The Tapestry of Culture, 8/e

Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflict, Race, and Nationalisms--Abroad and at Home

Multiple Choice

Select the one answer that best completes the thought.


1	Ethnicity is:
		A)	a term comparable to cultural identity
		B)	can be negotiable and situational
		C)	invoked for political claims in pluralistic states
		D)	all of the above


2	Race is a concept that is:
		A)	based on appearance, and is therefore universally understood in the same way
		B)	verified as a system by genetics
		C)	presumed to have scientific basis and is culturally patterned
		D)	an issue no longer debated in the multicultural environment of the United States


3	Tribe is:
		A)	a term only used to discuss Native American communities
		B)	a term contemporary anthropologists have revitalized because it is precise and globally applicable
		C)	a concept that probably arose out of contact between native groups and outsiders
		D)	all of the above


4	The "one drop of blood rule:"
		A)	determines the racial category into which children of mixed race unions are placed
		B)	determines which ethnic and racial groups you can safely receive a blood transfusion from
		C)	is the basis of the Brazilian racial system
		D)	no longer applies in U.S. identity formation


5	Ethnic-based affiliations in Afghanistan:
		A)	disappeared once the Americans created a functional state
		B)	was created by the Taliban
		C)	was historically, and continues into the present, a force that facilitates political and economic alliances
		D)	ended with the emergence of dominant Pashtuns

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