Deck 8: Critical Studies in Race and Ethnicity

Question 1

The Métis became the first Aboriginal group in Canada to achieve at least partial self-determination with the creation of Nunavut.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Native people in Canada have the lowest levels of education, income, and health and employment in Canada.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Slavery remained technically legal in most of Canada until 1834.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Genetic studies indicate that genetic variation is greater within racially classified populations than between racial groups.

Question 5

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec has the absolute right to secede unilaterally from Canada.

Question 6

The life expectancy for Native women in Canada is six years lower than the national norm.

Question 7

Nonstatus Indians are individuals who haven't officially registered with the government yet.

Question 8

In 2006, about 33 percent of the population sampled identified their ethnicity as Canadian.

Question 9

Secondary assimilation occurs when different groups become integrated in public areas, and in social institutions such as neighbourhoods, schools, and the workplace, and in government.

Question 10

Pluralism is commonplace in Canada.

Question 11

Religious affiliation would be a component of ethnicity.

Question 12

Segregation has never existed in Canada.

Question 13

If a member of a particular religious group encourages their children to marry within that religion, this would be an example of endogamy.

Question 14

Ethnic origin, as defined in the 2001 Canadian census, refers to place of birth or citizenship.

Question 15

Primary assimilation occurs among more intimate groups.

Question 16

There have been two referendums in Quebec involving the separation issue.

Question 17

The United States doesn't officially endorse the pluralistic philosophy.

Question 18

The American Anthropological Association has passed a resolution stating that differentiating species into biologically defined "race" has proven meaningless and unscientific.

Question 19

In Canada, the two charter groups are the English and the French.

Question 20

The number of nonstatus Indians has increased in the last decade.

Question 21

In the case of Ernst Zundel, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the section of the Criminal Code that prohibits the wilful dissemination of false news was contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Question 22

How many ethnic groups did Canadians list in answering the 2001 census question on ethnic ancestry?

A) 50
B) 100
C) 150
D) 200

Question 23

Stereotypes are exaggerations of generalizations about the characteristics and behaviour of a particular group.

Question 24

The movement of Aboriginals from their land onto reserves is an example of which of the following?

A) expulsion or population transfer
B) amalgamation
C) assimilation
D) colonialism

Question 25

Individual discrimination occurs when individuals treat persons unfairly or unequally because of their group membership.

Question 26

Canada had by far the worst record of any Western country for providing sanctuary to the Jews of Europe in the 1930s and 1940s.

Question 27

In Canada, which population group experienced population transfer during the Second World War?

A) the Métis
B) the Beothuks
C) the Japanese
D) the Inuit

Question 28

Another term for a hate crime is a bias-motivated crime.

Question 29

According to the textbook, rather than biological differences, what type of definitions are racial categories based on?

A) cultural
B) psychological
C) anthropological
D) physiological

Question 30

In the former Yugoslavia, ethnic Serbs have attempted to eliminate Muslims through a process they call "ethnic cleansing." Which of the following is ethnic cleansing an example of?

A) assimilation
B) colonialism
C) genocide
D) amalgamation

Question 31

Feminists and women from racially and ethnically marginalized groups share an easy alliance.

Question 32

According to the textbook, what basis is used to distinguish racial groups?

A) physical characteristics
B) nationality
C) cultural heritage
D) blood type

Question 33

It was not until after the Second World War that an independent Canadian citizenship was introduced.

Question 34

The authoritarian personality theory of prejudice suggests that prejudice arises in people with a certain personality type.

Question 35

Stereotypes are generally considered to be relatively harmless.

Question 36

According to 2001 statistics, "economic immigrants" accounted for the highest percentage of immigrants in that year.

Question 37

Scapegoating theory suggests that prejudice is a form of hostility that results from frustration.

Question 38

Almost 60 percent of adult immigrants who arrived in Canada in 2001 had a postsecondary degree.

Question 39

Canada has systematically collected statistics on hate crimes since 1981.

Question 40

Which of the following terms refers to the deliberate, systematic annihilation of an entire nation or people?

A) assimilation
B) colonialism
C) genocide
D) amalgamation

Question 41

The Holocaust resulted in the extermination of more than 12 million people, including more than 6 million Jews. What is it an example of?

A) population transfer
B) genocide
C) familicide
D) amalgamation

Question 42

In 2001, which province had the highest proportion of visible minorities?

A) Ontario
B) Quebec
C) British Columbia
D) Alberta

Question 43

According to the textbook, which of the following best describes the United States?

A) pluralist
B) melting pot
C) mosaic
D) multicultural

Question 44

Multiculturalism, as an official government policy, is intended to place a high value on which of the following?

A) autonomy
B) separatism
C) bilingualism
D) diversity

Question 45

Changes in immigration patterns in recent years are generally attributable to which of the following?

A) the desire of immigrants to come here
B) refugee applications
C) political shifts
D) wars and famine

Question 46

According to Statistics Canada (2001), what percentage of Canada's total population identified themselves as visible minorities?

A) 9.5
B) 11.7
C) 13.4
D) 19.2

Question 47

Which of the following terms refers to the physical separation of two groups in residence, workplace, and social functions?

A) pluralism
B) amalgamation
C) segregation
D) assimilation

Question 48

According to Statistics Canada projections, by the year 2016 visible minorities will account for what percentage of Canada's population?

A) 20 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 30 percent
D) 35 percent

Question 49

What are the European invasion of North America, the British occupation of India, and the Dutch presence in South Africa before the end of apartheid all examples of?

