Question 1

The ancestors of which of the following groups first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)   WASPs
B)   European Americans
C)   African Americans
D)   Native AmericansE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following categories of Hispanics in the United States is largest in terms of population size?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cuban Americans
B)   Mexican Americans
C)   Puerto Ricans
D)   BoliviansE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

Prejudice is a rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Prejudice and discrimination are found in not just individuals, but in the operation of society's institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following concepts refers to a shared cultural heritage?

Accepted Answer

A)   race
B)   minority
C)   ethnicity
D)   stereotypeE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

What is the "trend toward mixture" in terms of race in the United States?

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Question 7

A minority is defined as a category of people who are:

Accepted Answer

A)   small in numbers and disadvantaged.
B)   less than half the society's total population.
C)   set apart by that society and disadvantaged.
D)   born in some other country.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The adoption of the English language by Mexican immigrants to the United States is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   genocide.
B)   segregation.
C)   assimilation.
D)   pluralism.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Four states currently have a "minority majority." Which are they?

Accepted Answer

A)   Texas, New Mexico, California, and Hawaii
B)   South Carolina, New York, Florida, and California
C)   New Jersey, Georgia, Mississippi, and California
D)   Louisiana, Alabama, Arizona, and CaliforniaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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