Question 1

The French invasion and subsequent control and occupation of the country of Algeria is an example of:

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A)  Eugenics 
B)  Colonialism 
C)  Genocide 
D)  Symbolic ethnicity 
A)  Eugenics 
B)  Colonialism 
C)  Genocide 
D)  Symbolic ethnicity

Question 2

How did the unique form of slavery in North American colonies lay the foundation for a race-based social order in the English colonies of North America?

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Enslaved people had no human or legal ri

Question 3

The only people forced into slavery in the Americas were from Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Compare and contrast the racial taxonomies developed by Francois Bernier, Carolus Linnaeus, and Johann Blumenbach. What assumptions are implicit in these scientists' classifications of human difference? How do these assumptions continue to shape the modern idea of race?

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All three men created classification sys

Question 5

Passed in the 1600s, laws aimed at distinguishing the social status of European indentured servants from that of African slaves were known as the:

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A)  Virginia common laws 
B)  fugitive slave laws 
C)  slave codes 
D)  servitude acts 
A)  Virginia common laws 
B)  fugitive slave laws 
C)  slave codes 
D)  servitude acts

Question 6

What was the motivation for Virginia's laws that prohibited intermarriage between free Whites with Blacks or Native Americans?

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A)  Because of scientific racism, they believed that biracial children would be biologically inferior. 
B)  They were concerned that these groups would realize their shared interests and unite against their oppressors 
C)  They believed interracial marriage was contrary to Christian doctrine. 
D)  They were concerned about the spread of disease between cultures. 
A)  Because of scientific racism, they believed that biracial children would be biologically inferior. 
B)  They were concerned that these groups would realize their shared interests and unite against their oppressors 
C)  They believed interracial marriage was contrary to Christian doctrine. 
D)  They were concerned about the spread of disease between cultures.

Question 7

How did scientists who used anthropometric techniques explain human difference? What problems did these scientists have with their data collection and analysis? What do these problems imply about science's role in the social and historical creation of race?

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These scientists used measurements like

Question 8

The idea of race as a classificatory system:

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A)  is a modern invention 
B)  has existed since ancient times 
C)  stemmed from Europeans' first interactions with people in Africa, Asia, and India 
D)  developed in response to slaves captured after European conquests 
A)  is a modern invention 
B)  has existed since ancient times 
C)  stemmed from Europeans' first interactions with people in Africa, Asia, and India 
D)  developed in response to slaves captured after European conquests

Question 9

How did the U.S. government's justification of Indian Removal differ from its justification for slavery? How does each of these justifications challenge the United States' Declaration of Independence? Given this challenge, why was slavery not abolished until 1865?

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People of African descent were seen as c

Question 10

How did Bacon's Rebellion confirm the fears of colonial plantation owners and illustrate the purpose of the slave codes enacted in the 1660s? How did the slave codes help solidify the construction of colonial America's idea of race?

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Bacon's Rebellion confirmed that poor Wh

Question 11

Bacon's Rebellion confirmed colonists' fears that:

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A)  White servants and Black slaves would join forces 
B)  Native Americans would use colonial weapons to rebel 
C)  White servants would conspire with Native Americans 
D)  Black slaves would rebel against the slave codes 
A)  White servants and Black slaves would join forces 
B)  Native Americans would use colonial weapons to rebel 
C)  White servants would conspire with Native Americans 
D)  Black slaves would rebel against the slave codes

Question 12

The Spanish Inquisition helped to shape the European understanding of human difference because it:

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A)  set a precedent of discrimination based on ancestry 
B)  was the first time people were discriminated against because of their race 
C)  was the first time people were classified based on their religion 
D)  set a precedent of using other racial groups as slaves 
A)  set a precedent of discrimination based on ancestry 
B)  was the first time people were discriminated against because of their race 
C)  was the first time people were classified based on their religion 
D)  set a precedent of using other racial groups as slaves

Question 13

English colonists' justification for the treatment of Native Americans was distinct from justifications for African slavery in that:

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A)  Native Americans were seen as hindering White expansion 
B)  Native American rebellion was less of a threat than African slave rebellion 
C)  Native Americans were considered superior to Blacks 
D)  Native Americans were vital sources of labor 
A)  Native Americans were seen as hindering White expansion 
B)  Native American rebellion was less of a threat than African slave rebellion 
C)  Native Americans were considered superior to Blacks 
D)  Native Americans were vital sources of labor

Question 14

The idea of race as a classification system has been around since ancient times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The racial taxonomies developed by François Bernier, Carolus Linnaeus, and Johann Blumenbach laid the groundwork for modern ideas of race by:

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A)  claiming that Whites were the only group that could experience salvation 
B)  proving that interracial marriage resulted in smaller brain size 
C)  linking skin color to intelligence 
D)  attributing cultural and moral qualities to each racial group 
A)  claiming that Whites were the only group that could experience salvation 
B)  proving that interracial marriage resulted in smaller brain size 
C)  linking skin color to intelligence 
D)  attributing cultural and moral qualities to each racial group

Question 16

The term "race" refers to:

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A)  a group of people who originate from the same continent and share similar religious identities 
B)  a group of people who have the same skin color 
C)  a group of people who share physical and cultural traits as well as a common
Ancestry 
D)  a group of people who self-identify as belonging to the same ethnic category 
A)  a group of people who originate from the same continent and share similar religious identities 
B)  a group of people who have the same skin color 
C)  a group of people who share physical and cultural traits as well as a common
Ancestry 
D)  a group of people who self-identify as belonging to the same ethnic category

Question 17

Elites strategically extended more privileges to White servants as opposed to Black slaves in order to prevent the two groups from joining forces in rebellion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Colonialism, slavery, and genocide are all examples of:

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A)  Biological forces shaping race 
B)  Historical forces shaping race 
C)  Scientific racism 
D)  The legal codification of race 
A)  Biological forces shaping race 
B)  Historical forces shaping race 
C)  Scientific racism 
D)  The legal codification of race

Question 19

Describe anthropometrics. What do anthropometric studies of human difference show us about the way in which science has shaped the idea of race?

