Deck 10: The Not so Greatcolor Wall of the United States

Question 1

Of people who had interracial friendships in multiracial congregations,research found that

A)most people made those friendships before attending the congregation.
B)most people made those friendships after attending the congregation.
C)most people made about half of such friendships before and half after.
D)None of the above are true.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to the discussion on categorization in Chapter 10,which of the following is NOT a bias linked to the simple act of categorization?

A)generalize the similarities of in-group members
B)exaggerate differences between in-group and out-group
C)overly homogenize out-group
D)recall only information that confirms stereotypes

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to the text,the probability that any two people in a U.S.congregation,randomly selected,will be members of different racial groups is

A)2%.
B)10%.
C)30%.
D)50%.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the racial segregation of religious groups?

A)inhibits movement between groups
B)increases importance of racial boundaries
C)inhibits the ability to create group categories
D)reproduces racial inequality

Question 5

Chapter 10 points out that in research,of those attending racially homogenous congregations,83% said most or all of their friends were the same race as themselves.About what percent of those who attended racially diverse congregations said most or all their friends were the same race as themselves?

A)98%
B)83%
C)36%
D)2%

Question 6

What was the result of Bishop Fred Caldwell's controversial action?

A)He was fired.
B)A firestorm of protest ensued.
C)Only a few non-Blacks attended.
D)He was named lead African American pastor.

Question 7

In looking at the benefits of multiracial congregations,the textbook cites the example of

A)a Laotian immigrant.
B)a white garbage collector.
C)an African American banker.
D)a Guatemalan cleaning lady.

Question 8

What is meant by the term Sixth Americans?

A)Americans who have been in the United States for six generations
B)those who came to the United States with the sixth religious immigrant wave
C)Americans not part of the mainstream society
D)those who live in multiple melting pots simultaneously

Question 9

Which of the following is a potential risk of multiracial congregations?

A)greater racial strife due to conflicts
B)the end of immigrant congregations
C)fewer congregations due to merging of formerly uniracial congregations
D)There appear to be no true risks.

Question 10

In the chapter on race and religion,what did Bishop Fred Caldwell do that was of such interest?

A)indicted for embezzling church funds
B)went public with his strong Afrocentric views
C)criticized Martin Luther King for pastoring a Black church
D)offered to pay non-Blacks to attend his church

Question 11

In exploring the effect of multiracial congregations on people's attitudes,the textbook discusse Tre,who is:

A)the father of the boy in the wheelchair.
B)a skinhead.
C)the youth pastor.
D)the Asian boy who had a conversion experience.

Question 12

Compared to those in uniracial congregations,research on multiracial congregations has found that

A)members of minority groups have higher incomes,on average.
B)members of the majority group have higher incomes,on average.
C)there is no difference between those in uniracial and multiracial congregations.
D)both (a)and (b)

Question 13

What is the ethical paradox of group loyalty?

A)Even if a group is harmful to a person,they continue to stay a member.
B)People do only what is in their self-interest.
C)Individualist-focused religion makes group loyalty nearly impossible.
D)Individual unselfishness transmuted into group selfishness.

Question 14

According to Chapter 10,a weakness of the research on multiracial congregations,at least to date,is

A)it is biased toward favoring such congregations.
B)it is biased toward opposing such congregations.
C)it is mostly limited to Christian churches.
D)it doesn't fully consider the immigrant experience.

Question 15

According to Niebuhr,relations between groups are mainly

A)political.
B)social.
C)altruistic.
D)complicated.

Question 16

About what percent of all congregations in the United States are racially mixed,according to the text?

A)1%
B)7%
C)15%
D)28%

Question 17

Research has found which group's attitudes change the most from involvement in multiracial congregations?

A)Asians
B)African Americans
C)Hispanics
D)whites

Question 18

In comparing the diversity of congregations to the diversity of the neighborhoods in which the congregations are located,the text says

A)congregations are just as diverse as their neighborhoods.
B)neighborhoods are twice as diverse as congregations.
C)neighborhoods are ten times more diverse than are congregations.
D)congregations are more diverse than are neighborhoods.