A) pluralism
B) colonialism
C) expulsion
D) population transfer

Question 50

According to the textbook, which of the following terms refers to a state in which racial and ethnic groups maintain their distinctness, but respect each other and have equal access to social resources?

A) assimilation
B) colonialism
C) pluralism
D) acculturation

Question 51

When different groups become integrated in public areas and in social institutions, such as neighbourhoods, schools, and workplaces, which of the following secondary processes occurs?

A) assimilation
B) segregation
C) pluralism
D) acculturation

Question 52

Which of the following occurs when a racial or ethnic group from one society takes over and dominates the racial or ethnic group(s) of another society?

A) expulsion or population transfer
B) amalgamation
C) assimilation
D) colonialism

Question 53

"De facto" means "in fact." What does "de jure" mean?

A) "everyday"
B) "according to popular belief"
C) "questionable"
D) "by law"

Question 54

Which two provinces account for almost 75 percent of Canada's total visible minority population?

A) Quebec and Ontario
B) Quebec and Alberta
C) Alberta and British Columbia
D) Ontario and British Columbia

Question 55

According to the textbook, which of the following best describes Canada?

A) an endogamous society
B) a pluralist society
C) a segregationist society
D) a melting-pot society

Question 56

According to the textbook, what is the process called by which formerly distinct and separate groups merge and become integrated as one?

A) colonialism
B) assimilation
C) acculturation
D) segregation

Question 57

What is the passage of the French Language Charter (Bill 101) in 1977 an example of?

A) assimilation
B) colonialism
C) segregation
D) acculturation

Question 58

Which of the following is exemplified by the Canadian Multiculturalism Act?

A) primary assimilation
B) pluralism
C) acculturation
D) secondary assimilation

Question 59

According to the textbook, which of the following does the Canadian policy of "aggressive civilization" best illustrate?

A) primary assimilation
B) acculturation
C) colonialism
D) secondary assimilation

Question 60

When different ethnic or racial groups become married or pair bonded and produce children, which of the following occurs?

A) pluralism
B) genocide
C) acculturation
D) amalgamation

Question 61

If an individual stated that "all east-Indian people like to wear colourful clothes," what would this be a good example of?

A) a racist remark
B) a casual observation
C) a stereotype
D) an ethnic slur

Question 62

Since 1991, which country has supplied the highest percentage of immigrants to Canada?

A) India
B) United States
C) Pakistan
D) People's Republic of China

Question 63

In 2001, what fraction of the Aboriginal population in Canada consisted of individuals 25 years of age and under?

A) one-quarter
B) one-third
C) one-half
D) three-quarters

Question 64

Which of the following best describes aversive racists?

A) they are proud of their racist views
B) they view themselves as non-prejudiced
C) they are also called "traditional" or "old-fashioned" racists
D) they actively seek segregation

Question 65

In Canada, which of the following groups has not traditionally been identified as a "charter group"?

A) French
B) English
C) Aboriginal peoples
D) Scottish

Question 66

If we believe that the "haves" perpetuate racial and ethnic tensions among the "have-nots" to deflect attention away from their own greed and exploitation of workers, which of the following perspectives have we adopted?

A) conflict
B) structural-functionalist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) social control

Question 67

Which of the following terms describes persons whose names appear on the Indian Register maintained by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada under the Indian Act and who are registered as Indians for the purpose of special entitlements?

A) Acadians
B) status Indians
C) nonstatus Indians
D) the Métis

Question 68

The term "canadien-français" was eventually replaced by which of the following?

A) English
B) French-speaking
C) Francophone
D) Québécois

Question 69

According to the 2001 census, what ethnic origin was claimed by the largest number of Canadians?

A) Canadian
B) French
C) English
D) Chinese

Question 70

According to the textbook, when do Native men on reserves die, on average, compared to other Canadian men?

A) 3 years sooner
B) 7 years sooner
C) 10 years later
D) 15 years later

Question 71

In Canada, when an Aboriginal man marries a non-Aboriginal woman, what would be his status?

A) status
B) nonstatus
C) Métis
D) Inuit

Question 72

Which of the following three categories accounted for the most admissions in 2001?

A) economic immigrants
B) family-status immigrants
C) refugees
D) those seeking political asylum in Canada

Question 73

Which of the following statements best describes the beliefs of the "modern racist"?

A) Serious discrimination in Canada is no longer a problem.
B) Minority groups deserve to be discriminated against.
C) Discrimination against Whites is just as common as discrimination against minorities.
D) Racism and discrimination will always exist.

Question 74

Historically, where did candidates who were given preference by Canada's immigration policy come from?

A) Western Europe
B) Eastern Europe
C) the Far East
D) India

Question 75

Why was Quebec's Bill 101 controversial?

A) It advocated separation from the rest of Canada.
B) It advocated sovereignty-association.
C) It established French as the sole official language in Quebec.
D) It restricted immigration into the province.

Question 76

When did Canada's immigration determinations become "colour-blind"?

A) 1930s
B) 1940s
C) 1950s
D) 1960s

Question 77

According to the textbook, which perspective focuses on how meanings and definitions contribute to the subordinate position of certain racial and ethnic groups?

A) conflict
B) structural-functionalist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) social control

Question 78

The first Aboriginal group in Canada to achieve at least partial self-determination was:

A) status Indians
B) nonstatus Indians
C) the Inuit
D) the Métis

Question 79

Which of the following groups accounted for the highest percentage of Canada's Aboriginals according to 2003 statistics?

A) North American Indian
B) Métis
C) Inuit
D) Multiple/Other Aboriginal groups

Question 80

As of May 15, 2001, approximately what percentage of the total population of Canada was born outside of this country?

A) 8
B) 18
C) 28
D) 38