Racial
and Ethnic Relations Test
Part 1 – Reviewing Sociological Facts (1 point each)
Matching.
Write the letter of the item in the second column that matches the description
in the first column. Not all answers will be used.
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Part 2 – Identifying Sociological Ideas (2 points each)
Fill in the blank. Write the term or name that is identified by each statement.
Part 3 –
Understanding Sociological Ideas (2 points each)
Multiple Choice: Write
the letter of the best answer in the space provided
Part 4 – Key Terms and Concepts
(1 point each)
Use the terms in the Word
Bank; write the correct letter on your paper
41. _____ is unfair treatment
because of race, nationality, sex, or religion.
42. The attitude that one’s own
group or way of life is superior is _____.
43. _____ refers to the South
African regulations that governed economic, social, and political arrangements.
44. The mass murder of an entire
ethnic or national group is called _____.
45. Forbidding contact between
groups by custom or law is called _____.
46. _____ is characterized by a live-and-let-live
attitude toward people who are different.
47. The term _____ refers to a group
of people who share a unique social and cultural heritage.
48. _____ is an unfair or false
belief about a group of people.
49. _____ is the removal of legal
and informal barriers to full integration and equality.
50. One’s racial group is an example
of a/an _____ status.
Word
Bank
a.
Accommodation |
h. Achieved |
o. Apartheid |
b.
Ascribed |
i. Assimilation |
p. Desegregation |
c.
Discrimination |
j. Dominant
Group |
q. Ethnic
enclave |
d.
Ethnic Group |
k. Ethnicity |
r. Ethnocentrism |
e.
Genocide |
l. Minorities |
s. Prejudice |
f.
Prejudiced Discriminator |
m. Prejudiced
Discriminator |
t. Prejudiced
Nondiscriminator |
g.
Religions |
n. Segregation |
u. Unprejudiced
Discriminator |
Part 5 – Critical Thinking (1
point each)
Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the best
answer
51. Which of the following is the best
example of de facto segregation?
a.
the
apartheid laws in South Africa
b.
a
court decision to enforce busing to achieve racial balance
c.
housing
patterns that result in racially exclusive schools
d.
affirmative
action programs that promote minority students’ opportunities
52. Which of the following is the best
example of de jure segregation?
a.
unwillingness
of a homeowner to sell to African Americans
b.
a
school that has only black students because it is in a black neighborhood
c.
a
school that has only black students because laws forbid integration
d.
a
business that is all Asian because only family members are hired
53. The argument most commonly used
in justifying Native American mascots is
a.
since
they get to run casinos, we get to use the mascots
b.
since
they lost the wars, it doesn’t matter what they want
c.
since
their teams always do well, there is no reason to change
d.
since
they are being honored, they shouldn’t mind
54. Which of the following state the
chief difference between prejudice and discrimination?
a.
Prejudice
is nonviolent; discrimination is violent
b.
Prejudice
is an attitude; discrimination is a way of behaving
c.
Prejudice
is caused by culture; discrimination is caused by propaganda
d.
Prejudice
is caused by evidence; discrimination is caused by rumor
55. Which of the following is NOT an
example of discrimination?
a.
preventing
members of a particular religious group from joining a civic organization
b.
moving
out of a neighborhood because it is racially mixed
c.
believing
that a certain nationality group is dishonest
d.
harassing
members of a particular ethnic group
56. Blaming a less powerful group
when the direct cause of anger cannot be attacked is called:
a.
accommodating
b.
scapegoating
c.
anomie
d.
assimilating
57. In a sociological sense, a
racial group is a group
a.
that
shares a combination of physical features
b.
that
is socially or culturally defined
c.
that
is held in low esteem
d.
whose
ancestors settled a particular region of the country
58. An ethnic enclave is a
neighborhood in which
a.
all
the population is of the same ethnic group
b.
a
particular ethnic group is not allowed to reside
c.
only
a particular ethnic group is allowed to reside
d.
a
particular group by law is forced to reside
59. According to Merton, which of
the following is an “all-weather liberal?”
a.
prejudiced
discriminator
b.
prejudiced
nondiscriminator
c.
unprejudiced
discriminator
d.
unprejudiced
nondiscriminator
60. Nature vs. Nurture is very
similar to
a.
Discriminator
vs. nondiscriminator
b.
Ascribed
vs. achieved
c.
De
facto vs. de
jure
d.
Assimilation
vs. amalgamation