land and other types of property, comprise one's

• Income.
• Equity.
• Identity.
• Wealth.

Question 10: Tong membership is based on

• Interest.
• Family.
• District of origin in china.
• Current locale.

Question 11: A program designed to allow students to learn academic concepts in their native language while they learn a second language is

• Dual-lingual education
• Bilingual education
• Tri-lingual education
• Multicultural education

Question 12: Mistaken identity by the media occurs when

• Asian Americans are not sought out for their views on issues related to Asia.
• News accounts unfairly blame Asian nations for U.S. economic problems.
• American citizens of Asian descent are presented as if they are foreigners.
• There is unbalanced coverage of events involving Asians or Asian Americans.

Question 13: A group of  _____ were sent to internment camps in Montana during World War II.

• Canadian americans
• Italian americans
• Columbian americans
• Japanese americans

Question 14: AARP stands for the

• American Association of Retired Persons.
• Allied Association of Retired People.
• Aged Active Responsible Persons.
• Anti-Ageist Response Program.

Question 15: The culture of poverty was outlined by

• Cesar Chavez.
• Oscar Lewis.
• Henry Cisneros.
• Lauro Cavez.

Question 16: The tendency for men and women to be employed in different occupations from each other is

• Incomparable worth
• Occupational segregation by gender
• Called underemployment
• Called separate environments

Question 17: Which of the following is NOT considered an ethnic group?

• Puerto Ricans.
• Italian Americans.
• Muslims.
• Polish Americans.

Question 18:  For the ___________ man, the priesthood was viewed as a desirable and respected occupation.

• English American
• Irish American
• Mexican American
• German American

Question 19: Chavez's labor union efforts have had the lasting effect of

• Improved working conditions for agricultural workers.
• Increased awareness of the plight of migrant workers.
• Migrant workers developing a sense of solidarity.
• All of these

Question 20: Holocaust revisionists are people who

• Survived the Holocaust.
• Want Germany to build a monument to Hitler.
• Claim the Holocaust did not happen.
• Lobby worldwide to raise awareness of the Holocaust.

Question 21: The exploitation theory of prejudice is based on the works of

• Max Weber.
• W. I. Thomas.
• Karl Marx.
• Robert K. Merton.

Question 22: African Americans have

• Higher unemployment rates.
• A greater rate of business failure.
• Lower-paying jobs.
• All of these

Question 23: Attempts to measure crime rates by interviewing ordinary citizens are called

• Differential justice.
• Victim discounting.
• Victimization surveys.
• Redlining.

Question 24: When men and women work in the same occupation, men always earn more EXCEPT among

• Physicians.
• Air traffic controllers.
• Telecommunications line installers.
• Teacher assistants.

Question 25: The Supreme Court ruled that it was constitutional for universities to adopt flexible admissions programs that use race as one factor in decision-making in the

• Brown case
• Swann case
• Weber case
• Bakke case

Question 26: The Hmong immigrated to the United States from:

• Thailand and Burma.
• Laos and Vietnam.
• Cambodia and China.
• The Philippines and Indonesia.

Question 27: The Americans with Disabilities Act

• Prohibits bias in transportation against people with disabilities.
• Requires all businesses to reserve employment for the disabled.
• Established a legal definition for the term "disability."
• Exempts commercial establishments from providing accessibility to the disabled.

Question 28: Typically, jihad means which of the following to Muslims?

• An internal struggle for spiritual purity
• An armed struggle against the enemies of Palestine
• An armed struggle against the political/economic dominance of the U.S.
• An armed struggle against capitalism

Question 29: From a (an) __________ perspective, by paying low wages to illegal immigrants, employers are able to produce goods and services that are profitable and affordable.

• Conflict
• Interactionist
• Exchange
• Functionalist

Question 30: Israel became an independent country and a Jewish homeland in

• 1066.
• 1793.
• 1948.
• 1973.

Question 31: Israel's Law of Return grants entry and citizenship to any of the world's

• Palestinians.
• Jews.
• Arabs.
• Metis.

Question 32: Which of the following describes pan-Indianism?

• intertribal social movements
• several tribes which are joined by political goals unite
• several tribes unite in a common identity
• all of these

Question 33: Fish-ins were organized to protest

• Pollution of the waterways by White culture.
• The movement of fast-food restaurants onto reservations.
• Violation of Native timber rights.
• Interference by state officials with Native rights to fish as they liked.

Question 34: In terms of property losses experienced by Japanese Americans because of the evacuation, the federal government

• Apologized but never repaid them.
• Kept careful records so each family received all of their belongings and property at the end of the war.
• Never apologized or paid anything.
• Eventually agreed to give surviving refugees $20,000 each, tax-free.

Question 35: In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation entitled the Civil Liberties Act, in which the U.S. authorized reparations for

• Jewish Americans.
• Chinese Americans.
• Japanese Americans.
• Vietnamese Americans.