Race And Ethnicity In The United States 8th Edition By Schaefer -Test Bank

Chapter 6 – The Nation as a Kaleidoscope

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The analogy that best describes the United States society today is the ________.
a. salad bowl
b. puppet state
c. melting pot
d. kaleidoscope

Answer: d

Question Title: TB_06_01_The Glass Half Empty_Remember_LO 6.1
Learning Objective: 6.1: Characterize the amount or lack of progress that has been made by racial and ethnic minorities.
Topic: The Glass Half Empty
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: 1 – Easy

2. The metaphor of the glass half empty refers to ________.
a. the progress made to date by subordinate groups
b. the progress still to be achieved for all minorities
c. the paradox of income and education change
d. civil rights for gays and lesbians

Answer: b

Question Title: TB_06_02_The Glass Half Empty_Remember_LO 6.1
Learning Objective: 6.1: Characterize the amount or lack of progress that has been made by racial and ethnic minorities.
Topic: The Glass Half Empty
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: 1 – Easy

3. Studies on the present status of Hispanics and African Americans show that they have ________ when compared to the past few decades.
a. more schooling
b. lower household income
c. higher poverty rates
d. shorter life expectancy

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_06_03_The Glass Half Empty_Remember_LO 6.1
Learning Objective: 6.1: Characterize the amount or lack of progress that has been made by racial and ethnic minorities.
Topic: The Glass Half Empty
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: 1 – Easy

4. Porter, an immigrant to the United States, opined that immigrants like him do not feel alienated because of their harmonious relationship with the dominant community. Porter attributes this to the integration of the immigrant communities into the dominant culture and the eventual development of a new, unique culture. This is an example of ________.
a. color-blind racism
b. a bamboo ceiling
c. a melting pot
d. racial profiling

Answer: c

Question Title: TB_06_04_The Glass Half Empty_Apply_LO 6.1
Learning Objective: 6.1: Characterize the amount or lack of progress that has been made by racial and ethnic minorities.
Topic: The Glass Half Empty
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty: 3 – Difficult

5. Irene, a sociologist, is of the opinion that the United States has a population that is multiracial and multi-ethnic that cannot be defined in concrete terms. This is because of the constant change in the cultural makeup of the American society. According to Irene, the United States resembles a ________.
a. kaleidoscope
b. melting pot
c. colony
d. bamboo ceiling

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_06_05_The Glass Half Empty_Apply_LO 6.1
Learning Objective: 6.1: Characterize the amount or lack of progress that has been made by racial and ethnic minorities.
Topic: The Glass Half Empty
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty: 3 – Difficult

6. Eugene, a student belonging to a majority community, is of the view that the minority students at his university have fared well in recent years in terms of academic performance and enrolment rates. Joshua, a minority student in the same university, feels that more needs to be done to improve the performance and enrolment rates of students belonging to his community. Which of the following statements reflects Eugene’s viewpoint?
a. The university faces the yellow peril.
b. The glass is half empty.
c. The university resembles a kaleidoscope.
d. The glass is half full.

Answer: d

Question Title: TB_06_06_The Glass Half Empty_Apply_LO 6.1
Learning Objective: 6.1: Characterize the amount or lack of progress that has been made by racial and ethnic minorities.
Topic: The Glass Half Empty
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty: 3 – Difficult

7. Which of the following is true of the changes in the status of minority communities in the United States over the years?
a. Black Americans today exceed the life expectancy that Whites had a generation earlier.
b. Asian Americans have become the largest minority group in the United States in recent years.
c. The household incomes of African Americans and Hispanics have increased over the years.
d. Almost every Asian American group has a lower poverty rate than non-Hispanic Whites.

Answer: c

Question Title: TB_06_07_The Glass Half Empty_Understand_LO 6.1
Learning Objective: 6.1: Characterize the amount or lack of progress that has been made by racial and ethnic minorities.
Topic: The Glass Half Empty
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: 2 – Moderate

8. Matthew, a manager of foreign origin at a multinational company in the United States, is considered highly successful in his professional and social life by his fellow managers. Several people from Matthew’s community are successful in various fields despite the difficulties faced by them. Therefore, Matthew’s community can be categorized as a(n) ________.
a. model minority
b. marginalized group
c. ethnocentric cluster
d. pure race

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_06_08_Is There a Model Minority?_Apply_LO 6.2
Learning Objective: 6.2: Explain the model minority image.
Topic: Is There a Model Minority?
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty: 3 – Difficult

9. Labeling Asian Americans as a model-minority is considered a variation of ________.
a. acting White
b. blaming the victim
c. racial profiling
d. ethnocentrism

Answer: b

Question Title: TB_06_09_Is There a Model Minority?_Remember_LO 6.2
Learning Objective: 6.2: Explain the model minority image.
Topic: Is There a Model Minority?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: 1 – Easy

10. ________ have ceased to be subordinates and are no longer disadvantaged according to the proponents of the model-minority view in the United States.
a. Hispanics
b. African Americans
c. Asian Americans
d. Latinos

Answer: c

Question Title: TB_06_10_Is There a Model Minority?_Remember_LO 6.2
Learning Objective: 6.2: Explain the model minority image.
Topic: Is There a Model Minority?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: 1 – Easy