Question 1

Which of the following people is the term 'social Darwinism' most closely associated with?&#10;A) Charles Darwin&#10;B) Herbert Spencer&#10;C) Auguste Comte&#10;D) &#201;mile Durkheim

Accepted Answer

Herbert Spencer is most closely associated with the term 'social Darwinism.' He applied the concept of "survival of the fittest" to societies and economies, which was an extension of Darwin's ideas from biology to sociology and economics.

Question 2

What do contemporary views of Aboriginal identity often reflect?&#10;A) Biological essentialism&#10;B) Authenticity&#10;C) Cultural essentialism&#10;D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

Contemporary views of Aboriginal identity often reflect cultural essentialism, focusing on cultural practices and heritage rather than biological traits.

Question 3

What does the study of 'whiteness' focus upon?&#10;A) The colour of a person's skin&#10;B) Differences between white and non-white people&#10;C) Power and identity differences between white and non-white people&#10;D) Racist political parties

Accepted Answer

The study of 'whiteness' focuses on examining how power and identity differences between white and non-white people are constructed and maintained, often in the context of systemic racism and privilege.

Question 4

'Reconciliation' was a recommendation stemming from:&#10;A) The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Report Bringing Them Home&#10;B) The Labour government headed by Gough Whitlam&#10;C) The Labour government headed by Paul Keating&#10;D) The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

Accepted Answer

The answer of 'Reconciliation' was a recommendation stemming from:&#10;A) The...

Question 5

When was the apology to the Stolen Generations issued by the Australian Federal Government?&#10;A) 1967&#10;B) 1972&#10;C) 1997&#10;D) 2008

Accepted Answer

The apology to the Stolen Generations was issued by the Australian Federal Government on February 13, 2008.

Question 6

What was the term used by the British to legally define Australia as an unoccupied land belonging to no one and therefore open to conquest?&#10;A) Open possession&#10;B) Dispossession&#10;C) Non-colonised&#10;D) Terra nullius

Accepted Answer

The term "Terra nullius" was used by the British to legally define Australia as an unoccupied land belonging to no one, thus justifying their claim and settlement on the continent.

Question 7

What is the pejorative term for accounts of Australian history that focus on incidents of sadness and shame, such as the treatment of Indigenous peoples?&#10;A) New racism&#10;B) The history of the dispossessed&#10;C) Black armband history&#10;D) Post-colonialism

Accepted Answer

The term "Black armband history" is used pejoratively to describe accounts of Australian history that focus on the negative aspects, particularly the treatment of Indigenous peoples. It suggests a view of history that is overly critical and mournful.

Question 8

What is the term that refers to a focus on achieving equality for Indigenous people in citizenship rights, including access to the same opportunities and services as others?&#10;A) Symbolic reconciliation&#10;B) Social cohesion&#10;C) Structural and institutional change&#10;D) Self-determination

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the term that refers to...

Question 9

The Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) measures included:&#10;A) Income management&#10;B) Child health checks&#10;C) Changes to the permit system&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

The Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER), also known as "The Intervention," included a range of measures aimed at addressing allegations of widespread child abuse and neglect in Indigenous communities. These measures included income management to ensure welfare payments were spent on essentials, mandatory child health checks to identify and address health issues, and changes to the permit system to allow greater access by government officials to Indigenous communities.

Question 10

For a Marxist, race is:&#10;A) Simply another status distinction&#10;B) Furthering the interests of capital through labour exploitation&#10;C) About governmentality through the power of everyday institutions&#10;D) About hybridity as a description of ethnic identity

Accepted Answer

Marxists view race primarily in terms of class struggle and economic exploitation, arguing that racial divisions are manipulated to further the interests of the capitalist class by dividing workers and facilitating the exploitation of labor.

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