Question 1

The Minuteman Project was originally designed to:

Accepted Answer

The Minuteman Project was an activist organization started in April 2005 by a group of private individuals in the United States to monitor the United States–Mexico border's flow of illegal immigrants. Its members aimed to report illegal immigrants to the United States Border Patrol.

Question 2

U.S. House bill HR4437 was intended to create:

Accepted Answer

HR4437, known as the Border Protection, Anti-terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, was intended to introduce new restrictions on immigration to the U.S., including provisions to increase border security and enforce immigration laws more strictly.

Question 3

WASP as a racial category used in the 1970s stood for:

Accepted Answer

WASP stands for "White Anglo-Saxon Protestant," a term used to describe a particular socio-economic and ethnic group in the United States.

Question 4

Which of the following racial categories is no longer commonly used?

Accepted Answer

The term "Orientals" is considered outdated and pejorative for referring to people of Asian descent. Modern terminology favors specific national or ethnic identifiers, or the broader term "Asian" or "Asian American."

Question 5

Racial categories are best described as:

Accepted Answer

Racial categories are not biologically fixed but are instead adaptive to historical and cultural contexts and conditions. They are socially constructed and can change over time and across different societies.

Question 6

All of the following had strong impacts on racial and ethnic categories in the U.S. after the 1970s except:

Accepted Answer

The answer of All of the following had strong impacts...

Question 7

The Shining Path was a Maoist movement that capitalized on racial and ethnic divisions between highland and lowland peoples in:

Accepted Answer

The Shining Path, or Sendero Luminoso, was a Maoist guerrilla group in Peru that exploited the existing racial and ethnic tensions between the indigenous peoples of the highlands and the more mestizo (mixed indigenous and European ancestry) and white populations of the lowlands.

Question 8

In her study of highland people in Peru, Maria Elena Garcia found that:

Accepted Answer

Maria Elena Garcia's study highlighted the fluidity and context-dependent nature of racial terminology among highland people in Peru, indicating that individuals often navigated through multiple racial labels depending on the social context.

Question 9

The social evolutionary framework for understanding race includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

The social evolutionary framework for understanding race typically involves a focus on diversity, stages based on differences, and a hierarchy of evolutionary stages, rather than assuming all people are basically the same. This framework often posited that different groups of people were at different stages of development, which does not align with the idea that all people are fundamentally similar.

Question 10

Johann Blumenbach devised an early racial typology based primarily on:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Johann Blumenbach devised an early racial typology...

Question 11

Which of the following is not a racial typology proposed by Blumenbach?

Accepted Answer

Blumenbach's racial typologies included Mongolian, Caucasian, and Malayan, but not Hispanic. Hispanic is a term related to language and culture, not a classification used by Blumenbach in his racial typologies.

Question 12

Carolus Linnaeus developed a racial classification scheme utilizing all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

Linnaeus's racial classification scheme was primarily based on physical and behavioral traits, not languages. He categorized human populations using factors like skin color, personality characteristics, and cultural practices, but did not use languages as a criterion for classification.

Question 13

Which cultural anthropologist most profoundly changed the conversation about race in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Franz Boas is considered a foundational figure in anthropology who profoundly changed the conversation about race in the United States. He challenged the prevailing notions of racial hierarchy and biological determinism, arguing instead for the importance of culture and environment in shaping human societies. His work laid the groundwork for the cultural relativism perspective in anthropology.

Question 14

A paradigm shift is best described as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A paradigm shift refers to a fundamental change in the approach or underlying assumptions about a particular topic or issue. It is about altering how a group of people perceive or think about something, rather than changing social structures or hierarchies directly.

Question 15

Boas worked with a leading African American intellectual and sociologist of the 20^th century to turn the discussion from race to cultural difference. Who was this scholar with whom Boas collaborated on the study of race?

Accepted Answer

Franz Boas, a pioneering anthropologist, collaborated with W.E.B. Du Bois, a prominent African American intellectual and sociologist, to shift the discourse from a focus on race to an emphasis on cultural differences. This partnership was significant in advancing the understanding of race and culture in the early 20th century.

Question 16

What is meant by the term "sound blindness"?

