Soc 308 Week 1 Quiz

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SOC 308 Week 1 Quiz

1. Question : During World War I, how can the establishment attitude toward German Americans best be described?

Student Answer:
They were encouraged to retain their culture, especially their newspapers, because most Americans were not enthusiastic about having Germany as an enemy.
They were demonized and their culture, especially their newspapers was treated with great suspicion on the highest levels of U.S. government.
They were honored as assets for the U.S. military and actively recruited.
Most ordinary Americans and government officials politely ignored the fact that there were so many German Americans in the population.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 4 of Race and Ethnicity.

2. Question : Ethnicity is
Student Answer:
learned.
biologically inherited.
a trait of non-English speaking immigrants, mainly.
impossible to distinguish from race.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 1 of Race and Ethnicity.

3. Question : Prejudice is for the most part
Student Answer:
unrelated to the use of stereotypes.
a tendency to pre-judge people based on their race or ethnicity.
the same thing as discrimination.
the cause of discrimination.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 2 of Race and Ethnicity.

4. Question : The immigration model attributed to the colony of Virginia is most similar to
Student Answer:
the way that Middle Eastern immigrants and tourists are now regarded by authorities.
the experience of undocumented Mexican immigrants.
The Pennsylvania model of immigration.
The Massachusetts model of immigration.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.

5. Question :The mapping of the human genome led scientists to believe that
Student Answer:
the species of modern humans probably started out in Africa.
science could provide an accurate idea of what early modern humans looked like racially.
the human species has the greatest genetic variety of any known species.
the existence of mainly the major racial groups had been confirmed.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 1 of Race and Ethnicity.

6. Question : Italian-American identity is an example of ethnogenesis because
Student Answer:
the great wave of early 20th century Italian immigrantsstarted out with regional identity and once here developed a national identity based on the whole of Italy.
Italian food and family structure, as well as a willingness to work hard has had a strong influence on broad American culture.
the poverty of early 20th century Italian immigrants had to be reconciled with the relative affluence of Italian immigrants who had preceded them to U.S. shores.
Many single male Italian immigrants were sojourners, rather than true immigrants.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 4 of Race and Ethnicity.

7. Question : Assimilation or acculturation is now recognized to be
Student Answer:
only attainable by those from Northern Europe.
easier for European groups in the past, especially if they were British.
highly desired by most recent immigrants.
a process that was usually accomplished by European immigrants by the second generation.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.

8. Question : Greek American immigrants
Student Answer:
have a high rate of cultural retention and maintain ties to Greece.
assimilate rapidly, because their family structure is similar to dominant U.S. family structures.
have had the same experiences as Russian immigrants, because of their religion and recent political liberation.
are the smallest Balkan immigrant group in the U.S. and therefore not highly visible as an ethnic minority.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 4 of Race and Ethnicity.

9. Question : Which British immigrant group has been the least likely to seek U.S. citizenship?
Student Answer:
English Americans
Welsh Americans
Canadian Americans
Irish Americans
Instructor
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.

10. Question : The restrained customs of English Protestants
Student Answer:
allowed for patriotic display and religious festivities.
eventually set the cultural tone of the U.S. social
establishment.
did not endure after the Revolutionary War and territorial expansion.
have vanished from upper class American behavior today.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.

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1. Question : During World War I, how can the establishment attitude toward German Americans best be described?

Student Answer:
They were encouraged to retain their culture, especially their newspapers, because most Americans were not enthusiastic about having Germany as an enemy.
They were demonized and their culture, especially their newspapers was treated with great suspicion on the highest levels of U.S. government.
They were honored as assets for the U.S. military and actively recruited.
Most ordinary Americans and government officials politely ignored the fact that there were so many German Americans in the population.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 4 of Race and Ethnicity.

2. Question : Ethnicity is
Student Answer:
learned.
biologically inherited.
a trait of non-English speaking immigrants, mainly.
impossible to distinguish from race.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 1 of Race and Ethnicity.

3. Question : Prejudice is for the most part
Student Answer:
unrelated to the use of stereotypes.
a tendency to pre-judge people based on their race or ethnicity.
the same thing as discrimination.
the cause of discrimination.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 2 of Race and Ethnicity.

4. Question : The immigration model attributed to the colony of Virginia is most similar to
Student Answer:
the way that Middle Eastern immigrants and tourists are now regarded by authorities.
the experience of undocumented Mexican immigrants.
The Pennsylvania model of immigration.
The Massachusetts model of immigration.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.

5. Question :The mapping of the human genome led scientists to believe that
Student Answer:
the species of modern humans probably started out in Africa.
science could provide an accurate idea of what early modern humans looked like racially.
the human species has the greatest genetic variety of any known species.
the existence of mainly the major racial groups had been confirmed.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 1 of Race and Ethnicity.

