Chapter Quiz

1		According to Part III of the text ("Experiencing Difference and Inequality in Everyday Life"), reading about personal experiences:
			A)	provides proof that there is inequality in the United States.
			B)	allows us to generalize to members of an entire group.
			C)	provides a fuller awareness of how systems of oppression and privilege are manifested in everyday life.
			D)	provides an understanding of what all oppressed groups go through.
2		According to Part III of the text ("Experiencing Difference and Inequality in Everyday Life"), the desire to pass is an example of:
			A)	interpersonal oppression.
			B)	internalized oppression.
			C)	institutional oppression.
			D)	self-actualization.
3		According to Sherri Muzher in Reading 46 ("It's Not Easy Being an Arab-American"), the dehumanization of Arab-Americans in popular culture:
			A)	is a reaction to recent events in the United States.
			B)	has decreased.
			C)	is justified.
			D)	makes it easier to target them with discrimination.
4		In Reading 47 ("A Dozen Demons"), about the racial barriers that African Americans experience in the workplace, Ellis Cose:
			A)	asserts that only African Americans are affected by racial barriers.
			B)	attempts to give visibility to problems that many oppressed racial groups face.
			C)	argues that racism decreases as people of color achieve economic success.
			D)	makes excuses for people of color.
5		In Reading 49 ("'Gee, You Don't Seem Like An Indian from the Reservation'"), Barbara Cameron's hatred of the wasicu is based on:
			A)	the bad things her mother told her about white people.
			B)	an irrational fear of white skin.
			C)	the culture of deceit, greed, racism, and violence she witnessed.
			D)	her own biases.
6		According to Barbara Cameron in Reading 49 ("'Gee, You Don't Seem Like An Indian from the Reservation'"):
			A)	we all receive inaccurate images of people of color, so we all have the capability of being racist.
			B)	racism among people of color should be discussed.
			C)	people of color do not have a commitment to talk about their own misconceptions of each other.
			D)	all of the above.
7		According to Mitzi Uehara-Carter in Reading 50 ("On Being Blackanese"), the existence of biracial and multiracial people:
			A)	confuses the organization of ethnic groups.
			B)	can remind us of unwanted colonization.
			C)	challenges the development of a racial identity.
			D)	all of the above.
8		As discussed by Barbara Ehrenreich in Reading 51 ("Nickel-and-Dimed: On [Not] Getting By in America"), according to the National Coalition for the Homeless, in 1998 it took, on average nationwide, an hourly wage of close to _______ dollars to afford a one-bedroom apartment.
			A)	seven
			B)	nine
			C)	five
			D)	ten
9		According to Annie Downey in Reading 52 ("I Am Your Welfare Reform"), life on welfare:
			A)	makes it possible for a person to become educated.
			B)	involves shame.
			C)	involves depersonalizing welfare recipients.
			D)	all of the above.
10		According to Geoffrey Canada in Reading 53 ("Learning to Fight"), the code of conduct of the streets required:
			A)	that girls didn't fight.
			B)	that children obeyed their mothers.
			C)	that if challenged to fight, one accepted the challenge.
			D)	that young boys didn't have to fight.
11		As discussed by Carmen Vázquez in Reading 54 ("Appearances"), according to a survey conducted by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, ______ percent of lesbians and gay men reported being physically assaulted, threatened, or harassed in an antigay incident at one time or another.
			A)	94
			B)	76
			C)	50
			D)	35
12		According to Carmen Vázquez in Reading 54 ("Appearances"), _____________ is a basic trigger for homophobic violence.
			A)	morality
			B)	passing
			C)	homophobia
			D)	gender betrayal
13		According to Carmen Vázquez in Reading 54 ("Appearances"), the solution to homophobia is:
			A)	passing hate-crimes legislation.
			B)	allowing people to be free to choose their gender roles.
			C)	educating homophobic people.
			D)	allowing gay and lesbian people to get married.
14		According to Robyn Ochs in Reading 55 ("Bisexuality, Feminism, Men, and Me"), which of the following is NOT a false "truth" that women learn?
			A)	A woman's value is in her body.
			B)	Sooner or later every woman needs a man.
			C)	A woman can achieve what she wants to if she works hard.
			D)	A woman has to behave a certain way in order to get a man.
15		According to Robert Jensen in Reading 45 ("White Privilege Shapes the U.S."), to possess white privilege means one is also overtly racist.
			A)	True
			B)	False
16		According to Robert Jensen in Reading 45 ("White Privilege Shapes the U.S."), having white privilege means not having to work hard.
			A)	True
			B)	False
17		In Reading 48 ("The Story of My Body"), the experiences of Judith Ortiz Cofer illustrate that race is socially constructed.
			A)	True
			B)	False
18		According to Barbara Cameron in Reading 49 ("'Gee, You Don't Seem Like An Indian from the Reservation'"), when whites refer to Native Americans as articulate, it is taken as a compliment.
			A)	True
			B)	False
19		In Reading 51 ("Nickel-and-Dimed: On [Not] Getting By in America"), Barbara Ehrenreich spends time living as a low-wage worker in an effort to experience poverty and find out how it really feels.
			A)	True
			B)	False
20		As discussed by Barbara Ehrenreich in Reading 51 ("Nickel-and-Dimed: On [Not] Getting By in America"), according to Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein, low-wage work is less of a hardship than living on welfare.
			A)	True
			B)	False
21		According to Carmen Vázquez in Reading 54 ("Appearances"), homophobic assaults are committed by people who have evidence that their targets are gay or lesbian.
			A)	True
			B)	False