Accepted Answer

"Sound blindness" historically referred to the supposed inability of certain individuals, often categorized by early 20th-century scientists as "primitive," to distinguish between different linguistic sounds. This concept was part of broader, now discredited, theories about racial and cultural hierarchies.

Question 17

Which of the following best describes U.S. immigration policy in the early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

In the early 1900s, U.S. immigration policy was characterized by the establishment of quotas that were often based on racial and national origins, aiming to limit immigration from countries considered to be of "inferior" races. This was part of a broader interest in eugenics and racial science during that period.

Question 18

All of the following did early research on race and racism in the U.S. except:

Accepted Answer

Johann Blumenbach was a German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist, known for his work in the field of craniometry and racial classification, not specifically for research on race and racism in the U.S.

Question 19

During the period known as the "Great Migration" (1919-1970):

Accepted Answer

The "Great Migration" refers to the movement of six million African Americans from the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West from approximately 1916 to 1970, seeking better job opportunities and living conditions.

Question 20

Which anthropologist worked in Florida in the early 1900s collecting African American folklore?

Accepted Answer

Zora Neale Hurston was a prominent African American writer and anthropologist who collected African American folklore in Florida during the early 1900s. Her work in this area is well-documented and highly regarded.

Quiz 8: Race and Ethnicity

The Minuteman Project was originally designed to:

U.S. House bill HR4437 was intended to create:

WASP as a racial category used in the 1970s stood for:

Which of the following racial categories is no longer commonly used?

Racial categories are best described as:

All of the following had strong impacts on racial and ethnic categories in the U.S. after the 1970s except:

The Shining Path was a Maoist movement that capitalized on racial and ethnic divisions between highland and lowland peoples in:

In her study of highland people in Peru, Maria Elena Garcia found that:

The social evolutionary framework for understanding race includes all of the following except:

Johann Blumenbach devised an early racial typology based primarily on:

Which of the following is not a racial typology proposed by Blumenbach?

Carolus Linnaeus developed a racial classification scheme utilizing all of the following except:

Which cultural anthropologist most profoundly changed the conversation about race in the United States?

A paradigm shift is best described as a(n) :

Boas worked with a leading African American intellectual and sociologist of the 20^th century to turn the discussion from race to cultural difference. Who was this scholar with whom Boas collaborated on the study of race?

What is meant by the term "sound blindness"?

Which of the following best describes U.S. immigration policy in the early 1900s?

All of the following did early research on race and racism in the U.S. except:

During the period known as the "Great Migration" (1919-1970) :

Which anthropologist worked in Florida in the early 1900s collecting African American folklore?

Quiz 8: Race and Ethnicity

The Minuteman Project was originally designed to:

U.S. House bill HR4437 was intended to create:

WASP as a racial category used in the 1970s stood for:

Which of the following racial categories is no longer commonly used?

Racial categories are best described as:

All of the following had strong impacts on racial and ethnic categories in the U.S. after the 1970s except:

The Shining Path was a Maoist movement that capitalized on racial and ethnic divisions between highland and lowland peoples in:

In her study of highland people in Peru, Maria Elena Garcia found that:

The social evolutionary framework for understanding race includes all of the following except:

Johann Blumenbach devised an early racial typology based primarily on:

Which of the following is not a racial typology proposed by Blumenbach?

Carolus Linnaeus developed a racial classification scheme utilizing all of the following except:

Which cultural anthropologist most profoundly changed the conversation about race in the United States?

A paradigm shift is best described as a(n) :

Boas worked with a leading African American intellectual and sociologist of the 20th century to turn the discussion from race to cultural difference. Who was this scholar with whom Boas collaborated on the study of race?

What is meant by the term "sound blindness"?

Which of the following best describes U.S. immigration policy in the early 1900s?

All of the following did early research on race and racism in the U.S. except:

During the period known as the "Great Migration" (1919-1970) :

Which anthropologist worked in Florida in the early 1900s collecting African American folklore?

Boas worked with a leading African American intellectual and sociologist of the 20^th century to turn the discussion from race to cultural difference. Who was this scholar with whom Boas collaborated on the study of race?