2009: Chapter 12 Race & Ethnicity

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Hawaiians have experienced
A) slavery.
B) laws prohibiting interracial marriages.
C) forced school segregation.
D) none of the above

2) Another term for Whites in Hawaii is
A) gooks. B) Haoles. C) AJAs. D) gringos.

3) Rotating credit associations among Korean Americans built on trust and friendship are called
A) tongs. B) kyes. C) AJAs. D) Haoles.

4) Groups such as Japanese Americans that typically occupy middle positions in the social and occupational stratification system are called
A) model minorities. B) middlemen minorities. C) passive minorities. D) set-asides.

5) The Organic Act of 1900 guaranteed Hawaiians
A) racial equality.
B) absolute rule of plantation owners.
C) citizenship.
D) future statehood.

6) Viet Kieu are
A) people from North Vietnam prior to 1975.
B) people from Vietnam living abroad.
C) Vietnamese of Chinese ancestry.
D) a combination of Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian peoples.

7) In 2004, ________ of Asian Americans over age 25 held bachelor's degrees compared to 30.6% of Whites.
A) 10.2% B) 49% C) 91.4% D) 30%

8) The Wen Ho Lee incident is an example of
A) mistaken identity.
B) the glass ceiling, or broken ladder.
C) racial profiling.
D) the gook syndrome.

9) The Hmong immigrated to the United States from:
A) Thailand and Burma. B) Laos and Vietnam. C) Cambodia and China. D) the Philippines and Indonesia.

10) The model minority stereotype of Asian Americans contains an implicit critique of Blacks, Hispanics, and others for failing to succeed as well as the model minority has. This could be viewed as yet another instance of
A) authoritarian personality. B) blaming the victim. C) yellow peril. D) brain drain.

11) Chinese Americans have not been active in politics because
A) the careers the best students pursue tend to be in business and science.
B) the dense concentration of Chinese and other Asian American groups in urban areas.
C) they have concentrated more on the community than their own status.
D) they inherently trust the democratic system and have no motivation for creating change.

12) What is meant by the Filipino concept sa pamilye?
A) devotion to God B) devotion to family C) the importance of money D) group solidarity


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		Student: ____________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Hawaiians have experienced A) slavery. B) laws prohibiting interracial marriages. C) forced school segregation. D) none of the above 2) Another term for Whites in Hawaii is A) gooks. B) Haoles. C) AJAs. D) gringos. 3) Rotating credit associations among Korean Americans built on trust and friendship are called A) tongs. B) kyes. C) AJAs. D) Haoles. 4) Groups such as Japanese Americans that typically occupy middle positions in the social and occupational stratification system are called A) model minorities. B) middlemen minorities. C) passive minorities. D) set-asides. 5) The Organic Act of 1900 guaranteed Hawaiians A) racial equality. B) absolute rule of plantation owners. C) citizenship. D) future statehood. 6) Viet Kieu are A) people from North Vietnam prior to 1975. B) people from Vietnam living abroad. C) Vietnamese of Chinese ancestry. D) a combination of Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian peoples. 7) In 2004, ________ of Asian Americans over age 25 held bachelor's degrees compared to 30.6% of Whites. A) 10.2% B) 49% C) 91.4% D) 30% 8) The Wen Ho Lee incident is an example of A) mistaken identity. B) the glass ceiling, or broken ladder. C) racial profiling. D) the gook syndrome. 9) The Hmong immigrated to the United States from: A) Thailand and Burma. B) Laos and Vietnam. C) Cambodia and China. D) the Philippines and Indonesia. 10) The model minority stereotype of Asian Americans contains an implicit critique of Blacks, Hispanics, and others for failing to succeed as well as the model minority has. This could be viewed as yet another instance of A) authoritarian personality. B) blaming the victim. C) yellow peril. D) brain drain. 11) Chinese Americans have not been active in politics because A) the careers the best students pursue tend to be in business and science. B) the dense concentration of Chinese and other Asian American groups in urban areas. C) they have concentrated more on the community than their own status. D) they inherently trust the democratic system and have no motivation for creating change. 12) What is meant by the Filipino concept sa pamilye? A) devotion to God B) devotion to family C) the importance of money D) group solidarity



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