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WEEK 5 QUIZ- DIVERSITY AND RACE: HISTORICAL

INSTRUCTIONS
This Quiz is made up of Multiple Choice and Essay Questions based on this week’s discussion, reading and video assignments related to your assigned readings in your text book Racial and Ethnic Groups. This quiz is a possible total of 100points. Place a mark next to your choice of response or use the highlighter. Do not underline or place an asterisk or mark more than one response, if you do your response will be counted as incorrect. Review your work prior to submission and make sure you have responded to all questions. Save your work and upload via the Assignments tab by the due date.

Total Points 60@ 2 points per question

1. A major employer of Indians on reservations is a. the government. b. tourism. c. gambling. d. all of these

2. The problem of under enrollment refers to Indian school children who a. are kept behind several times. b. are forced to attend school off the reservation. c. are placed in understaffed schools. d. never attend school or leave while in grade school.

3. The most encouraging development in the higher education of Native Americans has been in the recent growth of a. missionary schools. b. private four-year universities. c. public state universities. d. tribal community colleges.

4. The primary agency concerned with Native American health care is a. the American Medical Association (AMA). b. the Public Health Service (PHS). c. DRUMS. d. the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO).

5. A pluralistic response to Native American health care a. incorporates healing traditions. b. encourages tribal people to come to urban hospitals. c. relocates HMOs to the reservation. d. encourages acceptance of White culture’s medicine.

6. Congress amended the American Indian Religious Freedom Act in 1994 to allow Native Americans the right to a. celebrate the Ghost Dance. b. possess and use peyote for religious purposes. c. claim tax-exempt status as a religion. d. bury their dead on historically sacred tribal ground.

7. Today, most American Indians’ preference for self-identification is to use a. their tribal affiliation. b. the term Native American. c. the term American Indian. d. the term Eskimo.

8. The __________ has the authority to determine who qualifies as “Indian” in the quest for tribal sovereignty. a. state where the tribe resides b. federal government c. Bureau of Indian Affairs d. National Congress of American Indians

9. A major recent growth area for income and employment on reservations has been a. museums. b. gambling casinos. c. craft unions. d. health care.

10. Which African American leader most vehemently criticized Booker T. Washington’s politics of accommodation? a. Frederick Douglas b. Malcolm X c. Martin Luther King, Jr. d. W.E.B. Du Bois

11. What is the Talented Tenth? a. Educated, privileged Blacks who W.E.B. DuBois thought should serve the interests of all Black Americans. b. The percentage of Whites who were willing to help advance the interests of Black Americans. c. The militant Blacks who would stand up to abuse without concern to their public image. d. all of these

12. The first Africans in colonial America were indentured servants whose children were a. designated as slaves. b. born free people. c. also indentured servants. d. sent back to Africa.

13. American slavery first began in the a. 1500s b. 1600s c. 1700s d. 1800s

14. Slave codes refer to the laws a. dictating the behavior of Black Muslims. b. of the Ku Klux Klan. c. defining the social position of slaves in the United States. d. of the Marcus Garvey movement.

15. Among the factors contributing to the loss of African cultures by the slaves in America was that a. they were forbidden to practice their native religion. b. slaves had no time apart from the slave owners. c. slaves had no opportunity to communicate with one another. d. they lost all memory of their native homes.

16. Jim Crow refers to a. the folk hero of West Africans. b. the leader of the Haitian slave revolt. c. abolitionists from the North. d. segregation laws.

17. With citizenship, the U.S. guaranteed which of the following in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? a. religious freedom b. property rights c. the right to use the Spanish language d. all of these

18. Texas, California, and parts of Arizona and New Mexico were acquired by the United States as a result of the a. Mexican revolution. b. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. c. Treaty of the Borderlands. d. Allotment Act of 1884.

19. The term La Raza is used to connote pride in a. the White race. b. a pluralistic Spanish, Indian, and Mexican heritage. c. Puerto Rican culture. d. the literature of Navajo Indians.

20. The term wetback, derisive slang for Mexicans who enter the U.S. illegally, refers to a. Mexicans who secretly swim across the Rio Grande. b. contract workers imported from Mexico. c. Mexicans who cross the border in the rainy season. d. migrant workers.

21. Compared to White Americans, Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans have a. higher employment rates. b. significantly higher incomes. c. higher rates of poverty. d. higher education levels.

22. Which of the following statements is true about Arabs and Muslims? a. most Muslims are not Arabs b. most Arab Americans are not Muslim c. the Arab American and Muslim American communities are among the most rapidly growing subordinate groups in the U.S. d. all of these

23. The single most unifying force among Arabs is a. the Arabic language. b. the religion of Islam. c. their country of origin. d. all of these

24. Sociologists use which of the following when trying to understand how ethnicity is viewed and evaluated in terms of an ideal ethnic type? a. model minority b. deficit model of ethnic identity c. asset model of ethnic identity d. ethnic evaluation model

25. The large majority of Muslims in America are a. Shiites. b. Hajj. c. African American. d. Sunnis.

26. After 9/11, which of the following increased significantly? a. hate crimes against Arab and Muslim Americans b. harassment of Arab and Muslim Americans c. eviction of law abiding Muslim Americans from their homes d. all of these

27. Orientalism refers to a. people from Asian countries. b. fashion trends in the U.S. that use styles from Asian countries. c. a simplistic view of the people and history of the Orient without recognition of cultural diversity and change. d. the growth of Chinese restaurants in the U.S.

