Deck 9: From Ethnic Conflict to Genocide

Question 1

The bystander phenomenon occurs when

A)When people do nothing to help others
B)Is predominatly found in Asian countries
C)There is a conflict that involves five individuals or less
D)When too many people intervene to help others

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Dehumanization takes place when

A)a group is seen as posing no threat
B)a group is considered far superior but threatening
C)a group is seen as less than human
D)one group decides to ignore another

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following does not describe ethnic groups?

A)Ancestral inherited ties
B)inclusivity
C)cultural commonalities
D)exclusivity

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When groups are considered ethnocentric the group is

A)central
B)not important
C)harmonious with outsiders
D)very small

Question 5

which of the following does not describe multiethnic/multisectarian states?

A)frequently unstable in post-Cold War world
B)composed of ethnic/sectarian groups
C)primary loyalty is to ethnic/sectarian group
D)No longer a concern in the post-Cold War world

Question 6

In Guatemala, Landinos typically viewed Mayans as

A)Equal politically
B)Culturally and racially superior
C)Non-threatening
D)Culturally and riacially inferior

Question 7

By the late 1970s in Guatemala, indigenous people

A)participated in guerilla groups
B)did not help themselves
C)were polically engaged
D)led labor organizations

Question 8

In 1985, the government in Guatemala was

A)Committed to letting the Mayans run the military
B)a free and fair democracy
C)a state with equal rights for Mayans
D)a cosmetic democracy

Question 9

Before the U.S. military intervention in Iraq,

A)The Sunni Bathist party was dominant
B)Shia dominated the government
C)Shia and Sunni viewed each other as equals
D)The Shia Bathist party was dominant

Question 10

The Kurds in Iraq traditionally were viewed by the Hussein government as

A)Allies of Bathists
B)A trheat that must be eliminated
C)unimportant and not a threat
D)Similar to Sunni Arabs

Question 11

The Kurds in Iraq

A)Held strong negative stereotypes of Iraqis
B)saw Sunnis as allies
C)Were members of the Bathist party
D)Lived peacefully

Question 12

In Nigeria, the moninant ethnic groups are

A)Hausa Fulani
B)Hausa Fulani and Ibo
C)Hausa Fulani, Yoruba, Ibo
D)Ibo and Yoruba

Question 13

During the Yugoslav break-up

A)Muslims were the only enemy
B)Croats in Bosnia believed Serbs were a non-threatening ally
C)Serbs and Croats aligned agaisnt Muslims
D)Croats in Bosnia viewed Serbs as barbarians

Question 14

when one group justifies its poor treatment of another it is called

A)all of the answers are correct
B)social causality
C)social identity
D)social justification

Question 15

When there is more than one person present in a situation to take all or some of the responsibility refers to

A)none of the answers are correct
B)social identity
C)social causality
D)diffusion of responsibility

Question 16

Which of the following is typically not a psychological attribute of denial

A)Emotion
B)Psychopathology
C)Action
D)Morality

Question 17

People will be empathetic when

A)they adopt another person's perspective
B)They see another person in need
C)both b&c
D)Only when that person is of the same race

Question 18

Genocide is the result of intense feeling of frustration and threat produced by the following psychological paterns

A)group loyalties
B)social identity
C)All answers are correct
D)stereotyping

Question 19

Elements of whose experiments on obedience can explain perpetrators of the Holocaust

A)Milgram
B)Bandura
C)Wilson
D)Tajfel

Question 20

Early on, concentration camps in Germany were set up to punish

A)Clergy
B)Jews
C)Undesirables
D)All answers are correct

Question 21

Depersonalization is a process occurring in Genocide whereby

A)indiviudals leave the group due to guilt
B)individuals are absolved of personal responsibility
C)individuals commit suicide because of evil acts
D)both a & b

Question 22

After WWI, the Belgians put the Tutsis in power in Rwanda for the following reasons

A)The Tutsis spoke French
B)none of the answers are correct
C)the Hutus were rebellious
D)they believed the Tutsis were superior

Question 23

The Interhawme in Rwanda were

A)A peaceful protest group
B)A joint force of Hutu and Tutsis
C)Tutsi group that sought the complete destruction of Hutus
D)A Hutu militia group

Question 24

Scapegoating occurs when

A)a group is incompetent
B)two groups are seen as dominant by a third group
C)a group is seen as incapable of cohesion
D)a group is blamed for society's ills

Question 25

Evolutionary psychology purports that human behavior is driven by

A)genocide
B)obedience to authority
C)extremist behavior
D)universial reasoning circuts

Question 26

Political extremists do not

A)Have altruistic tendencies
B)Have a highly personalized view of the world
C)Lack empathy
D)do not engage in dehumanization

Question 27

When indiviuals have an internal locus of control they believe that

A)there is a balance between theirs and others control over their fate
B)otehrs control their fate
C)they control their fate
D)they have a complex personality

Question 28

The conflict in Darfur can be characterized as involving

A)shifting alliances
B)Polarizaiton among ethnic lines
C)All answers are correct
D)Internecine conflicts