Question 1

Most Arab immigrants to the U.S.in recent decades have been __________.The majority of the current Arab American population is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Christian; Muslim 
B) Muslim; Christian 
C) Muslim; Muslim 
D) Christian; Christian 
A) Christian; Muslim 
B) Muslim; Christian 
C) Muslim; Muslim 
D) Christian; Christian B

Question 2

Arab Americans represent a broad range of social classes.For example, two-thirds of ________ hold at least a college degree and have a relatively high household median income, whereas the poverty rate of __________ is extraordinarily high.

Accepted Answer

A) Palestinians; Lebanese 
B) Yemenis; Palestinians 
C) Egyptians; Iraqis 
D) Moroccans; Syrians 
A) Palestinians; Lebanese 
B) Yemenis; Palestinians 
C) Egyptians; Iraqis 
D) Moroccans; Syrians C

Question 3

Omar, an Arab American, avoids traveling by air whenever possible.If he must fly, he makes sure to arrive at the airport at least three hours in advance to go through a rigorous questioning and screening process.What term best describes his predicament?

Accepted Answer

A) Reactive aggression 
B) Ethnic profiling 
C) Reverse discrimination 
D) Aversive racism 
A) Reactive aggression 
B) Ethnic profiling 
C) Reverse discrimination 
D) Aversive racism B

Question 4

How have first-generation Arab Americans adapted to the United States linguistically?

Accepted Answer

A) Most are fully bilingual and receive news from both English and Arabic sources. 
B) Most speak primarily Arabic and receive their news from Arabic sources. 
C) Most have essentially given up Arabic and only speak and read English. 
D) Most speak English well but prefer to receive their news from Arabic sources. 
A) Most are fully bilingual and receive news from both English and Arabic sources. 
B) Most speak primarily Arabic and receive their news from Arabic sources. 
C) Most have essentially given up Arabic and only speak and read English. 
D) Most speak English well but prefer to receive their news from Arabic sources.

Question 5

Most of the world's 1.6 million Muslims live in:

Accepted Answer

A) Western Europe. 
B) Sub-Saharan Africa. 
C) The Middle East. 
D) South and Southeast Asia. 
A) Western Europe. 
B) Sub-Saharan Africa. 
C) The Middle East. 
D) South and Southeast Asia.

Question 6

Almost all Arab Americans agree that women:

Accepted Answer

A) make more effective political leaders than men. 
B) should be able to work outside the home. 
C) are responsible for household and caregiving duties. 
D) should maintain traditional Muslim rituals of dress and behavior. 
A) make more effective political leaders than men. 
B) should be able to work outside the home. 
C) are responsible for household and caregiving duties. 
D) should maintain traditional Muslim rituals of dress and behavior.

Question 7

The percentage of professional or graduate degrees among Arab Americans is __________ that of the U.S.population as a whole.

Accepted Answer

A) much lower than 
B) about the same as 
C) slightly higher than 
D) nearly double 
A) much lower than 
B) about the same as 
C) slightly higher than 
D) nearly double

Question 8

Ziad, a Syrian immigrant, owns and operates a convenience store and gas station in a neighborhood that doesn't have a large department store.What role is he serving in his community?

Accepted Answer

A) Producer 
B) Middleman 
C) Consumer 
D) Professional 
A) Producer 
B) Middleman 
C) Consumer 
D) Professional

Question 9

Many Arab women who wear a hijab claim that this practice:

Accepted Answer

A) is an act of devotion to their spouses. 
B) symbolizes a matriarchal culture. 
C) provides a sense of liberation. 
D) is an involuntary requirement of Islam. 
A) is an act of devotion to their spouses. 
B) symbolizes a matriarchal culture. 
C) provides a sense of liberation. 
D) is an involuntary requirement of Islam.

Question 10

The higher socioeconomic status of the Lebanese in the United States is primarily the result of:

Accepted Answer

A) their much earlier settlement in the United States. 
B) the recent arrival of a more educated class. 
C) their professional studies in the United States. 
D) the social network they acquire through their occupation. 
A) their much earlier settlement in the United States. 
B) the recent arrival of a more educated class. 
C) their professional studies in the United States. 
D) the social network they acquire through their occupation.

Question 11

How does Islamophobia resemble anti-Semitism?

