Question 1

Reconstructionism is an offshoot of ________ Judaism.

Accepted Answer

A)  Orthodox 
B)  Conservative 
C)  Reform 
D)  Hasidic 
A)  Orthodox 
B)  Conservative 
C)  Reform 
D)  Hasidic B

Question 2

One difference between Jewish and non-Jewish European immigrants to the United States at the end of the nineteenth century was that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jews were much more likely to stay in the United States 
B)  Jews were much more likely to return to Europe 
C)  Jews were much more likely to immediately merge into the older American settlements 
D)  Jews were much more likely to be moneylenders 
A)  Jews were much more likely to stay in the United States 
B)  Jews were much more likely to return to Europe 
C)  Jews were much more likely to immediately merge into the older American settlements 
D)  Jews were much more likely to be moneylenders A

Question 3

As the treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union improved in the late 1980s, U.S. immigration officials ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  completely stopped further entry of all Jewish immigrants into the country 
B)  allowed unrestricted entry of all Jewish immigrants into the country 
C)  began to scrutinize requests for entry to see whether refugee status was still merited 
D)  started to restrict settlement of refugees in urban areas but allowed it in rural areas 
A)  completely stopped further entry of all Jewish immigrants into the country 
B)  allowed unrestricted entry of all Jewish immigrants into the country 
C)  began to scrutinize requests for entry to see whether refugee status was still merited 
D)  started to restrict settlement of refugees in urban areas but allowed it in rural areas C

Question 4

What is the significance of Israel in the lives of Jewish Americans?

Accepted Answer

When the Middle East became a major hot

Question 5

Which of the following books of the Old Testament accurately represent the Torah?

Accepted Answer

A)  the books telling the history of the Israelites 
B)  the first five books 
C)  the poetic and "Wisdom" books 
D)  the books of the biblical prophets 
A)  the books telling the history of the Israelites 
B)  the first five books 
C)  the poetic and "Wisdom" books 
D)  the books of the biblical prophets

Question 6

The Sephardic Jews were originally from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  North Africa 
B)  Switzerland and Austria 
C)  Spain and Portugal 
D)  Sweden and Norway 
A)  North Africa 
B)  Switzerland and Austria 
C)  Spain and Portugal 
D)  Sweden and Norway

Question 7

Who among the following people is most likely to be a neo-Nazi?

Accepted Answer

A)  Miriam, who supports the creation of the state of Israel 
B)  Warren, who opposes all forms of aggression 
C)  Jane, who actively opposes fascism and fascists 
D)  Graham, who supports racism and homophobia 
A)  Miriam, who supports the creation of the state of Israel 
B)  Warren, who opposes all forms of aggression 
C)  Jane, who actively opposes fascism and fascists 
D)  Graham, who supports racism and homophobia

Question 8

In Israel, ________ defines who is a Jew and extends Israeli citizenship to all Jews.

Accepted Answer

A)  kashrut 
B)  Aliyah 
C)  the Law of Return 
D)  the pass laws 
A)  kashrut 
B)  Aliyah 
C)  the Law of Return 
D)  the pass laws

Question 9

Which of the following is suggested by the scapegoating theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person divides the global economic system between nations that control wealth and those that provide natural resources and labor. 
B)  A parent pushes his or her children to higher levels of achievement than their own. 
C)  A person transfers the responsibility for failure to some vulnerable group. 
D)  A person uses race-neutral principles to defend the racially unequal status quo. 
A)  A person divides the global economic system between nations that control wealth and those that provide natural resources and labor. 
B)  A parent pushes his or her children to higher levels of achievement than their own. 
C)  A person transfers the responsibility for failure to some vulnerable group. 
D)  A person uses race-neutral principles to defend the racially unequal status quo.

