Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1			Which of the following is NOT considered a racial group?
			A)	Whites
			B)	African Americans
			C)	Asian Americans
			D)	Puerto Ricans
2			The "one-drop rule" in the southern part of the United States was a vivid example of
			A)	the biological significance of race.
			B)	the social construction of race.
			C)	the statistical significance of race.
			D)	the role of ethnicity in the South.
3			What term do sociologists use to refer to a negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority?
			A)	ethnocentrism
			B)	discrimination
			C)	prejudice
			D)	contact hypothesis
4			Racism is a form of which of the following?
			A)	ethnocentrism
			B)	discrimination
			C)	prejudice
			D)	both B and C
5			What is the term used to refer to the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of a society?
			A)	institutional discrimination
			B)	glass ceiling
			C)	prejudice
			D)	racism
6			What term is used to describe the process through which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture?
			A)	amalgamation
			B)	assimilation
			C)	segregation
			D)	pluralism
7			Intermarriage over several generations, resulting in various groups combining to form a new group, would be an example of
			A)	amalgamation.
			B)	assimilation.
			C)	segregation.
			D)	pluralism.
8			Ilyena Vasilievna Mironova changed her name to Helen Mirren. This is an example of
			A)	amalgamation.
			B)	assimilation.
			C)	segregation.
			D)	pluralism.
9			One teenager in every six has attempted suicide in which of the following racial or ethnic groups?
			A)	African Americans
			B)	Asian Americans
			C)	Native Americans
			D)	Latinos
10			Of the major Hispanic groups in the United States, which group is the largest?
			A)	Cuban Americans
			B)	Puerto Ricans
			C)	Central and South Americans
			D)	Mexican Americans
11			Any police-initiated action based on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than on a person's behavior is referred to as
			A)	racism.
			B)	prejudice.
			C)	racial profiling.
			D)	institutional discrimination.
12			Which of the following groups is commonly viewed as a model or ideal minority?
			A)	Latinos
			B)	Jewish Americans
			C)	Asian Americans
			D)	Native Americans
13			During World War II, by August 1943, 113,000 members of which group had been forced to live in "evacuation" camps?
			A)	Chinese Americans
			B)	Korean Americans
			C)	Japanese Americans
			D)	Cuban Americans
14			Which of the following statements is NOT true of Arab Americans?
			A)	Among those who identify themselves as Arab Americans, the most common country of origin is Egypt.
			B)	The Arabic language is the single most unifying force among Arabs, although not all Arab Americans can read and speak Arabic.
			C)	Most Arab Americans are not Muslim.
			D)	Estimates of the size of the Arab American community differ widely, but by some estimates there are up to 3 million people of Arab descent who live in the United States.
15			The members of a (an) __________ group have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of other, dominant groups.
			A)	racial
			B)	minority
			C)	ethnic
			D)	socioeconomic
16			In 2006, more than 7,400 hate crimes were reported to authorities in the United States. The majority of these crimes involved
			A)	ethnic bias.
			B)	racial bias.
			C)	religious bias.
			D)	sexual-orientation bias.
17			You have a new roommate. Suppose you stereotype him or her on the basis of race, ethnicity, or religion. Your behavior reflects a form of
			A)	self-fulfilling prophecy.
			B)	discrimination.
			C)	ethnocentrism.
			D)	prejudice.
18			____________ leads people to judge other cultures by the standards of their own group, which in turn leads quite easily to prejudice against cultures viewed as inferior.
			A)	Discrimination
			B)	Ethnocentrism
			C)	A self-fulfilling prophecy
			D)	Racism
19			Suppose that a White employer refuses to hire a Vietnamese American and selects an inferior White applicant instead. This illustrates an act of
			A)	prejudice.
			B)	ethnocentrism.
			C)	discrimination.
			D)	stigmatization.
20			Which of the following terms refers to an invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of that person's gender, race, or ethnicity?
			A)	glass ceiling
			B)	institutional discrimination
			C)	affirmative action
			D)	contact hypothesis
21			Rules requiring that only English be spoken at a place of work, even when it is not a business necessity to restrict the use of other languages, reflect
			A)	affirmative action.
			B)	institutional discrimination.
			C)	the glass ceiling.
			D)	amalgamation.
22			____________ involves giving priority to minority members for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities.
			A)	Institutional discrimination
			B)	Amalgamation
			C)	Apartheid
			D)	Affirmative action
23			Suppose that a majority A dominates in such a way that members of minorities B and C imitate A and attempt to become indistinguishable from the dominant group. This illustrates
			A)	assimilation.
			B)	amalgamation.
			C)	segregation.
			D)	integration.