Question 1

One of the primary purposes of government-run boarding schools in the late 19th century was to:

Accepted Answer

A) provide housing and food for orphaned Native Americans. 
B) increase the high school graduation rate of Native Americans. 
C) raise awareness of Native American culture in new generations. 
D) indoctrinate Native American children in Euro-American culture. 
A) provide housing and food for orphaned Native Americans. 
B) increase the high school graduation rate of Native Americans. 
C) raise awareness of Native American culture in new generations. 
D) indoctrinate Native American children in Euro-American culture. D

Question 2

As of 2012, which of the following tribal groups occupies the largest area of land?

Accepted Answer

A) Lakota Sioux 
B) Goshute 
C) Cherokee 
D) Navajo 
A) Lakota Sioux 
B) Goshute 
C) Cherokee 
D) Navajo D

Question 3

Nadie is a 19-year-old Native American.According to research, what is her risk of suicide as compared to the national average for her age group?

Accepted Answer

A) Slightly lower 
B) Twice as high 
C) Three times as high 
D) About the same 
A) Slightly lower 
B) Twice as high 
C) Three times as high 
D) About the same C

Question 4

Which of the following factors is most responsible for the recent increase of the Native American population?

Accepted Answer

A) The high adoption rates among Native Americans 
B) The growing tendency for people to declare their Native American affiliation 
C) The changes in the way the U.S.Census Bureau counts Native Americans 
D) The urban migration of Native Americans 
A) The high adoption rates among Native Americans 
B) The growing tendency for people to declare their Native American affiliation 
C) The changes in the way the U.S.Census Bureau counts Native Americans 
D) The urban migration of Native Americans

Question 5

The rate of intermarriage among Native Americans:

Accepted Answer

A) is lower than for other nonwhite racial-ethnic groups. 
B) is higher than for other nonwhite racial-ethnic groups. 
C) has not increased measurably in urban areas. 
D) has decreased considerably in urban areas. 
A) is lower than for other nonwhite racial-ethnic groups. 
B) is higher than for other nonwhite racial-ethnic groups. 
C) has not increased measurably in urban areas. 
D) has decreased considerably in urban areas.

Question 6

The near-extinction of the buffalo in the late 19th century:

Accepted Answer

A) increased Native American dependence on the federal government. 
B) resulted from a rapid Native American population increase. 
C) was denounced by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
D) stimulated a renewal of tribal independence from federal regulations. 
A) increased Native American dependence on the federal government. 
B) resulted from a rapid Native American population increase. 
C) was denounced by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
D) stimulated a renewal of tribal independence from federal regulations.

Question 7

Land agreements between Native Americans and the early colonists treated Indian nations as:

Accepted Answer

A) native inhabitants with inherent rights. 
B) territories with marked boundaries. 
C) one tribal nation. 
D) independent political entities. 
A) native inhabitants with inherent rights. 
B) territories with marked boundaries. 
C) one tribal nation. 
D) independent political entities.

Question 8

Irene, a Native American, moved from a reservation to an urban area with her spouse and two children four years ago.Suppose her household income is equal to the 2011 median household income for Native Americans.How will it compare to the median household income of the general population?

Accepted Answer

A) Irene's household income will be about two-thirds of the household income of the general population. 
B) Irene's household income will be about three-fourths of the household income of the general population. 
C) Irene's household income will be roughly equivalent of the household income of the general population. 
D) Irene's household income will be slightly higher than the household income of the general population. 
A) Irene's household income will be about two-thirds of the household income of the general population. 
B) Irene's household income will be about three-fourths of the household income of the general population. 
C) Irene's household income will be roughly equivalent of the household income of the general population. 
D) Irene's household income will be slightly higher than the household income of the general population.

Question 9

Which of the following statistics best describes the current number of Native American college students?

Accepted Answer

A) The number of Native American students attending and graduating from college has declined slightly in the last 15 years. 
B) The number of Native American students attending and graduating from college has steadily risen in the last 15 years. 
C) In 2011, 30 percent of adult Native Americans were college graduates. 
D) In 2011, 40 percent of adult Native Americans attended college. 
A) The number of Native American students attending and graduating from college has declined slightly in the last 15 years. 
B) The number of Native American students attending and graduating from college has steadily risen in the last 15 years. 
C) In 2011, 30 percent of adult Native Americans were college graduates. 
D) In 2011, 40 percent of adult Native Americans attended college.

