Clicker Questions

Chapter 7
Ethnicities

Tim Scharks
Green River College
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 1. Ethnic identity is important because

A. it is a source of diversity in a globalizing world.

B. it has the same meaning as race.

C. ethnicity is not a part of culture.

D. it has the same meaning as nationality.

E. people of different ethnicities never speak the same

language.

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 1. Ethnic identity is important because

A. it is a source of diversity in a globalizing world.

B. it has the same meaning as race.

C. ethnicity is not a part of culture.

D. it has the same meaning as nationality.

E. people of different ethnicities never speak the same

language.

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 2. The U.S. Census form is confusing because

A. it creates a pathway to citizenship.

B. it does not include a category for African American.

C. respondents may check only one box.

D. it uses both racial and ethnic terms in the same

question.

E. each form is different.

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 2. The U.S. Census form is confusing because

A. it creates a pathway to citizenship.

B. it does not include a category for African American.

C. respondents may check only one box.

D. it uses both racial and ethnic terms in the same

question.

E. each form is different.

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 3. This map represents the distribution of which
U.S. Census category?

A. African American

B. Hispanic or Latino

C. Native American

D. Asian American

E. European American

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 3. This map represents the distribution of which
U.S. Census category?

A. African American

B. Hispanic or Latino

C. Native American

D. Asian American

E. European American

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 4. A suburban area with a clustered ethnic population
is termed a

A. ethnoburb.

B. suburb.

C. ethnic enclave.

D. cartogram.

E. ethnic exclave.

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 4. A suburban area with a clustered ethnic population
is termed a

A. ethnoburb.

B. suburb.

C. ethnic enclave.

D. cartogram.

E. ethnic exclave.

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 5. Brazil’s racial clustering is a reflection of

A. different climate zones of the country.

B. its history as a Dutch colony.

C. the complication of defining race instead of ethnicity.

D. forced relocation of most of the population.

E. the location of indigenous groups and the history of

immigration.

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 5. Brazil’s racial clustering is a reflection of

A. different climate zones of the country.

B. its history as a Dutch colony.

C. the complication of defining race instead of ethnicity.

D. forced relocation of most of the population.

E. the location of indigenous groups and the history of

immigration.

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 6. The clustering of African Americans in the U.S.
Southeast is a result of

A. the use of slave labor on plantations.

B. migration starting in the 1920s until World War II.

C. the Civil War.

D. the historical location of Spanish colonies.

E. voluntary migration from Latin America.

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 6. The clustering of African Americans in the U.S.
Southeast is a result of

A. the use of slave labor on plantations.

B. migration starting in the 1920s until World War II.

C. the Civil War.

D. the historical location of Spanish colonies.

E. voluntary migration from Latin America.

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 7. