Racial and Ethnic Groups 14th Edition Test Bank



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Chapter 5 – Ethnicity and Religion

Quick Quiz

Multiple Choice Questions

1.     Which of the following best describes White privilege?
2.     It refers to actions that cause better qualified White men to be passed over for women and minority men.
3.     It refers to taking school seriously and accepting the authority of teachers and administrators.
4.     It refers to the process by which a dominant White group and a subordinate non-White group combine through intermarriage to form a new group.
5.     It refers to the rights granted as a benefit or favor of being White and can be an element of Whiteness.

Answer: d

Question Title: TB_05_01_Studying Whiteness_Remember_LO 5.1
Learning Objective: 5.1: Understand what is meant by “Whiteness.”
Topic: Studying Whiteness
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 114

2.     ________ was considered to be an early exception to the assimilationist approach to White ethnic groups.
3.     The principle of third generation interest
4.     Ethnic pluralism
5.     Symbolic ethnicity
6.     The theory of bicultural immersion

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_05_02_Rediscovering Ethnicity_Remember_LO 5.2
Learning Objective: 5.2: Describe how people rediscover ethnicity.
Topic: Rediscovering Ethnicity
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 115

3.     What is the ethnic paradox?
4.     the portrayal of the problems of ethnic minorities as their fault rather than recognizing society’s responsibilities
5.     the maintenance of one’s ethnic ties in a way that can assist with one’s assimilation in larger society
6.     the belief that one’s own culture is not as good as the dominant culture in society
7.     the actions that cause better qualified Whites to be passed over for ethnic minority men

Answer: b

Question Title: TB_05_03_Rediscovering Ethnicity_Remember_LO 5.2
Learning Objective: 5.2: Describe how people rediscover ethnicity.
Topic: Rediscovering Ethnicity
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 115

4.     Immigrant youth as well as adults who maintain their ethnicity tend to have ________.
5.     a higher incidence of truancy
6.     a higher incidence of delinquency
7.     more success as indicated by educational attainment
8.     less success as indicated by health measures

Answer: c

Question Title: TB_05_04_Rediscovering Ethnicity_Remember_LO 5.2
Learning Objective: 5.2: Describe how people rediscover ethnicity.
Topic: Rediscovering Ethnicity
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 115

5.     ________ is the religious dimension in the United States that merges public life with sacred beliefs.
6.     Civil religion
7.     Religious left
8.     Religious ethnicity
9.     Symbolic denomination

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_05_05_Religious Pluralism_Remember_LO 5.7
Learning Objective: 5.7: State what is meant by religious pluralism.
Topic: Religious Pluralism
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 130

6.     ________ reject both assimilation and coexistence in some form of cultural pluralism.
7.     Creationists
8.     Secessionist minorities
9.     Transnationals
10.   Secessionist revisionists

Answer: b

Question Title: TB_05_06_Religious Pluralism_Remember_LO 5.7
Learning Objective: 5.7: State what is meant by religious pluralism.
Topic: Religious Pluralism
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 135

Short Answer Questions

7.     ________ are people who support a literal interpretation of the biblical book of Genesis on the origins of the universe and argue that evolution should not be presented as established scientific thought.

Answer: Creationists

Question Title: TB_05_07_Religious Pluralism_Remember_LO 5.8
Learning Objective: 5.8: Interpret how the courts have ruled on religion.
Topic: Religious Pluralism
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 136

8.     What is intelligent design?

Answer: It is the idea that life is so complex that it could only have been created by a higher intelligence.

Question Title: TB_05_08_Religious Pluralism_Remember_LO 5.8
Learning Objective: 5.8: Interpret how the courts have ruled on religion.
Topic: Religious Pluralism
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 136

Multiple Choice Questions

9.     Which of the following statements is true of contemporary White people in the context of race?
10.   They have a conscious racial identity.
11.   They think of themselves as a special race.
12.   They do not enjoy being reminded of their Whiteness.
13.   They do not downplay the importance of their racial identity.

Answer: c

Question Title: TB_05_09_Studying Whiteness_Understand_LO 5.1
Learning Objective: 5.1: Understand what is meant by “Whiteness.”
Topic: Studying Whiteness
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: 2 – Moderate
Page Reference: 114

10.   When race is articulated or emphasized for Whites, it is more likely to ________.
11.   be seen as threatening to Whites
12.   restrict Whites from embracing their own race
13.   allow them to embrace their national roots with pride
14.   result in increased anti-Black bias

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_05_10_Studying Whiteness_Remember_LO 5.1
Learning Objective: 5.1: Understand what is meant by “Whiteness.”
Topic: Studying Whiteness
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 114

11.   Ethnic maintenance is typically measured by ________.
12.   economic success
13.   educational attainment
14.   facility in the religious scriptures
15.   facility in the mother language