Question 10

In the mid-fourteenth century, Jews were less likely to die from the bubonic plague that wiped out a third of Europe's population. This was because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  of Jewish social conditions and religious prohibitions. 
B)  of Jewish connections with the devil who protected them from the plague. 
C)  Jews had poisoned the wells of non-Jews, which made Gentiles more susceptible. 
D)  Jewish communities exterminated Gentiles. 
A)  of Jewish social conditions and religious prohibitions. 
B)  of Jewish connections with the devil who protected them from the plague. 
C)  Jews had poisoned the wells of non-Jews, which made Gentiles more susceptible. 
D)  Jewish communities exterminated Gentiles.

Question 11

Who among the following is most likely to minimize the number of Jews killed during the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Holocaust survivor 
B)  a Holocaust revisionist 
C)  a Zionist 
D)  a Holocaust critic 
A)  a Holocaust survivor 
B)  a Holocaust revisionist 
C)  a Zionist 
D)  a Holocaust critic

Question 12

The ________ says that prejudiced people believe they are society's victims.

Accepted Answer

A)  world systems theory 
B)  fringe-of-values theory 
C)  scapegoating theory 
D)  riff-raff theory 
A)  world systems theory 
B)  fringe-of-values theory 
C)  scapegoating theory 
D)  riff-raff theory

Question 13

Which of the following is the basis of Jewish identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  race 
B)  religion 
C)  nationality 
D)  ethnicity 
A)  race 
B)  religion 
C)  nationality 
D)  ethnicity

Question 14

Describe the political beliefs and activity of Jewish Americans.

Accepted Answer

American Jews play a prominent role in p

Question 15

Which of the following examples of ingroup virtues becoming outgroup vices was experienced by Jews in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  For Christians to observe Sabbath on Sunday is being orthodox; for Jews to observe Sabbath on Saturday is being reformist. 
B)  For Gentiles to take interest in the repayment of loans is justifiable; for Jews to do the same is a punishable crime. 
C)  For Christian men to marry Jewish women was acceptable; for Christian women to marry Jewish men was intolerable. 
D)  For Gentiles to prefer Gentiles as friends is understandable; for Jews to choose other Jews as friends suggests clannishness. 
A)  For Christians to observe Sabbath on Sunday is being orthodox; for Jews to observe Sabbath on Saturday is being reformist. 
B)  For Gentiles to take interest in the repayment of loans is justifiable; for Jews to do the same is a punishable crime. 
C)  For Christian men to marry Jewish women was acceptable; for Christian women to marry Jewish men was intolerable. 
D)  For Gentiles to prefer Gentiles as friends is understandable; for Jews to choose other Jews as friends suggests clannishness.

Question 16

The term Judaization refers to the trend in recent years of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing importance of Jewish cultural traditions 
B)  lessening importance of the Jewish religion 
C)  heightening of Zionism 
D)  decreasing assimilation of American Jews 
A)  increasing importance of Jewish cultural traditions 
B)  lessening importance of the Jewish religion 
C)  heightening of Zionism 
D)  decreasing assimilation of American Jews

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of current American Jewish family lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  The intensity of family interaction has increased. 
B)  Yiddishkait has become central to the lives of Jews. 
C)  There is more socializing across generation lines. 
D)  Financial success has taken precedence over child raising. 
A)  The intensity of family interaction has increased. 
B)  Yiddishkait has become central to the lives of Jews. 
C)  There is more socializing across generation lines. 
D)  Financial success has taken precedence over child raising.

Question 18

Around the end of the nineteenth century, which of the following statements is true of the greatest migration of Jews to the United States and the great European migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were identical in all respects. 
B)  They were both simultaneous. 
C)  They both resulted in the immediate merger of immigrants with the earlier settlers. 
D)  They both had very few immigrants returning to Europe. 
A)  They were identical in all respects. 
B)  They were both simultaneous. 
C)  They both resulted in the immediate merger of immigrants with the earlier settlers. 
D)  They both had very few immigrants returning to Europe.

