1. In 1882, Congress enacted legislation prohibiting the immigration of a. Hawaiians.
b. Japanese.
c. Chinese.
d. all of these
2. Curanderismo refers to a. illegal immigrants from Mexico.
b. feminist views by Mexican American women.
c. a form of holistic health care and healing.
d. godparent-godchild relationship.
3. The policy of separate but equal was defined as __________ by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1896. a. reasonable
b. discriminatory
c. racist
d. unacceptable
4. The culture of poverty is a. based on conflict theory.
b. a way of not holding individuals responsible for their poor choices.
c. a way of holding policy makers responsible for social inequality.
d. another way of blaming the victim.
5. The Termination Act of 1953 a. ended reservation residents' tax immunity.
b. was a policy favored by Native Americans to gain greater self-governance.
c. resulted in the withdrawal of basic services such as road repair and medical care.
d. provided funding for basic health care services.
6. A significant aspect of familism is the godparent-godchild relationship called a. curanderismo.
b. vendidos.
c. bracero.
d. campadrazgo.
7. The Allotment Act intended to impose upon the Native Americans the European concept of a. voting and election of leaders.
b. religion.
c. hunting for sport.
d. private property ownership.
8. By the mid-1960s one-fourth to one-third of the people in the Employment Assistance Program a. were fully assimilated into the urban areas where they lived.
b. had successfully completed college and were in management-level positions.
c. had returned to their home reservation.
d. had abandoned their Indian identity and heritage.
9. Agreements that prevent certain minority group members from purchasing housing in a particular neighborhood are called a. de facto laws.
b. restrictive covenants.
c. Provision VII.
d. slave codes.
10. The Emancipation Proclamation a. was eradicated by the Supreme Court.
b. worsened the state of the slave status.
c. freed the slaves in the Confederacy.
d. freed all slaves.
11. After a series of attacks on Jewish homes, the Christian community in Billings, Montana did which of the following? a. Placed menorahs in their windows as a symbol of support
b. Tried to convert the Jews to Christianity
c. Assisted in the identification and arrest of the men responsible for the attacks
d. Put a limit on how many synagogues could be built in the city
12. Those who participate in traditional Navajo ways of life a. do worse in school.
b. are more successful in school.
c. do not receive adequate healthcare.
d. are just as successful in school.
13. Striking down de jure school segregation in the 1950s was a. Plessy v. Ferguson.
b. the Dred Scott decision.
c. Brown v. Board of Education.
d. Williams v. Mississippi.
14. With citizenship, the U.S. guaranteed which of the following in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? a. property rights
b. the right to use the Spanish language
c. religious freedom
d. all of these
15. When acculturation is weaker among Chinese Americans, family life is characterized by a. decline in the importance of the extended family.
b. high rates of divorce.
c. weakening of the father's authority as absolute.
d. strict attitudes about sexual behavior.
16. Jim Crow refers to a. abolitionists from the North.
b. the folk hero of West Africans.
c. the leader of the Haitian slave revolt.
d. segregation laws.
17. The Indian Claims Commission was a significant development because it meant that tribal people a. sat in judgment of Indians guilty of criminal offenses.
b. served on juries for the first time.
c. could move back to the land of their ancestors.
d. had a procedure to bring suit against the federal government.
18. Women in Chinatown a. dominate the legal profession.
b. often work in garment industry sweatshops.
c. are more likely to have non-Chinese husbands.
d. are not allowed to learn English.
19. Which group is the wealthiest and has the best formal education? a. Conservative Jews
b. Orthodox Jews
c. Reform Jews
d. Zionists
20. Islam's authority rests with a. individual imams who serve as clergy.
b. Mecca.
c. the Palestinians.
d. the scripture and teachings of the Prophet.
21. Most African Americans are a. Black Muslims.
b. Roman Catholics.
c. Protestants.
d. Methodists.
22. The Indian Reorganization Act was based on which of the following principles? a. pluralism
b. expulsion
c. assimilation
d. secession
23. What is the purpose of the Corbell lawsuit? a. to improve the schools on Sioux reservations
b. to return lands to the Sioux
c. to improve government assistance benefits for the Sioux
d. to give the Sioux the right to sue for damages
24. Who was Muhammad, according to Muslims? a. the son of God
b. God himself
c. the last in a line of prophets
d. none of these
25. The Dawes Act or The General Allotment Act of 1887 a. permitted the American government to exercise total control over Indian affairs.
b. prohibited the American Indians from owning land.
c. visualized the Indian as an independent homesteader.
d. eliminated reservations in the eastern United States.
26. Organized around a person's district of origin in China are a. hui kuans.
b. tongs.
c. tsu.
d. CCBAs.
27. Louis Farrakhan's teachings condemn which of the following? a. bootstrap capitalism
b. strict punishment
c. abortion
d. all of these
28. A color gradient describes distinctions based on skin color a. along a continuum.
b. as non-existent.
c. made in two categories, usually black and white.
d. such that Asians have preference over Europeans.
29. The garments that allow women to follow the guidelines of modest dress are called a. jihad.
b. jajj.
c. hijab.
d. none of these
30. What proportion of Jewish immigrants to the U.S. returned to Europe? a. 20%
b. 5%
c. 85%
d. 40%
31. In the 19th century, Americans were introduced to the Arab world through the a. media.
b. abolitionist movement.
c. World's Fairs.
d. schools.
32. The most important formal organization in the Hispanic community is found in a. business.
b. the educational system.
c. politics.
d. the church.