Question 10

American films have typically portrayed Native Americans as:

Accepted Answer

A) peaceful and passive. 
B) wise and noble. 
C) naive and weak. 
D) brutal and primitive. 
A) peaceful and passive. 
B) wise and noble. 
C) naive and weak. 
D) brutal and primitive.

Question 11

Cody has health insurance through the federal Indian Health Service, the primary health care provider for Native Americans.How much does the government spend on his health care in comparison to other populations?

Accepted Answer

A) About half of what the government spends on an individual in the general population 
B) About the same as what the government spends on an individual in the general population 
C) About the same as what the government spends on a prisoner 
D) About half of what the government spends on a prisoner 
A) About half of what the government spends on an individual in the general population 
B) About the same as what the government spends on an individual in the general population 
C) About the same as what the government spends on a prisoner 
D) About half of what the government spends on a prisoner

Question 12

At the start of the 19th century, white settlers became more determined than ever to dispossess Native Americans of their land.One way in which the settlers accomplished this objective was by:

Accepted Answer

A) adopting the tribal leadership practices of Native Americans. 
B) forcing Native Americans to maintain communal living patterns. 
C) discouraging cultural assimilation and encouraging isolation. 
D) relocating Native Americans through the negotiated purchase of land. 
A) adopting the tribal leadership practices of Native Americans. 
B) forcing Native Americans to maintain communal living patterns. 
C) discouraging cultural assimilation and encouraging isolation. 
D) relocating Native Americans through the negotiated purchase of land.

Question 13

The Red Power movement:

Accepted Answer

A) resulted in an increased assimilation of Native Americans. 
B) was in response to the Indian Removal Act. 
C) occurred in the same period as the Civil Rights movement. 
D) was led by John Collier. 
A) resulted in an increased assimilation of Native Americans. 
B) was in response to the Indian Removal Act. 
C) occurred in the same period as the Civil Rights movement. 
D) was led by John Collier.

Question 14

The Ghost Dance religious movement in the late 1880s led to the:

Accepted Answer

A) slaughter of hundreds of Sioux Indians by the U.S.military. 
B) renegotiation of land settlement treaties 
C) reversal of the federal policy of termination. 
D) standoff at Wounded Knee between AIM and federal officials. 
A) slaughter of hundreds of Sioux Indians by the U.S.military. 
B) renegotiation of land settlement treaties 
C) reversal of the federal policy of termination. 
D) standoff at Wounded Knee between AIM and federal officials.

Question 15

The "official" Native American population today makes up about _____ percent of the total United States population.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.5 
B) 1 
C) 5 
D) 10 
A) 0.5 
B) 1 
C) 5 
D) 10

Question 16

In many cases, early English settlers referred to "Indians" as "savages" in order to:

Accepted Answer

A) make sense of their religious beliefs. 
B) distinguish them from Spanish settlers. 
C) justify taking their land. 
D) explain their lack of ability of communicate. 
A) make sense of their religious beliefs. 
B) distinguish them from Spanish settlers. 
C) justify taking their land. 
D) explain their lack of ability of communicate.

Question 17

Which of the following is a primary issue with regard to the secondary structural assimilation of Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A) The religious discrimination towards Native American beliefs 
B) The acknowledgement and treatment of mental illness 
C) The political and legal disparities of living on and off reservations 
D) The constraints of extended family arrangements in urban areas 
A) The religious discrimination towards Native American beliefs 
B) The acknowledgement and treatment of mental illness 
C) The political and legal disparities of living on and off reservations 
D) The constraints of extended family arrangements in urban areas

Question 18

The Self-Determination and Education Assistance allowed tribes to:

Accepted Answer

A) establish further allotments of tribal lands. 
B) renegotiate land agreements. 
C) reaffirm their ethnic identity through political means. 
D) take control of federal programs on reservations. 
A) establish further allotments of tribal lands. 
B) renegotiate land agreements. 
C) reaffirm their ethnic identity through political means. 
D) take control of federal programs on reservations.

Question 19

The relationship between the first European settlers and Native North Americans can best be characterized by which of the following progression of events?