Question 19

Holocaust revisionists are those people who ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  survived the Holocaust 
B)  deny the legitimacy of the state of Israel 
C)  claim that the Holocaust did not happen 
D)  lobby worldwide to raise awareness of the Holocaust 
A)  survived the Holocaust 
B)  deny the legitimacy of the state of Israel 
C)  claim that the Holocaust did not happen 
D)  lobby worldwide to raise awareness of the Holocaust

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of education among Jews?

Accepted Answer

A)  Graduate schools founded by Jews are nonsectarian. 
B)  Few Jews receive formal Jewish education. 
C)  Jews believe it is not appropriate to introduce Judaic studies at elementary schools. 
D)  The Judaic religion is against education or formal schooling. 
A)  Graduate schools founded by Jews are nonsectarian. 
B)  Few Jews receive formal Jewish education. 
C)  Jews believe it is not appropriate to introduce Judaic studies at elementary schools. 
D)  The Judaic religion is against education or formal schooling.

Reconstructionism is an offshoot of ________ Judaism.

One difference between Jewish and non-Jewish European immigrants to the United States at the end of the nineteenth century was that ________.

As the treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union improved in the late 1980s, U.S. immigration officials ________.

What is the significance of Israel in the lives of Jewish Americans?

Which of the following books of the Old Testament accurately represent the Torah?

The Sephardic Jews were originally from ________.

Who among the following people is most likely to be a neo-Nazi?

In Israel, ________ defines who is a Jew and extends Israeli citizenship to all Jews.

Which of the following is suggested by the scapegoating theory?

In the mid-fourteenth century, Jews were less likely to die from the bubonic plague that wiped out a third of Europe's population. This was because ________.

Who among the following is most likely to minimize the number of Jews killed during the Holocaust?

The ________ says that prejudiced people believe they are society's victims.

Which of the following is the basis of Jewish identity?

Describe the political beliefs and activity of Jewish Americans.

Which of the following examples of ingroup virtues becoming outgroup vices was experienced by Jews in the United States?

The term Judaization refers to the trend in recent years of the ________.

Which of the following statements is true of current American Jewish family lives?

Around the end of the nineteenth century, which of the following statements is true of the greatest migration of Jews to the United States and the great European migration?

Holocaust revisionists are those people who ________.

Which of the following statements is true of education among Jews?

Exploring Race and Ethnicity

Prejudice

Discrimination

Immigration

Ethnicity and Religion

Native Americans: the First Americans

African Americans

African Americans Today

Latinos: The Largest Minority

Women: The Oppressed Majority

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Exam 14: Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity

Reconstructionism is an offshoot of ________ Judaism.

One difference between Jewish and non-Jewish European immigrants to the United States at the end of the nineteenth century was that ________.

As the treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union improved in the late 1980s, U.S. immigration officials ________.

What is the significance of Israel in the lives of Jewish Americans?

Which of the following books of the Old Testament accurately represent the Torah?

The Sephardic Jews were originally from ________.

Who among the following people is most likely to be a neo-Nazi?

In Israel, ________ defines who is a Jew and extends Israeli citizenship to all Jews.

Which of the following is suggested by the scapegoating theory?

In the mid-fourteenth century, Jews were less likely to die from the bubonic plague that wiped out a third of Europe's population. This was because ________.

Who among the following is most likely to minimize the number of Jews killed during the Holocaust?

The ________ says that prejudiced people believe they are society's victims.

Which of the following is the basis of Jewish identity?

Describe the political beliefs and activity of Jewish Americans.

Which of the following examples of ingroup virtues becoming outgroup vices was experienced by Jews in the United States?

The term Judaization refers to the trend in recent years of the ________.

Which of the following statements is true of current American Jewish family lives?

Around the end of the nineteenth century, which of the following statements is true of the greatest migration of Jews to the United States and the great European migration?

Holocaust revisionists are those people who ________.

Which of the following statements is true of education among Jews?

Exploring Race and Ethnicity

Prejudice

Discrimination

Immigration

Ethnicity and Religion

Native Americans: the First Americans

African Americans

African Americans Today

Latinos: The Largest Minority

Women: The Oppressed Majority

Filters