Question 1

As of 2012, which ethnic group had the highest high school graduation rate in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   African Americans
B)   Latinos
C)   Whites
D)   Asian Americans D

Question 2

The terms dominant group and minority group describe _____, regardless of the size of the groups.

Accepted Answer

A)   social systems
B)   power differences
C)   numbers of people
D)   ethnicities B

Question 3

Democrats such as former President Carter have publicly speculated that _____ is behind some of the partisan attacks against President Obama at venues ranging from town hall meetings to the floor of Congress as well as the birther movement's rumors about the president's birthplace.

Accepted Answer

A)   racism
B)   anti-immigrant prejudice
C)   affirmative action
D)   a Republican conspiracy A

Question 4

Omi and Winant used the term racial formation to describe how

Accepted Answer

A)   society is continually creating and transforming racial categories.
B)   people are tracked into different races depending on their skin color.
C)   race is genetically determined at conception.
D)   individuals can choose the race to which they wish to belong.

Question 5

_____ has historically been available for the descendants of European immigrants, but less so for others.

Accepted Answer

A)   Racial discrimination
B)   Optional ethnicity
C)   Ethnic identity
D)   Globalization

Question 6

Racial profiling on the nation's highways has become so prevalent that a term has emerged to explain it. That term is

Accepted Answer

A)   driving while Black.
B)   preventive policing.
C)   pullover policing.
D)   racist road rage.

Question 7

Between the 2000 census and the 2010 census, the number of interracial couples

Accepted Answer

A)   went down 10%.
B)   went down 26%.
C)   rose by 28%.
D)   rose by 34%.

Question 8

Maxine is a proponent of the order perspective on race and culture. She says that her ancestors came to the United States as immigrants and because they _____, they were able to rise to the middle class and fit in with other Americans.

Accepted Answer

A)   assimilated
B)   were White
C)   became better than other immigrants
D)   were wealthy

Question 9

The exclusion of minorities from the upper levels of education is likely to affect their opportunities, such as access to high-paying jobs and advancement. This is an example of how institutional discrimination is reinforced because institutions are

Accepted Answer

A)   prejudiced.
B)   closed systems.
C)   socially conscious.
D)   interrelated.

Question 10

_____ is the social construction that sets people of color apart from European immigrant groups.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethnicity
B)   National origin
C)   Race
D)   Income

Question 11

_____ is often associated with uncertain economic conditions.

Accepted Answer

A)   Government intervention
B)   Affirmative action
C)   Assimilation
D)   Racial conflict

Question 12

The Bell Curve was a book published in 1994 that supported the theory of _____ deficiency, a form of deficiency theory, by claiming that Blacks are innately inferior to Whites.

Accepted Answer

A)   biological
B)   cultural
C)   personal
D)   intellectual

Question 13

Researchers at the Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C., claim that _____ is more important than genetic code in determining a person's health.

Accepted Answer

A)   occupation
B)   gender roles
C)   diet
D)   zip code

Question 14

In large cities across the nation, African Americans are _____ Whites to live in communities that are geographically and economically isolated from the economic opportunities, services, and institutions that people need to succeed.

Accepted Answer

A)   much less likely than
B)   about as likely as
C)   much more likely than
D)   less inclined than

Question 15

What important change regarding race took place in the 2000 U.S. census?

Accepted Answer

A)   Americans could choose between five races instead of four.
B)   Americans could indicate more than one race on the census form.
C)   The U.S. Census Bureau ceased collecting data on race.
D)   The U.S. Census Bureau indicated that race was an optional category.

Question 16

Every day at least one _____ occurs on a college campus, and every minute a college student somewhere sees or hears racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise biased words or images.

Accepted Answer

A)   arrest
B)   hate crime
C)   protest
D)   petition

Question 17

_____ theories attribute the plight of certain minorities to prejudiced attitudes held by members of the society's dominant group.

Accepted Answer

A)   Insufficiency
B)   Deficiency
C)   Bias
D)   Structural discrimination

Question 18

_____ generally work in the lowest rungs of the low-wage workforce.

Accepted Answer

A)   Descendants of immigrants
B)   Immigrants
C)   Descendants of slaves
D)   Poor White people

Question 19

Although there is no research evidence for White _____, a powerful conservative movement is producing new debates about the fairness of racial policies, such as affirmative action.

Accepted Answer

A)   acquiescence
B)   objection
C)   advantage
D)   disadvantage

Question 20

Proponents of the theory known as the _____ poverty claim that people in poverty are to blame for their own condition.

Accepted Answer

A)   structure of
B)   structural
C)   cultural
D)   culture of

Exam 9: Racial Inequality