Test Bank For Race and Crime Sixth Edition Shaun L. Gabbidon , Helen Taylor Greene

Test Bank For
Race and Crime Sixth Edition Shaun L. Gabbidon , Helen Taylor Greene
Chapters 1-9

Chapter 1: Overview of Race and Crime
Multiple Choice

1. ______ is credited with being the first scientist to classify humans into distinct races.
A. Charles Darwin
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Cesare Lombroso
D. Francois Bernier
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy

2. ______ is the Supreme Court case that considered whether the collection of DNA
from a suspect constitutes an unreasonable search and seizure.
A. Ohio v. Terry
B. Young v. Maryland
C. Virginia v. Brown
D. Maryland v. King
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Race, DNA, Criminal Justice Databases, and Civil Rights Concerns
Difficulty Level: Easy

3. The largest ethnic minority group in America is ______.
A. Asian Americans
B. Native Americans
C. Latinos/Hispanics
D. African Americans
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Race, Ethnicity, and Population Trends
Difficulty Level: Easy

4. ______ is the racial/ethnic group in America with the highest level of education and
median household income.
A. Black/African American
B. Hispanic/Latino
C. Asian Americans
D. Whites

,Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Prejudice, Discrimination, and Implicit Bias
Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Which of the following acts provided Native Americans with reservation lands?
A. Indian Reorganization Act
B. Indian Removal Act
C. Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
D. The Dawes Act
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Native Americans
Difficulty Level: Easy

6. ______ placed a stringent quota on the number of Italians who could immigrate to the
country.
A. Italian Removal Act
B. Immigration Act of 1897
C. Immigration Act of 1905
D. Immigration Act of 1924
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Italian Americans
Difficulty Level: Easy

7. ______ allowed Mexicans to come to the United States to do agricultural work during
World War II.
A. Dawes Act
B. Mexican Immigration Act
C. Bracero Program
D. Mexican-American Agreement
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Mexicans
Difficulty Level: Easy

8. According to the 2015 census, which of the following Asian American groups has the
largest population in the United States?
A. Korean
B. Japanese
C. Vietnamese
D. Chinese
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Asian Americans

,Difficulty Level: Easy

9. ______ was structured to ensure the return of runaway slaves.
A. Fugitive Slave Act
B. Slave Patrol Act
C. Slave Recovery Act
D. Slave Disobedience Act
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: African Americans
Difficulty Level: Easy

10. It has been suggested that the term ______ should replace “Minority” when referring
to racial and ethnic groups.
A. perpetual outsiders
B. people of color
C. mixed background
D. visible groups
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Race, Ethnicity, and Population Trends
Difficulty Level: Easy

11. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 required Native Americans to ______.
A. emigrate to Canada
B. move west of the Mississippi
C. flee to Europe
D. move south
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Native Americans
Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Having prejudicial attitudes toward a particular group, in many instances, can lead to
discriminatory actions. Which of the following represents a discriminatory action based
on prejudice?
A. denying a rental application based upon an applicant’s religion
B. denying an employment application based upon a felony conviction
C. cutting off a driver in rush hour traffic
D. ignoring a door-to-door salesman
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Historical Antecedents of Race and Crime in America
Difficulty Level: Hard

, 13. This document stipulated that participating countries should allow for the searching
of vessels in an effort to end the international slave trade ______.
A. Treaty of Ghent
B. Treaty of Paris
C. Treaty of Ghana
D. Treaty of Brazil
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: African Americans
Difficulty Level: Easy

14. When was the first settlement of Germans in America?
A. 1600s
B. 1400s
C. 1500s
D. 1700s
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: German Americans
Difficulty Level: Easy

15. Which one of the following enactments ended slavery throughout the United States?
A. Emancipation Proclamation
B. Thirteenth Amendment
C. Convict Lease System
D. Fifteenth Amendment
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: African Americans
Difficulty Level: Easy

16. In the late 1600s, 13 German families arrived in ______ and represented the
beginning of mass German immigration to the United States.
A. Boston
B. New York
C. Philadelphia
D. Jamestown
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: German Americans
Difficulty Level: Easy

17. The first Jews who arrived in America were of what origin?
A. Hispanic
B. French
C. West Indian