6. Question : Italian-American identity is an example of ethnogenesis because
Student Answer:
the great wave of early 20th century Italian immigrantsstarted out with regional identity and once here developed a national identity based on the whole of Italy.
Italian food and family structure, as well as a willingness to work hard has had a strong influence on broad American culture.
the poverty of early 20th century Italian immigrants had to be reconciled with the relative affluence of Italian immigrants who had preceded them to U.S. shores.
Many single male Italian immigrants were sojourners, rather than true immigrants.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 4 of Race and Ethnicity.

7. Question : Assimilation or acculturation is now recognized to be
Student Answer:
only attainable by those from Northern Europe.
easier for European groups in the past, especially if they were British.
highly desired by most recent immigrants.
a process that was usually accomplished by European immigrants by the second generation.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.

8. Question : Greek American immigrants
Student Answer:
have a high rate of cultural retention and maintain ties to Greece.
assimilate rapidly, because their family structure is similar to dominant U.S. family structures.
have had the same experiences as Russian immigrants, because of their religion and recent political liberation.
are the smallest Balkan immigrant group in the U.S. and therefore not highly visible as an ethnic minority.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 4 of Race and Ethnicity.

9. Question : Which British immigrant group has been the least likely to seek U.S. citizenship?
Student Answer:
English Americans
Welsh Americans
Canadian Americans
Irish Americans
Instructor
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.

10. Question : The restrained customs of English Protestants
Student Answer:
allowed for patriotic display and religious festivities.
eventually set the cultural tone of the U.S. social
establishment.
did not endure after the Revolutionary War and territorial expansion.
have vanished from upper class American behavior today.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.

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1. Question : During World War I, how can the establishment attitude toward German Americans best be described?

Student Answer:
They were encouraged to retain their culture, especially their newspapers, because most Americans were not enthusiastic about having Germany as an enemy.
They were demonized and their culture, especially their newspapers was treated with great suspicion on the highest levels of U.S. government.
They were honored as assets for the U.S. military and actively recruited.
Most ordinary Americans and government officials politely ignored the fact that there were so many German Americans in the population.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 4 of Race and Ethnicity.

2. Question : Ethnicity is
Student Answer:
learned.
biologically inherited.
a trait of non-English speaking immigrants, mainly.
impossible to distinguish from race.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 1 of Race and Ethnicity.

3. Question : Prejudice is for the most part
Student Answer:
unrelated to the use of stereotypes.
a tendency to pre-judge people based on their race or ethnicity.
the same thing as discrimination.
the cause of discrimination.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 2 of Race and Ethnicity.

4. Question : The immigration model attributed to the colony of Virginia is most similar to
Student Answer:
the way that Middle Eastern immigrants and tourists are now regarded by authorities.
the experience of undocumented Mexican immigrants.
The Pennsylvania model of immigration.
The Massachusetts model of immigration.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.

5. Question :The mapping of the human genome led scientists to believe that
Student Answer:
the species of modern humans probably started out in Africa.
science could provide an accurate idea of what early modern humans looked like racially.
the human species has the greatest genetic variety of any known species.
the existence of mainly the major racial groups had been confirmed.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 1 of Race and Ethnicity.

6. Question : Italian-American identity is an example of ethnogenesis because
Student Answer:
the great wave of early 20th century Italian immigrantsstarted out with regional identity and once here developed a national identity based on the whole of Italy.
Italian food and family structure, as well as a willingness to work hard has had a strong influence on broad American culture.
the poverty of early 20th century Italian immigrants had to be reconciled with the relative affluence of Italian immigrants who had preceded them to U.S. shores.
Many single male Italian immigrants were sojourners, rather than true immigrants.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 4 of Race and Ethnicity.

7. Question : Assimilation or acculturation is now recognized to be
Student Answer:
only attainable by those from Northern Europe.
easier for European groups in the past, especially if they were British.
highly desired by most recent immigrants.
a process that was usually accomplished by European immigrants by the second generation.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.

8. Question : Greek American immigrants
Student Answer:
have a high rate of cultural retention and maintain ties to Greece.
assimilate rapidly, because their family structure is similar to dominant U.S. family structures.
have had the same experiences as Russian immigrants, because of their religion and recent political liberation.
are the smallest Balkan immigrant group in the U.S. and therefore not highly visible as an ethnic minority.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 4 of Race and Ethnicity.

9. Question : Which British immigrant group has been the least likely to seek U.S. citizenship?
Student Answer:
English Americans
Welsh Americans
Canadian Americans
Irish Americans
Instructor
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.

10. Question : The restrained customs of English Protestants
Student Answer:
allowed for patriotic display and religious festivities.
eventually set the cultural tone of the U.S. social
establishment.
did not endure after the Revolutionary War and territorial expansion.
have vanished from upper class American behavior today.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 3 of Race and Ethnicity.