Question 1

The "Old Immigration" occurred:

Accepted Answer

A) during the colonial period. 
B) between 1820 and 1880. 
C) between 1880 and the early 1920s. 
D) following World War II. 
A) during the colonial period. 
B) between 1820 and 1880. 
C) between 1880 and the early 1920s. 
D) following World War II. B

Question 2

Which of the following factors most influenced second-wave immigrants (the "New Immigration") to settle in cities in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A) Education 
B) Gender ratios 
C) Occupation 
D) Religion 
A) Education 
B) Gender ratios 
C) Occupation 
D) Religion C

Question 3

Which of the following events occurred in the 1960s and had an equally strong impact on American society as the Civil Rights Movement?

Accepted Answer

A) Revival of the Industrial Revolution 
B) Revised immigration laws 
C) Having a Catholic President of the U.S. 
D) Assassination of key political leaders 
A) Revival of the Industrial Revolution 
B) Revised immigration laws 
C) Having a Catholic President of the U.S. 
D) Assassination of key political leaders B

Question 4

The intermediate tier of the American ethnic hierarchy today consists of:

Accepted Answer

A) white Protestants of various national origins. 
B) white Protestants, Catholics, and Jews. 
C) white Catholics, Jews, and Asians. 
D) blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. 
A) white Protestants of various national origins. 
B) white Protestants, Catholics, and Jews. 
C) white Catholics, Jews, and Asians. 
D) blacks, Hispanics, and Asians.

Question 5

The ethnic ideology expressed most forcefully in public policies in the United States has been:

Accepted Answer

A) Anglo-conformity. 
B) cultural pluralism. 
C) multiculturalism. 
D) amalgamation. 
A) Anglo-conformity. 
B) cultural pluralism. 
C) multiculturalism. 
D) amalgamation.

Question 6

At the turn of the century (around 1900), to be black, one needed to have __________ of black ancestry.

Accepted Answer

A) half 
B) one-quarter 
C) one drop 
D) one-third 
A) half 
B) one-quarter 
C) one drop 
D) one-third

Question 7

The push-pull theory of immigration primarily stresses the importance of:

Accepted Answer

A) religious values. 
B) family ties. 
C) the attraction of the "American Dream." 
D) cost-benefit analyses by potential immigrants. 
A) religious values. 
B) family ties. 
C) the attraction of the "American Dream." 
D) cost-benefit analyses by potential immigrants.

Question 8

A limitation of the push-pull theory is that it fails to account for:

Accepted Answer

A) economic factors in the sending country. 
B) economic factors in the receiving country. 
C) the fact that many immigrants do not come from relatively poor countries. 
D) unexpected changes in economies. 
A) economic factors in the sending country. 
B) economic factors in the receiving country. 
C) the fact that many immigrants do not come from relatively poor countries. 
D) unexpected changes in economies.

Question 9

Which of the following are the two largest Euro-American ancestries today?

Accepted Answer

A) Scotch-Irish and Italian 
B) English and Polish 
C) English and Scottish 
D) German and irish 
A) Scotch-Irish and Italian 
B) English and Polish 
C) English and Scottish 
D) German and irish

Question 10

Today, reference to the Anglo-American group is meant to include:

Accepted Answer

A) only white Anglo-Saxon Catholics. 
B) all white Protestants of northwest European origin. 
C) only British Americans. 
D) all white Americans. 
A) only white Anglo-Saxon Catholics. 
B) all white Protestants of northwest European origin. 
C) only British Americans. 
D) all white Americans.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT among the most likely future trends regarding immigration and the ethnic makeup of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) The society will be more Asian and Hispanic in ethnic origin. 
B) Large-scale immigration will continue. 
C) Immigrants will come mostly from Europe and other highly developed societies. 
D) The traditional physical and social boundarie between ethnic groups will fade. 
A) The society will be more Asian and Hispanic in ethnic origin. 
B) Large-scale immigration will continue. 
C) Immigrants will come mostly from Europe and other highly developed societies. 
D) The traditional physical and social boundarie between ethnic groups will fade.

Question 12

The leading country of origin of U.S.immigrants today is:

Accepted Answer

A) India. 
B) Cuba. 
C) China. 
D) Mexico. 
A) India. 
B) Cuba. 
C) China. 
D) Mexico.

Question 13

Who publicly labeled himself "Cablinasian?"

Accepted Answer

A) Tiger Woods 
B) Bob Marley 
C) Kanye West 
D) Barack Obama 
A) Tiger Woods 
B) Bob Marley 
C) Kanye West 
D) Barack Obama

Question 14

Which of the following were the major groups of the New Immigration, which occurred during the latter 19th and early 20th centuries?

Accepted Answer

A) Germans and Irish 
B) British and Scandinavians 
C) southern and eastern Europeans 
D) Asians and Latinos 
A) Germans and Irish 
B) British and Scandinavians 
C) southern and eastern Europeans 
D) Asians and Latinos

Question 15

All of the following were factors responsible for the curtailing of large-scale immigration from Europe EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) restrictive immigration quotas. 
B) World War I. 
C) the Great Depression. 
D) the Hart-Cellar Act. 
A) restrictive immigration quotas. 
B) World War I. 
C) the Great Depression. 
D) the Hart-Cellar Act.