Accepted Answer

A) Contact-ethnocentrism-competition-differential power 
B) Contact-ethnocentrism-competition-structural assimilation 
C) Contact-competition-accommodation-cultural assimilation 
D) Contact-competition-cultural assimilation-structural assimilation 
A) Contact-ethnocentrism-competition-differential power 
B) Contact-ethnocentrism-competition-structural assimilation 
C) Contact-competition-accommodation-cultural assimilation 
D) Contact-competition-cultural assimilation-structural assimilation

Question 20

During the late 15th-century European expansion into North America, the indigenous populations:

Accepted Answer

A) were culturally homogeneous. 
B) extended over the entire Western Hemisphere. 
C) were exclusively hunters and gatherers. 
D) spoke one language. 
A) were culturally homogeneous. 
B) extended over the entire Western Hemisphere. 
C) were exclusively hunters and gatherers. 
D) spoke one language.

One of the primary purposes of government-run boarding schools in the late 19^th century was to:

As of 2012, which of the following tribal groups occupies the largest area of land?

Nadie is a 19-year-old Native American.According to research, what is her risk of suicide as compared to the national average for her age group?

Which of the following factors is most responsible for the recent increase of the Native American population?

The rate of intermarriage among Native Americans:

The near-extinction of the buffalo in the late 19th century:

Land agreements between Native Americans and the early colonists treated Indian nations as:

Irene, a Native American, moved from a reservation to an urban area with her spouse and two children four years ago.Suppose her household income is equal to the 2011 median household income for Native Americans.How will it compare to the median household income of the general population?

Which of the following statistics best describes the current number of Native American college students?

American films have typically portrayed Native Americans as:

Cody has health insurance through the federal Indian Health Service, the primary health care provider for Native Americans.How much does the government spend on his health care in comparison to other populations?

At the start of the 19^th century, white settlers became more determined than ever to dispossess Native Americans of their land.One way in which the settlers accomplished this objective was by:

The Red Power movement:

The Ghost Dance religious movement in the late 1880s led to the:

The "official" Native American population today makes up about _____ percent of the total United States population.

In many cases, early English settlers referred to "Indians" as "savages" in order to:

Which of the following is a primary issue with regard to the secondary structural assimilation of Native Americans?

The Self-Determination and Education Assistance allowed tribes to:

The relationship between the first European settlers and Native North Americans can best be characterized by which of the following progression of events?

During the late 15^th-century European expansion into North America, the indigenous populations:

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Exam 6: Native Americans

One of the primary purposes of government-run boarding schools in the late 19th century was to:

As of 2012, which of the following tribal groups occupies the largest area of land?

Nadie is a 19-year-old Native American.According to research, what is her risk of suicide as compared to the national average for her age group?

Which of the following factors is most responsible for the recent increase of the Native American population?

The rate of intermarriage among Native Americans:

The near-extinction of the buffalo in the late 19th century:

Land agreements between Native Americans and the early colonists treated Indian nations as:

Irene, a Native American, moved from a reservation to an urban area with her spouse and two children four years ago.Suppose her household income is equal to the 2011 median household income for Native Americans.How will it compare to the median household income of the general population?

Which of the following statistics best describes the current number of Native American college students?

American films have typically portrayed Native Americans as:

Cody has health insurance through the federal Indian Health Service, the primary health care provider for Native Americans.How much does the government spend on his health care in comparison to other populations?

At the start of the 19th century, white settlers became more determined than ever to dispossess Native Americans of their land.One way in which the settlers accomplished this objective was by:

The Red Power movement:

The Ghost Dance religious movement in the late 1880s led to the:

The "official" Native American population today makes up about _____ percent of the total United States population.

In many cases, early English settlers referred to "Indians" as "savages" in order to:

Which of the following is a primary issue with regard to the secondary structural assimilation of Native Americans?

The Self-Determination and Education Assistance allowed tribes to:

The relationship between the first European settlers and Native North Americans can best be characterized by which of the following progression of events?

During the late 15th-century European expansion into North America, the indigenous populations:

Introduction: Some Basic Concepts

Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority

Tools of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination

Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism

Immigration and the Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy

African Americans

Hispanic Americans

Asian Americans

White Ethnic Americans

Jewish Americans

Arab Americans

The Changing Context of American Race and Ethnic Relations: Current and Future Issues

South Africa: Society in Transition

Brazil: Racial and Ethnic Democracy

Canada: Ethnic Model of the Future

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One of the primary purposes of government-run boarding schools in the late 19^th century was to:

At the start of the 19^th century, white settlers became more determined than ever to dispossess Native Americans of their land.One way in which the settlers accomplished this objective was by:

During the late 15^th-century European expansion into North America, the indigenous populations: