Question 1

The assumption that race determines culture has strong scientific or factual basis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Importation of slaves into the U.S. became illegal in 1808.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The largest minority group in the United States is African-Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 2010, 13 percent of the U.S. population was over 65 years of age.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Emancipation Proclamation changed the legal status of slaves:

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A)   and ended discrimination.
B)   but not their social status.
C)   and ended prejudice.
D)   and ended unequal treatment.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

In 2005, the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported which ethnic group to have the highest unemployment?

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A)   Whites
B)   Blacks
C)   Hispanics
D)   All are reported as equal.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

One place where social scientists have found significant discrimination against blacks is in entry-level jobs and low-skilled positions. In a job applicant experiment:

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A)   having a criminal record made no difference regardless of assumed racial background.
B)   the discrimination was less when both black and white applicants had criminal records.
C)   the applicants job history was more important than racial differences.
D)   applicants with white-sounding names received many more callbacks than a person with a more African American name.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Women whose primary aim was to win the right to vote were called:

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A)   traditionalists.
B)   suffragettes.
C)   debaters.
D)   pro-legals.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

In 1986 the mandatory retirement age was:

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A)   eliminated for most occupations.
B)   lowered to 65.
C)   raised to 70.
D)   lowered to 55 for most occupations.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

The modern influx of Mexican immigration came after 1900 and was:

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A)   much reduced by the quota laws.
B)   not affected by the 1921-1924 quota laws.
C)   completely ended in 1964.
D)   not related to agricultural job opportunities.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

In the early 2000s women in the workforce as a percentage of total women of working age rose to:

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A)   90 percent.
B)   70 percent.
C)   50 percent.
D)   80 percent.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

What are the major problems women have experienced as a minority in the U.S.? Discuss the history of the women's movement and gender discrimination in the workplace.

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Question 13

Race is a social construction only loosely based on a few biological differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The first settlers of what is now the United States are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   pilgrims.
B)   Native Americans.
C)   European colonists.
D)   Spanish colonists.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

The U.S. Supreme Court outlawed public school segregation in:

Accepted Answer

A)   1917.
B)   1906.
C)   1954.
D)   1964.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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