Accepted Answer

A) Both ignore historical events and rely exclusively on current political and social patterns of behavior. 
B) Both apply historical myths and fabrications to modern-day circumstances. 
C) Both are recent movements brought on as a reaction to terrorism. 
D) Both involve covert, rather than overt, discriminatory practices. 
A) Both ignore historical events and rely exclusively on current political and social patterns of behavior. 
B) Both apply historical myths and fabrications to modern-day circumstances. 
C) Both are recent movements brought on as a reaction to terrorism. 
D) Both involve covert, rather than overt, discriminatory practices.

Question 12

Iran is not considered an Arab country even though it is part of the Middle East region.What is the reasoning behind this?

Accepted Answer

A) Its language is distinct from those of Arab countries. 
B) Its population is overwhelmingly secular. 
C) Its major political allies are non-Arab. 
D) Its government is historically isolationist. 
A) Its language is distinct from those of Arab countries. 
B) Its population is overwhelmingly secular. 
C) Its major political allies are non-Arab. 
D) Its government is historically isolationist.

Question 13

Third wave Arab immigrants:

Accepted Answer

A) immigrated to the United States to spread their religious beliefs to the West. 
B) were subject to more restrictive immigration quotas than other immigrants of this period. 
C) are more diverse in geographic origin, religion, gender, and social class than earlier waves. 
D) have had fewer issues with assimilation into American society than earlier waves. 
A) immigrated to the United States to spread their religious beliefs to the West. 
B) were subject to more restrictive immigration quotas than other immigrants of this period. 
C) are more diverse in geographic origin, religion, gender, and social class than earlier waves. 
D) have had fewer issues with assimilation into American society than earlier waves.

Question 14

Which of the following descriptions best exemplifies a member of the largest ethnic group of Muslims in the United States today?

Accepted Answer

A) Aviva, a U.S.born citizen of Eastern European descent 
B) Jamal, an African American Muslim convert 
C) Nadya, an immigrant from Southeast Asia 
D) Hamed, an immigrant from the Middle East 
A) Aviva, a U.S.born citizen of Eastern European descent 
B) Jamal, an African American Muslim convert 
C) Nadya, an immigrant from Southeast Asia 
D) Hamed, an immigrant from the Middle East

Question 15

What U.S.Arab community has followed an almost classic passage of assimilation?

Accepted Answer

A) Egyptian Roman Catholics 
B) Lebanese Roman Catholics 
C) Iraqi Sunnis 
D) Syrian Sunnis 
A) Egyptian Roman Catholics 
B) Lebanese Roman Catholics 
C) Iraqi Sunnis 
D) Syrian Sunnis

Question 16

Tarek, an Arab American, lives in Detroit and is part of the second largest Arab community there.The religious group with which Tarek is associated has a longer history in the city, and its members generally have a higher socioeconomic status.Tarek is most likely a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) Morrocan Chaldean 
B) Egyptian Muslim 
C) Lebanese Muslim 
D) Iraqi Chaldean 
A) Morrocan Chaldean 
B) Egyptian Muslim 
C) Lebanese Muslim 
D) Iraqi Chaldean

Question 17

Which recent wave of immigrants consists largely of highly educated professionals who found it difficult to practice their skills in their own country because of occupied territory?

Accepted Answer

A) Lebanese and Palestinians 
B) Iranians and Iraqis 
C) Egyptians and Sudanese 
D) Moroccans and Libyans 
A) Lebanese and Palestinians 
B) Iranians and Iraqis 
C) Egyptians and Sudanese 
D) Moroccans and Libyans

Question 18

What controversy with regard to Muslim women occurred in France in 2010, the resolution of which is still playing itself out?

Accepted Answer

A) Taking birth control was encouraged by French healthcare officials. 
B) Requiring segregated mosque services was declared legal. 
C) Obtaining a divorce was prohibited without local mosque approval. 
D) Wearing a niqab in public was declared illegal. 
A) Taking birth control was encouraged by French healthcare officials. 
B) Requiring segregated mosque services was declared legal. 
C) Obtaining a divorce was prohibited without local mosque approval. 
D) Wearing a niqab in public was declared illegal.

Question 19

In comparison to the United States, Arabs in Western Europe:

Accepted Answer

A) rarely face discrimination except for in the least tolerant countries. 
B) are a small and well assimilated minority. 
C) have been targets of violence for decades. 
D) traditionally belong to higher socioeconomic classes. 
A) rarely face discrimination except for in the least tolerant countries. 
B) are a small and well assimilated minority. 
C) have been targets of violence for decades. 
D) traditionally belong to higher socioeconomic classes.

