Human Geography (Malinowski), 1st Edition

Chapter 9: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

Quiz



1.

Ethnicity is different from culture because it generally refers to
A)only language and religion.
B)elements of race and how people identify themselves.
C)mainly foodways and dress.
D)urban status and global economics.
2.

Which of the following is not a component of ethnicity?
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A)language
B)people of common history
C)religion
D)currency
3.

What might be one problem with identifying someone as African American?
A)it could mean someone of black African ancestry
B)it could mean someone of Arabic ancestry
C)it could mean someone of white ancestry
D)all of the above could be true regarding someone from Africa
4.

Which of the following is most likely to reinforce ethnic sentiment or unity?
A)times of persecution or chaos toward an ethnic group
B)times of wealth and affluence in the ethnic group
C)continuous celebration and positive times for the ethnic group
D)feelings in the ethnic group of achievement or ambition
5.

Examining the Lower East Side of New York City shows that
A)one area can sequentially house different ethnic groups at different times.
B)most city areas in the northeast U.S. are fairly uniform in their ethnicities.
C)this neighborhood has always been dominantly Jewish.
D)the Lower East Side was mainly Irish and Polish and little else.
6.

What notion does the term 'ghetto' imply?
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A)that persecuted peoples rarely stay unified in clusters
B)that one group is a minority and prevented from mixing with the greater culture
C)that the United States is truly a crucible, or melting pot, of cultures
D)that Mexico, Canada and the U.S. are rapidly becoming one in ethnicity
7.

Broader than an ethnic neighborhood, small towns or other areas where culture is distinct culture is preserved, or perceived to be preserved are called
A)ethnic islands.
B)ethnic cleansings.
C)ethnic assimilations.
D)ethnic segregations.
8.

Across the map of ancestral groups the dominant color represents
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A)English.
B)German.
C)African American.
D)Mexican (Spanish).
9.

On the ancestral groups map the areas most associated with Native Americans are
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A)California, Oregon, and Washington state.
B)Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
C)Oklahoma, Arizona, and Alaska.
D)Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
10.

One example of the separation of gendered spaces in the United States would be
A)seating segregation between blacks and whites on buses.
B)bathroom segregation between men and women in malls.
C)the increasing appearance of unisex bathrooms in restaurants.
D)commercial spaces which deny entry to children.
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