(Combined) Soc 210 Final Exam,
MULTICULTURAL RELATIONS FINAL EXAM,
Midterm Exam Review, Sociology Final (Quiz 3-
Questions given in class), Racial and Ethnic
Relations Musvosvi Chapter 4, Socio: Chapter 6
Review, Sociology
The idea of race as a classification system has been around since ancient times.
T/F
False
The term "race" refers to:
A. a group of people who originate from the same continent and share similar
religious identities
B. a group of people who have the same skin color
C. a group of people who are perceived to share physical and cultural traits as
well as a common ancestry
D. a group of people who self-identify as belonging to the same ethnic category
C. a group of people who are perceived to share physical and cultural traits as well as a
common ancestry
Eugenicists advocated the selective breeding of Americans and the sterilization
of the biologically unfit as a way of creating a superior breed of people. Eugenics
proponents based their ideas on the belief that:
A. intelligence is the driving force behind leadership
B. intelligence and moral traits were inherited
C. intelligence was affected by conditions in the womb
D. intelligence could be learned over time
B. intelligence and moral traits were inherited
Early immigration policies, such as the Immigration Act of 1917, were enacted as
a way to:
A. encourage the immigration of laborers from the Caribbean
B. make immigration standards the same for all immigrants, regardless of their
country of origin
,C. prevent immigrants from taking advantage of social services
D. improve the racial composition of the United States
D. improve the racial composition of the United States
Early laws addressing naturalization indicated that only whites or blacks could
become citizens, without indicating who is considered "white." Which two
Supreme Court cases demonstrated the extent to which whiteness was "whatever
the Court says it is"?
A. Mendez v. Westminster and Brown v. Board of Education
B. Plessy v. Ferguson and U.S v. Wong Kim Ark
C. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke and Springer v. United States
D. Takao Ozawa v. United States and United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind
D. Takao Ozawa v. United States and United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind
A person must consider themselves to be racist in order to be influenced by
racist ideology.
A. True
B. False
B. False
A set of principles and ideas that divides people into different racial groups and
serves the interests of one group is known as:
A. racial ideology
B. segregation
C. rhetorical strategy
D. systematic racism
A. racial ideology
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life, an academic
book published in 1994 by social scientists, in which the authors argue that
intelligence is quantifiable and that they found differences in intelligence across
racial groups, is one of the most prominent examples of _____ in recent decades.
The book has gained prominent attention in recent decades, although it's main
findings have been disputed by numerous scholars and scientific studies.
A. cultural racism
B. biological racism
,C. color-blind universalism
D. systemic racism
B. biological racism
African Americans have a higher unemployment rate than whites. If someone
were to make the argument that African Americans are more likely to be
unemployed because African Americans tend to be lazy, this would be an
example of
A. cultural racism
B. biological racism
C. color-blind universalism
D. systemic racism
A. cultural racism
Over the past century, racial ideologies have shifted from color-blind racism, to
cultural racism, and now to biological racism
A. True
B. False
False
According to the "Arab Stereotypes" website and scholars like Edward Said, what
is orientalism?
A. It argues that different scholars have different perspectives on the Orient
B. It is a history of the Middle East
C. It is a way of seeing that emphasizes, exaggerates, and distorts differences of
Arab peoples and cultures as compared to that of Europe and the U.S.
D. It is a conscious spiritual belief system
C. It is a way of seeing that emphasizes, exaggerates, and distorts differences of Arab
peoples and cultures as compared to that of Europe and the U.S.
What is "Othering"? What does "Othering" mean?
A. a historical phenomenon that is unique to those from Arab and Middle Eastern
countries
B. when a dominant group sees themselves as similar to other groups
C. the processes by which societies and groups contrast social and cultural
, differences and produce narratives and images about a group of people that are
deemed as sub-human, undesirable, inferior, or deviant
C. the processes by which societies and groups contrast social and cultural differences
and produce narratives and images about a group of people that are deemed as sub-
human, undesirable, inferior, or deviant
There are three common ways in which an "Other" is created. Which of the
following is NOT discussed in the "Arab Stereotypes" website?
A. Representing the "Other" as animals or animal-like
B. Representing the "Other" as closer to nature
C. Representing the "Other" as child-like
D. Representing the "Other" as civilized
D. Representing the "Other" as civilized
C. Wright Mills coined the term "_________________," which means
understanding and interpreting everyday life not only through one's own personal
experience but also through the exploration of ________________ that structure
and direct our social world.
A. sociological discourse; cultural influences
B. interpretative analysis; broader economic forces
C. aggregated analysis; variables
D. sociological imagination; broader historical forces
D. sociological imagination; broader historical forces
In using the term "the ___________________," C. Wright Mills emphasizes the
importance of knowing ___________________.
A. "sociological theory;" how we all have the same experiences.
B. "sociological troubles;" that each of us has at least one personal trouble.
C. "sociological imagination;" how history and biography meet.
D. "interpretative analysis;" how we all want the same things in life.
C. "sociological imagination;" how history and biography meet.
The stereotypical portrayals of racial groups on television are harmful in that
they:
A. maintain racial disparities
B. normalize racial segregation
MULTICULTURAL RELATIONS FINAL EXAM,
Midterm Exam Review, Sociology Final (Quiz 3-
Questions given in class), Racial and Ethnic
Relations Musvosvi Chapter 4, Socio: Chapter 6
Review, Sociology
The idea of race as a classification system has been around since ancient times.