28. In 1882, Congress enacted legislation prohibiting the immigration of a. Japanese. b. Hawaiians. c. Chinese. d. all of these

29. Following the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese became eligible to immigrate again in a. 1884. b. 1898. c. 1943. d. 1965.

30. One paradox of Chinatowns is that a. few Chinese live in them. b. they are virtually nonexistent. c. their image of bright lights and exotic sounds conceals widespread poverty. d. their affluence works to the advantage of overseas Chinese.

PART II ESSAY QUESTIONS – Total Points 40 @ 10 points per question
Write a 100- to 200-word response to each of the following questions. Provide citations for all the sources you use. You can use a separate sheet to respond to the following questions.

31. Distinguish among Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Jewish faiths in terms of social characteristics and religious practices and beliefs.

I found this answer in the textbook titled racial and ethnic groups, the text in chapter 14 titled Jewish Americans: Quest to maintain Identity gives these examples to question 31: The Jewish people are not physically differentiated from non-Jews. True, many people believe they can tell a Jew from a non-Jew, but actual distinguishing physical traits are absent. Jews today come from all areas of the world and carry a variety of physical features. Most Jewish Americans are descended from northern and eastern Europeans and have the appearance of Nordic and Alpine people. Many others carry Mediterranean traits that make them indistinguishable from Spanish or Italian Catholics. Many Jews reside in North Africa, and although they are not significantly represented in the United States, many people would view them only as a racial minority, Black. The wide range of variation among Jews makes it inaccurate to speak of a Jewish race in a physical sense (Gittler 1981; Montagu 1972) (Schaefer, R. T. (2012).

To define Jews by religion seems the obvious answer because there are Judaic religious beliefs, holidays, and rituals. But these beliefs and practices do not distinguish all Jews from non-Jews. To be a Jewish American does not mean that one is affiliated with one of the three religious groups: the Orthodox, the Reform, and the Conservative. A large segment of adult Jewish Americans, more than a third, do not participate in religious services or even belong, however tenuously, to a temple or synagogue. They have neither converted to Christianity nor ceased to think of themselves as Jews. Nevertheless, Jewish religious beliefs and the history of religious practices remain significant legacies for all Jews today. (Los Angeles Times Poll 1998) (Schaefer, R. T. (2012).

32. What are some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history? What have been the common ancestral backgrounds of each of these groups? When did each become a significant or notable minority group?

I found the answer to this question on the website cited at the end of the answer the text states that:

There are 3 major examples of minority groups who came to the United States under similar circumstances and for similar reasons. These racial groupings come from Asia, Africa and Central America. Each of these groups come from countries undergoing a great deal of turmoil (Africa being subjugated under colonialism, China under imperial rule, and central America undergoing a terror in the form drug cartels undermining the government and the government repressing the citizenry as a result). Each became a more notable minority when they were able to move beyond being a source of inexpensive labor and a large proportion of the migrant population gain citizenship and become enfranchised (gain the right to vote).

http://www.weegy.com/?ConversationId=40B4A133

33. In what ways have laws been used to enforce discrimination? Provide examples. These laws were intended against which racial minorities?

I found these examples in the text in chapter thirteen of the textbook racial and ethical groups I can see where the Chinese population was discriminated against by these laws the text states that: From its beginning, Chinese immigration has aroused conflicting views among Americans. In one sense, Chinese immigration was welcome because it brought to these shores needed hardworking laborers. At the same time, it was unwelcome because the Chinese brought with them an alien culture that the European settlers were unwilling to tolerate. There was also a perception of economic competition by people in the western United States, and the Chinese newcomers proved to be very convenient and powerless scapegoats. As detailed in Chapter 4, the anti-Chinese mood led to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, which was not repealed until 1943. Even then, the group that lobbied for repeal, the Citizens’ Committee to Repeal Chinese Exclusion, encountered the old racist arguments against Chinese immigration (Pfaelzer 2007) (Schaefer, R. T. (2012).

34. How are Muslim and Arab Americans treated by the major political parties? Does this vary by state? Has this changed over time.

I found the answers to these questions in chapter eleven of the textbook titled racial and ethnic groups the text states that: Individual Arabs and Muslims have sought elective office and have been appointed to high-level positions. As voters, they are eagerly sought out by the major parties because they are concentrated in states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida that often plays a critical role in close presidential elections (Schaefer, R. T. (2012).

There is a clear distancing that one can observe between the major parties and Muslims and Arab Americans. Although there are frequent official welcoming statements of support, close identification as might be shown in routine dinners and convention appearances are rare. This represents a contrast to how politicians cater to African Americans and Latinos to gain votes and more closely resembles the arm’s-length relationship with gay and lesbian voters. As charges have escalated in the last decade that some organizations and charities in the Arab and Muslim community were financially assisting overseas groups unfriendly to Israel or even supportive of terrorist objectives, U.S. politicians began to take the safe position of refusing campaign money from virtually any group linked to the Muslim or Arab community. Some Muslims were also annoyed about how vociferous the Barack Obama campaign was to deny charges he was a Muslim, as his late Kenyan-born father had been, as if to be a Muslim was akin to being a Communist or, even worse, a terrorist. (Schaefer, R. T. (2012)

Refernces

1. Schaefer, R. T. (2012). Racial and ethnic groups (13th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. 2. http://www.weegy.com/?ConversationId=40B4A133 3. Gittler 1981; Montagu 1972 4. Los Angeles Times Poll 1998