Deck 9: Arab Americans

Question 1

Describe the distinguishing factors among Arabs, Middle Easterners, and Muslims.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Discuss the role ethnogenesis plays in the Arab ethnic identity.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Discuss the negative beliefs and stereotypes of Arab Americans.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Discuss how religious discrimination has affected the Arab American population.

Question 5

Islam is the second largest religion behind Christianity.

Question 6

The largest number of Muslims is concentrated in Indonesia.

Question 7

Before the events of 9-11, Arabs and Muslims had relatively low hate crime rates.

Question 8

Arab Americans are predominantly Muslim.

Question 9

The majority of Muslims do not have Middle Eastern ancestry.

Question 10

The Arab population in the United States is about 1 percent of the total U.S. population.

Question 11

Early Arab migrants from Syria and Lebanon were defined as "white" when they arrived in the United States.

Question 12

The 1996 Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act gave the government broad enforcement powers.

Question 13

The events surrounding 9-11 have escalated hate crimes against Arab Americans.

Question 14

The median family income among Arab Americans is lower than that of the total population.

Question 15

Among Arab Americans, Lebanese, Egyptians, and Syrians are the most affluent and successful.

Question 16

Compared to the total population, Arab Americans are less likely to have graduate degrees.

Question 17

Over 75% of Arab Americans work in professional or managerial occupations.

Question 18

The largest concentration of Arab Americans outside the Middle East is located in the state of Michigan.

Question 19

Today, Arab Americans tend to stay out of the political arena.

Question 20

Arab Americans are more likely to be Republican.

Question 21

Which of the following Arab subpopulations are most likely to suffer impoverishment?

A) Lebanese
B) Iraqi
C) Egyptian
D) Iranian

Question 22

Which statement is not true?

A) The largest number of Muslims in one society resides in Indonesia.
B) All Middle Easterners are Muslim.
C) Africa and Asia are home to many Muslims.
D) Only about 24 percent of Arab Americans are Muslim.

Question 23

The attacks on 9-11 were immediately blamed on

A) Kurds.
B) Egyptians.
C) Islamic extremists.
D) Iranians.

Question 24

The total Arab population is about

A) 300 million.
B) 200 million.
C) 400 million.
D) 150 million.

Question 25

The official census figures put the Arab population in the United States at about

A) 2 million.
B) 3 million.
C) 1.2 million.
D) 4 million.

Question 26

The first Middle Easterners began to migrate to the United States in the late

A) 1600s.
B) 1700s.
C) 1800s.
D) 1900s.

Question 27

Early immigrants were defined as

A) Whites.
B) Non-whites.
C) Arab.
D) Muslim.

Question 28

The second wave of Arab immigrants were more integrated into the American mainstream because they

A) were escaping persecution.
B) were less educated.
C) were planning to only stay a short time.
D) sought opportunities and planned to stay in the United States.

Question 29

The media portrays Arabs as

A) deceitful.
B) secretive.
C) enemies of God.
D) all of the above.

Question 30

Which of the following minority populations is least prone to violence?

A) Latinos
B) African Americans
C) Arab Americans
D) Whites

Question 31

The minority population more likely to donate to political campaigns are

A) Jews.
B) African Americans.
C) Latinos.
D) Arab Americans.

Question 32

Which of the following legislative acts dramatically limited the Arab migration to the United States?

A) The Naturalization Act of 1790
B) The 1924 Immigration Act
C) The Illegal Immigration Act
D) The 1996 Anti-Terrorism Act

Question 33

Over the last few decades the number of mosques has increased to over

A) 500.
B) 600.
C) 1,000.
D) 1,250.

Question 34

Arab American entry in the industrial labor force is confined to which of the following industries?

A) steel mills
B) construction
C) automobile
D) coal mines

Question 35

Which of the following states contains one of the largest Arab American communities?

A) Utah
B) Iowa
C) Tennessee
D) Minnesota

Question 36

__________ Americans were among the first to immigrate to the United States in the late 1800s.

Question 37

Discrimination against Arabs and Muslims has caused a certain amount of _________.

Question 38

The first wave of Middle Eastern immigrants came with a __________ orientation.

Question 39

The __________ put into place highly restrictive quotas for immigrants from Asia, the Middle East, and Southern Europe.

Question 40

About __________ percent of Arab Americans practice some form of Christianity.

Question 41

The attack of 9-11 was immediately blamed on _________.

Question 42

__________ is the second largest religion behind Christianity.

Question 43

Arab parents emphasize __________ as the key to success.

Question 44

Of the total number of Muslims in the United States, __________ represent more than 40 percent.

Question 45

The Census Bureau has instructed Arabs and Middle Eastern persons to record their ethnicity as _________.

Question 46

The Arab population in the United States is at best only ________ percent of the total population.

Question 47

The largest ethnic group in the Arab population to immigrate to the United States is _________.

Question 48

The first Muslims to come to the America were _________ from Western Africa.

Question 49

Some of the first waves of immigrants often become __________ and small shop owners.

Question 50

Among Muslims Arabs, clothing and religious practices can also serve as ________.