T/F
False
The term "race" refers to:
A. a group of people who originate from the same continent and share similar
religious identities
B. a group of people who have the same skin color
C. a group of people who are perceived to share physical and cultural traits as
well as a common ancestry
D. a group of people who self-identify as belonging to the same ethnic category
C. a group of people who are perceived to share physical and cultural traits as well as a
common ancestry
Eugenicists advocated the selective breeding of Americans and the sterilization
of the biologically unfit as a way of creating a superior breed of people. Eugenics
proponents based their ideas on the belief that:
A. intelligence is the driving force behind leadership
B. intelligence and moral traits were inherited
C. intelligence was affected by conditions in the womb
D. intelligence could be learned over time
B. intelligence and moral traits were inherited
Early immigration policies, such as the Immigration Act of 1917, were enacted as
a way to:
A. encourage the immigration of laborers from the Caribbean
B. make immigration standards the same for all immigrants, regardless of their
country of origin
,C. prevent immigrants from taking advantage of social services
D. improve the racial composition of the United States
D. improve the racial composition of the United States
Early laws addressing naturalization indicated that only whites or blacks could
become citizens, without indicating who is considered "white." Which two
Supreme Court cases demonstrated the extent to which whiteness was "whatever
the Court says it is"?
A. Mendez v. Westminster and Brown v. Board of Education
B. Plessy v. Ferguson and U.S v. Wong Kim Ark
C. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke and Springer v. United States
D. Takao Ozawa v. United States and United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind
D. Takao Ozawa v. United States and United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind
A person must consider themselves to be racist in order to be influenced by
racist ideology.
A. True
B. False
B. False
A set of principles and ideas that divides people into different racial groups and
serves the interests of one group is known as:
A. racial ideology
B. segregation
C. rhetorical strategy
D. systematic racism
A. racial ideology
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life, an academic
book published in 1994 by social scientists, in which the authors argue that
intelligence is quantifiable and that they found differences in intelligence across
racial groups, is one of the most prominent examples of _____ in recent decades.
The book has gained prominent attention in recent decades, although it's main
findings have been disputed by numerous scholars and scientific studies.
A. cultural racism
B. biological racism
,C. color-blind universalism
D. systemic racism
B. biological racism
African Americans have a higher unemployment rate than whites. If someone
were to make the argument that African Americans are more likely to be
unemployed because African Americans tend to be lazy, this would be an
example of
A. cultural racism
B. biological racism
C. color-blind universalism
D. systemic racism
A. cultural racism
Over the past century, racial ideologies have shifted from color-blind racism, to
cultural racism, and now to biological racism
A. True
B. False
False
According to the "Arab Stereotypes" website and scholars like Edward Said, what
is orientalism?
A. It argues that different scholars have different perspectives on the Orient
B. It is a history of the Middle East
C. It is a way of seeing that emphasizes, exaggerates, and distorts differences of
Arab peoples and cultures as compared to that of Europe and the U.S.
D. It is a conscious spiritual belief system
C. It is a way of seeing that emphasizes, exaggerates, and distorts differences of Arab
peoples and cultures as compared to that of Europe and the U.S.
What is "Othering"? What does "Othering" mean?
A. a historical phenomenon that is unique to those from Arab and Middle Eastern
countries
B. when a dominant group sees themselves as similar to other groups
C. the processes by which societies and groups contrast social and cultural
, differences and produce narratives and images about a group of people that are
deemed as sub-human, undesirable, inferior, or deviant
C. the processes by which societies and groups contrast social and cultural differences
and produce narratives and images about a group of people that are deemed as sub-
human, undesirable, inferior, or deviant
There are three common ways in which an "Other" is created. Which of the
following is NOT discussed in the "Arab Stereotypes" website?
A. Representing the "Other" as animals or animal-like
B. Representing the "Other" as closer to nature
C. Representing the "Other" as child-like
D. Representing the "Other" as civilized
D. Representing the "Other" as civilized
C. Wright Mills coined the term "_________________," which means
understanding and interpreting everyday life not only through one's own personal
experience but also through the exploration of ________________ that structure
and direct our social world.
A. sociological discourse; cultural influences
B. interpretative analysis; broader economic forces
C. aggregated analysis; variables
D. sociological imagination; broader historical forces
D. sociological imagination; broader historical forces
In using the term "the ___________________," C. Wright Mills emphasizes the
importance of knowing ___________________.
A. "sociological theory;" how we all have the same experiences.
B. "sociological troubles;" that each of us has at least one personal trouble.
C. "sociological imagination;" how history and biography meet.
D. "interpretative analysis;" how we all want the same things in life.
C. "sociological imagination;" how history and biography meet.
The stereotypical portrayals of racial groups on television are harmful in that
they:
A. maintain racial disparities
B. normalize racial segregation