Accepted Answer

Anthropometrics are classification syste

Question 20

Why were the methods used by scientists such as Samuel George Morton problematic?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were biased by the expectations of the scientists. 
B)  The scientists did not have enough subjects to prove their theories. 
C)  The technology needed to properly test their theories did not yet exist. 
D)  The scientists were under political pressure to find certain results. 
A)  They were biased by the expectations of the scientists. 
B)  The scientists did not have enough subjects to prove their theories. 
C)  The technology needed to properly test their theories did not yet exist. 
D)  The scientists were under political pressure to find certain results.

The French invasion and subsequent control and occupation of the country of Algeria is an example of:

How did the unique form of slavery in North American colonies lay the foundation for a race-based social order in the English colonies of North America?

The only people forced into slavery in the Americas were from Africa.

Compare and contrast the racial taxonomies developed by Francois Bernier, Carolus Linnaeus, and Johann Blumenbach. What assumptions are implicit in these scientists' classifications of human difference? How do these assumptions continue to shape the modern idea of race?

Passed in the 1600s, laws aimed at distinguishing the social status of European indentured servants from that of African slaves were known as the:

What was the motivation for Virginia's laws that prohibited intermarriage between free Whites with Blacks or Native Americans?

How did scientists who used anthropometric techniques explain human difference? What problems did these scientists have with their data collection and analysis? What do these problems imply about science's role in the social and historical creation of race?

The idea of race as a classificatory system:

How did the U.S. government's justification of Indian Removal differ from its justification for slavery? How does each of these justifications challenge the United States' Declaration of Independence? Given this challenge, why was slavery not abolished until 1865?

How did Bacon's Rebellion confirm the fears of colonial plantation owners and illustrate the purpose of the slave codes enacted in the 1660s? How did the slave codes help solidify the construction of colonial America's idea of race?

Bacon's Rebellion confirmed colonists' fears that:

The Spanish Inquisition helped to shape the European understanding of human difference because it:

English colonists' justification for the treatment of Native Americans was distinct from justifications for African slavery in that:

The idea of race as a classification system has been around since ancient times.

The racial taxonomies developed by François Bernier, Carolus Linnaeus, and Johann Blumenbach laid the groundwork for modern ideas of race by:

The term "race" refers to:

Elites strategically extended more privileges to White servants as opposed to Black slaves in order to prevent the two groups from joining forces in rebellion.

Colonialism, slavery, and genocide are all examples of:

Describe anthropometrics. What do anthropometric studies of human difference show us about the way in which science has shaped the idea of race?

Why were the methods used by scientists such as Samuel George Morton problematic?

Racisms, Racial Ideologies, and Sociological Theories of Racism

Racism and Nativism in Immigration Policy

Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Colorism and Skin-Color Stratification

Educational Inequality

Income and Labor Market Inequality

Inequality in Housing and Wealth

Racism and the Criminal Justice System

Health Inequalities, Environmental Racism, and Environmental Justice

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Exam 1: The Origin of the Idea of Race

The French invasion and subsequent control and occupation of the country of Algeria is an example of:

How did the unique form of slavery in North American colonies lay the foundation for a race-based social order in the English colonies of North America?

The only people forced into slavery in the Americas were from Africa.

Compare and contrast the racial taxonomies developed by Francois Bernier, Carolus Linnaeus, and Johann Blumenbach. What assumptions are implicit in these scientists' classifications of human difference? How do these assumptions continue to shape the modern idea of race?

Passed in the 1600s, laws aimed at distinguishing the social status of European indentured servants from that of African slaves were known as the:

What was the motivation for Virginia's laws that prohibited intermarriage between free Whites with Blacks or Native Americans?

How did scientists who used anthropometric techniques explain human difference? What problems did these scientists have with their data collection and analysis? What do these problems imply about science's role in the social and historical creation of race?

The idea of race as a classificatory system:

How did the U.S. government's justification of Indian Removal differ from its justification for slavery? How does each of these justifications challenge the United States' Declaration of Independence? Given this challenge, why was slavery not abolished until 1865?

How did Bacon's Rebellion confirm the fears of colonial plantation owners and illustrate the purpose of the slave codes enacted in the 1660s? How did the slave codes help solidify the construction of colonial America's idea of race?

Bacon's Rebellion confirmed colonists' fears that:

The Spanish Inquisition helped to shape the European understanding of human difference because it:

English colonists' justification for the treatment of Native Americans was distinct from justifications for African slavery in that:

The idea of race as a classification system has been around since ancient times.

The racial taxonomies developed by François Bernier, Carolus Linnaeus, and Johann Blumenbach laid the groundwork for modern ideas of race by:

The term "race" refers to:

Elites strategically extended more privileges to White servants as opposed to Black slaves in order to prevent the two groups from joining forces in rebellion.

Colonialism, slavery, and genocide are all examples of:

Describe anthropometrics. What do anthropometric studies of human difference show us about the way in which science has shaped the idea of race?

Why were the methods used by scientists such as Samuel George Morton problematic?

Racisms, Racial Ideologies, and Sociological Theories of Racism

Racism and Nativism in Immigration Policy

Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Colorism and Skin-Color Stratification

Educational Inequality

Income and Labor Market Inequality

Inequality in Housing and Wealth

Racism and the Criminal Justice System

Health Inequalities, Environmental Racism, and Environmental Justice

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