Multiple Choice Quiz

In each of the following, select the phrase that best completes the statement:

1		Which of the following is considered a racial group?
			A)	Mexican Americans
			B)	Jewish Americans
			C)	African Americans
			D)	each of the above
2		Which of the following is considered an ethnic group?
			A)	Puerto Ricans
			B)	Jews
			C)	Polish Americans
			D)	each of the above
3		Which sociologist, writing in 1906, noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group (thein-group) and everyone else (the out-group)?
			A)	Charles Horton Cooley
			B)	Emile Durkheim
			C)	William I. Thomas
			D)	William Graham Sumner
4		A child who is repeatedly criticized as being lazy and lacking intelligence eventually accepts these criticisms and uses them to justify poor performance in school. This is an example of:
			A)	the contact hypothesis
			B)	a self-fulfilling prophecy
			C)	scapegoating
			D)	reverse discrimination
5		At one time, many Puerto Ricans were effectively barred from serving in the Chicago Police Department because they failed to meet a height requirement. This was an example of:
			A)	prejudice
			B)	scapegoating
			C)	a self-fulfilling prophecy
			D)	institutional discrimination
6		Which sociological perspective views race from the macro level and sees the economic structure as a central factor in the exploitation of minority groups?
			A)	functionalist perspective
			B)	conflict perspective
			C)	interactionist perspective
			D)	labeling theory
7		A Hispanic woman and a Jewish man, working together as computer programmers for an electronics firm, overcome their initial prejudices and come to appreciate each other's strengths and talents. This is an example of:
			A)	the contact hypothesis
			B)	a self-fulfilling prophecy
			C)	amalgamation
			D)	reverse discrimination
8		Which equation can be used to represent amalgamation?
			A)	A + B + C = A
			B)	A + B + C = A + B + C
			C)	A + B + C = D
			D)	A + B + C = A + B + D
9		Which equation can be used to represent pluralism?
			A)	A + B + C = A
			B)	A + B + C = A + B + C
			C)	A + B + C = D
			D)	A + B + C = A + B + D
10		Which Black person wrote the acclaimed novelInvisible Man?
			A)	Malcolm X
			B)	James Baldwin
			C)	Alice Walker
			D)	Ralph Ellison
11		The approximately 2 million Native Americans represent a diverse array of cultures distinguishable by:
			A)	language
			B)	family organization
			C)	religion
			D)	all of the above
12		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. Which sociological perspective would view this as yet another instance of "blaming the victim"?
			A)	functionalist perspective
			B)	conflict perspective
			C)	interactionist perspective
			D)	dramaturgical approach
13		The largest Hispanic population of the United States is composed of:
			A)	Mexican Americans
			B)	Puerto Ricans
			C)	Cuban Americans
			D)	refugees from Central America
14		Which country has the world's largest concentration of Jews?
			A)	Israel
			B)	Russia
			C)	The United States
			D)	Poland
15		The largest population of White ethnics in the United States consists of:
			A)	Italian Americans
			B)	Irish Americans
			C)	Polish Americans
			D)	German Americans