Question 16

The two most sizable groups of the "Old Immigration" were:

Accepted Answer

A) Irish and Germans. 
B) Southern Italians and Eastern European Jews. 
C) British and Germans. 
D) British and French. 
A) Irish and Germans. 
B) Southern Italians and Eastern European Jews. 
C) British and Germans. 
D) British and French.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of contemporary immigration?

Accepted Answer

A) On average, about one million immigrants come to the U.S.each year. 
B) The number of immigrants to the U.S.has progressively declined since the 1970s. 
C) As a global phenomenon, large-scale immigration is limited mostly to the U.S. 
D) Most U.S.immigrants continue to come from Europe and Canada. 
A) On average, about one million immigrants come to the U.S.each year. 
B) The number of immigrants to the U.S.has progressively declined since the 1970s. 
C) As a global phenomenon, large-scale immigration is limited mostly to the U.S. 
D) Most U.S.immigrants continue to come from Europe and Canada.

Question 18

The foreign-born in the United States make up about ___________ of the society's total population.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 percent 
B) 9 percent 
C) 13 percent 
D) 15 percent 
A) 6 percent 
B) 9 percent 
C) 13 percent 
D) 15 percent

Question 19

The fact that immigrants do not always come from the poorest countries in the world can be explained by which of the following theories?

Accepted Answer

A) Push-pull 
B) Social networks 
C) Context of reception 
D) Segmented assimilation 
A) Push-pull 
B) Social networks 
C) Context of reception 
D) Segmented assimilation

Question 20

The vast majority of immigrants coming to the United States today are seeking:

Accepted Answer

A) political refuge. 
B) religious freedom. 
C) economic betterment. 
D) American culture. 
A) political refuge. 
B) religious freedom. 
C) economic betterment. 
D) American culture.

The "Old Immigration" occurred:

Which of the following factors most influenced second-wave immigrants (the "New Immigration") to settle in cities in the U.S.?

Which of the following events occurred in the 1960s and had an equally strong impact on American society as the Civil Rights Movement?

The intermediate tier of the American ethnic hierarchy today consists of:

The ethnic ideology expressed most forcefully in public policies in the United States has been:

At the turn of the century (around 1900), to be black, one needed to have __________ of black ancestry.

The push-pull theory of immigration primarily stresses the importance of:

A limitation of the push-pull theory is that it fails to account for:

Which of the following are the two largest Euro-American ancestries today?

Today, reference to the Anglo-American group is meant to include:

Which of the following is NOT among the most likely future trends regarding immigration and the ethnic makeup of the United States?

The leading country of origin of U.S.immigrants today is:

Who publicly labeled himself "Cablinasian?"

Which of the following were the major groups of the New Immigration, which occurred during the latter 19^th and early 20^th centuries?

All of the following were factors responsible for the curtailing of large-scale immigration from Europe EXCEPT:

The two most sizable groups of the "Old Immigration" were:

Which of the following is true of contemporary immigration?

The foreign-born in the United States make up about ___________ of the society's total population.

The fact that immigrants do not always come from the poorest countries in the world can be explained by which of the following theories?

The vast majority of immigrants coming to the United States today are seeking:

Introduction: Some Basic Concepts

Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority

Tools of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination

Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism

Native Americans

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

Global Issues of Ethnic Conflict and Change

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Exam 5: Immigration and the Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy

The "Old Immigration" occurred:

Which of the following factors most influenced second-wave immigrants (the "New Immigration") to settle in cities in the U.S.?

Which of the following events occurred in the 1960s and had an equally strong impact on American society as the Civil Rights Movement?

The intermediate tier of the American ethnic hierarchy today consists of:

The ethnic ideology expressed most forcefully in public policies in the United States has been:

At the turn of the century (around 1900), to be black, one needed to have __________ of black ancestry.

The push-pull theory of immigration primarily stresses the importance of:

A limitation of the push-pull theory is that it fails to account for:

Which of the following are the two largest Euro-American ancestries today?

Today, reference to the Anglo-American group is meant to include:

Which of the following is NOT among the most likely future trends regarding immigration and the ethnic makeup of the United States?

The leading country of origin of U.S.immigrants today is:

Who publicly labeled himself "Cablinasian?"

Which of the following were the major groups of the New Immigration, which occurred during the latter 19th and early 20th centuries?

All of the following were factors responsible for the curtailing of large-scale immigration from Europe EXCEPT:

The two most sizable groups of the "Old Immigration" were:

Which of the following is true of contemporary immigration?

The foreign-born in the United States make up about ___________ of the society's total population.

The fact that immigrants do not always come from the poorest countries in the world can be explained by which of the following theories?

The vast majority of immigrants coming to the United States today are seeking:

Introduction: Some Basic Concepts

Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority

Tools of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination

Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism

Native Americans

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

Global Issues of Ethnic Conflict and Change

Filters

Which of the following were the major groups of the New Immigration, which occurred during the latter 19^th and early 20^th centuries?