Question 20

Gathering data on Arab Americans became a focus of the federal government in the late 1980s using surveillance technology from the:

Accepted Answer

A) Vietnam War. 
B) Korean War. 
C) Cold War. 
D) Gulf War. 
A) Vietnam War. 
B) Korean War. 
C) Cold War. 
D) Gulf War.

Most Arab immigrants to the U.S.in recent decades have been .The majority of the current Arab American population is .

Arab Americans represent a broad range of social classes.For example, two-thirds of hold at least a college degree and have a relatively high household median income, whereas the poverty rate of __ is extraordinarily high.

Omar, an Arab American, avoids traveling by air whenever possible.If he must fly, he makes sure to arrive at the airport at least three hours in advance to go through a rigorous questioning and screening process.What term best describes his predicament?

How have first-generation Arab Americans adapted to the United States linguistically?

Most of the world's 1.6 million Muslims live in:

Almost all Arab Americans agree that women:

The percentage of professional or graduate degrees among Arab Americans is __________ that of the U.S.population as a whole.

Ziad, a Syrian immigrant, owns and operates a convenience store and gas station in a neighborhood that doesn't have a large department store.What role is he serving in his community?

Many Arab women who wear a hijab claim that this practice:

The higher socioeconomic status of the Lebanese in the United States is primarily the result of:

How does Islamophobia resemble anti-Semitism?

Iran is not considered an Arab country even though it is part of the Middle East region.What is the reasoning behind this?

Third wave Arab immigrants:

Which of the following descriptions best exemplifies a member of the largest ethnic group of Muslims in the United States today?

What U.S.Arab community has followed an almost classic passage of assimilation?

Tarek, an Arab American, lives in Detroit and is part of the second largest Arab community there.The religious group with which Tarek is associated has a longer history in the city, and its members generally have a higher socioeconomic status.Tarek is most likely a(n):

Which recent wave of immigrants consists largely of highly educated professionals who found it difficult to practice their skills in their own country because of occupied territory?

What controversy with regard to Muslim women occurred in France in 2010, the resolution of which is still playing itself out?

In comparison to the United States, Arabs in Western Europe:

Gathering data on Arab Americans became a focus of the federal government in the late 1980s using surveillance technology from the:

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

Native Americans

African Americans

Hispanic Americans

Asian Americans

White Ethnic Americans

Jewish 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 12: Arab Americans

Most Arab immigrants to the U.S.in recent decades have been __________.The majority of the current Arab American population is __________.

Arab Americans represent a broad range of social classes.For example, two-thirds of ________ hold at least a college degree and have a relatively high household median income, whereas the poverty rate of __________ is extraordinarily high.

Omar, an Arab American, avoids traveling by air whenever possible.If he must fly, he makes sure to arrive at the airport at least three hours in advance to go through a rigorous questioning and screening process.What term best describes his predicament?

How have first-generation Arab Americans adapted to the United States linguistically?

Most of the world's 1.6 million Muslims live in:

Almost all Arab Americans agree that women:

The percentage of professional or graduate degrees among Arab Americans is __________ that of the U.S.population as a whole.

Ziad, a Syrian immigrant, owns and operates a convenience store and gas station in a neighborhood that doesn't have a large department store.What role is he serving in his community?

Many Arab women who wear a hijab claim that this practice:

The higher socioeconomic status of the Lebanese in the United States is primarily the result of:

How does Islamophobia resemble anti-Semitism?

Iran is not considered an Arab country even though it is part of the Middle East region.What is the reasoning behind this?

Third wave Arab immigrants:

Which of the following descriptions best exemplifies a member of the largest ethnic group of Muslims in the United States today?

What U.S.Arab community has followed an almost classic passage of assimilation?

Tarek, an Arab American, lives in Detroit and is part of the second largest Arab community there.The religious group with which Tarek is associated has a longer history in the city, and its members generally have a higher socioeconomic status.Tarek is most likely a(n):

Which recent wave of immigrants consists largely of highly educated professionals who found it difficult to practice their skills in their own country because of occupied territory?

What controversy with regard to Muslim women occurred in France in 2010, the resolution of which is still playing itself out?

In comparison to the United States, Arabs in Western Europe:

Gathering data on Arab Americans became a focus of the federal government in the late 1980s using surveillance technology from the:

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

Native Americans

African Americans

Hispanic Americans

Asian Americans

White Ethnic Americans

Jewish 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

Most Arab immigrants to the U.S.in recent decades have been .The majority of the current Arab American population is .

Arab Americans represent a broad range of social classes.For example, two-thirds of hold at least a college degree and have a relatively high household median income, whereas the poverty rate of __ is extraordinarily high.