2009: Chapter 8 Race & Ethnicity

Student: _________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Redlining is the practice in which financial lenders designate
A) Black housing as substandard.
B) housing in minority and racially changing neighborhoods as a poor investment.
C) poor people as poor insurance risks.
D) none of these

2) According to a 2003 Harvard University study, ________ Black students attend apartheid schools in the U.S.
A) about half of B) 1 in 6 C) almost none D) 1 in 20

3)What is gerrymandering?
A) Discriminating against people trying to buy homes in minority or racially changing neighborhoods.
B) Redrawing districts bizarrely to create politically advantageous outcomes.
C) The physical separation of two groups, often imposed on a subordinate group by the dominant group.
D) The tendency to respond to and act on the basis of stereotypes.

4) Compared with Whites, Black men have higher death rates from
A) cancer. B) heart disease. C) stress. D) all of these

5) The education gap between Whites and Blacks has narrowed, but in 2004 ________ White men held a college degree compared with Black men.
A) twice as many B) three times as many C) four times as many D) six times as many

6) Most of the increase of African Americans in professional and managerial positions occurred
A) before 1980. B) in the 1990s. C) since the year 2000. D) never.

7) Rosie, a Latina student, is signed up for vocational classes beginning in middle school; her counselors steer her toward more vocational classes in high school instead of toward college preparatory classes. This phenomenon is an example of
A) tracking. B) de jure segregation. C) apartheid schools. D) the glass ceiling.

8) Black sociologist Franklin Frazier viewed members of the Black middle class as
A) exhibiting extreme prejudices.
B) lucky.
C) concerned with the plight of the underclass.
D) preoccupied with becoming acceptable to White society.

9) The percent of violent crimes against Whites perpetrated by Whites is
A) 31%. B) 43%. C) 58%. D) 70%.

10) In 2005, the percentage of single mother households among Blacks was
A) 25%. B) 50%. C) 75%. D) 85%.

11) The number of Black doctors is declining due to
A) rolling back affirmative action programs.
B) the larger percentage of application denials.
C) lack of need for Black doctors in Black communities.
D) none of these; the number is increasing

12) In the 20-year interval from 1981-2001, the percentage of doctorates awarded to African Americans
A) increased significantly. B) decreased significantly.
C) remained about the same. D) decreased slightly.


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		Student: _________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Redlining is the practice in which financial lenders designate A) Black housing as substandard. B) housing in minority and racially changing neighborhoods as a poor investment. C) poor people as poor insurance risks. D) none of these 2) According to a 2003 Harvard University study, ________ Black students attend apartheid schools in the U.S. A) about half of B) 1 in 6 C) almost none D) 1 in 20 3)What is gerrymandering? A) Discriminating against people trying to buy homes in minority or racially changing neighborhoods. B) Redrawing districts bizarrely to create politically advantageous outcomes. C) The physical separation of two groups, often imposed on a subordinate group by the dominant group. D) The tendency to respond to and act on the basis of stereotypes. 4) Compared with Whites, Black men have higher death rates from A) cancer. B) heart disease. C) stress. D) all of these 5) The education gap between Whites and Blacks has narrowed, but in 2004 ________ White men held a college degree compared with Black men. A) twice as many B) three times as many C) four times as many D) six times as many 6) Most of the increase of African Americans in professional and managerial positions occurred A) before 1980. B) in the 1990s. C) since the year 2000. D) never. 7) Rosie, a Latina student, is signed up for vocational classes beginning in middle school; her counselors steer her toward more vocational classes in high school instead of toward college preparatory classes. This phenomenon is an example of A) tracking. B) de jure segregation. C) apartheid schools. D) the glass ceiling. 8) Black sociologist Franklin Frazier viewed members of the Black middle class as A) exhibiting extreme prejudices. B) lucky. C) concerned with the plight of the underclass. D) preoccupied with becoming acceptable to White society. 9) The percent of violent crimes against Whites perpetrated by Whites is A) 31%. B) 43%. C) 58%. D) 70%. 10) In 2005, the percentage of single mother households among Blacks was A) 25%. B) 50%. C) 75%. D) 85%. 11) The number of Black doctors is declining due to A) rolling back affirmative action programs. B) the larger percentage of application denials. C) lack of need for Black doctors in Black communities. D) none of these; the number is increasing 12) In the 20-year interval from 1981-2001, the percentage of doctorates awarded to African Americans A) increased significantly. B) decreased significantly. C) remained about the same. D) decreased slightly.



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