Answer: d

Question Title: TB_05_11_Rediscovering Ethnicity_Remember_LO 5.2
Learning Objective: 5.2: Describe how people rediscover ethnicity.
Topic: Rediscovering Ethnicity
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 115

12.   According to which of the following, is there an increase in ethnic interest and awareness in the grandchildren of the original immigrants?
13.   the principle of third generation interest
14.   self-fulfilling prophecy
15.   symbolic ethnicity
16.   the theory of bicultural immersion

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_05_12_Rediscovering Ethnicity_Remember_LO 5.2
Learning Objective: 5.2: Describe how people rediscover ethnicity.
Topic: Rediscovering Ethnicity
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 115

13.   Which of the following lays emphasis on ethnic food and ethnically associated political issues rather than deeper ties to one’s heritage?
14.   ethnic paradox
15.   civil religion
16.   secessionist minority
17.   symbolic ethnicity

Answer: d

Question Title: TB_05_13_Rediscovering Ethnicity_Understand_LO 5.2
Learning Objective: 5.2: Describe how people rediscover ethnicity.
Topic: Rediscovering Ethnicity
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: 2 – Moderate
Page Reference: 117

14.   Which of the following statements is true about the ethnicity that exists in the twenty-first century?
15.   White ethnics have completely relinquished their ethnic identity.
16.   Ethnicity, as embraced by English-speaking Whites, includes active involvement in ethnic activities and participation in ethnic-related organizations.
17.   Sizable proportions of White ethnics have gained large-scale entry into almost all clubs, cliques, and fraternal groups.
18.   Ethnicity has become increasingly central to the lives of members of the ethnic group.

Answer: c

Question Title: TB_05_14_Rediscovering Ethnicity_Understand_LO 5.2
Learning Objective: 5.2: Describe how people rediscover ethnicity.
Topic: Rediscovering Ethnicity
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
Difficulty Level: 2 – Moderate
Page Reference: 117

15.   The persistence of ethnic consciousness of a unique group that developed a cultural tradition distinct from that of the mainstream depends on ________.
16.   foreign birth
17.   a distinctive language
18.   experiences in the United States
19.   a unique way of life

Answer: c

Question Title: TB_05_15_Rediscovering Ethnicity_Remember_LO 5.2
Learning Objective: 5.2: Describe how people rediscover ethnicity.
Topic: Rediscovering Ethnicity
Skill Level: Remember the facts
Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy
Page Reference: 117

16.   Which of the following is true of maintaining ethnicity and assimilating into the dominant culture?
17.   The ethnic community members are under constant psychological stress.
18.   The ethnic community members may get a financial boost from the ethnic community.
19.   The ethnic community members get a negative self-esteem.
20.   The ethnic community members are inhibited from competing effectively in a larger society.

Answer: b

Question Title: TB_05_16_Rediscovering Ethnicity_Understand_LO 5.2
Learning Objective: 5.2: Describe how people rediscover ethnicity.
Topic: Rediscovering Ethnicity
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: 2 – Moderate
Page Reference: 117

17.   Luca claims his ancestors came from the country that was the largest single source of White immigrants to the United States. His ancestors were most likely from ________.
18.   England
19.   Ireland
20.   Mexico
21.   Germany

Answer: d

Question Title: TB_05_17_The German Americans_Apply_LO 5.3
Learning Objective: 5.3: Recall the German American experience.
Topic: The German Americans
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: 3 – Difficult
Page Reference: 117

18.   Which of the following statements is true of German immigrants in the early history of America?
19.   German became the national language owing to the large numbers of German immigrants.
20.   The proceedings of the Continental Congress were published in English but not in German.
21.   German Americans established bilingual programs in many public schools.
22.   The English Americans welcomed German immigrants and treated them equally.

Answer: c

Question Title: TB_05_18_The German Americans_Understand_LO 5.3
Learning Objective: 5.3: Recall the German American experience.
Topic: The German Americans
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: 2 – Moderate
Page Reference: 117

19.   Which of the following statements is true about German Americans in the twenty-first century?
20.   The German-American National Alliance declined membership to urban Protestant middle-class German Americans.
21.   With World War I and the rise of the Nazi era, most German Americans distanced themselves from the politics in Germany.
22.   With the end of wartime tensions, German Americans moved from having a single identity of White to multiple identities.
23.   German Americans were denied permanent residential status due to the Nazi tyranny in Germany.

Answer: b

Question Title: TB_05_19_The German Americans_Understand _LO 5.3
Learning Objective: 5.3: Recall the German American experience.
Topic: The German Americans
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
Difficulty Level: 2 – Moderate
Page Reference: 119

20.   After the American Revolution temporarily stopped the flow of immigration, ________ in Ireland spurred even greater movement to North America.
21.   relative deprivation
22.   religious intolerance
23.   deteriorating economic conditions
24.   de facto segregation

Answer: c

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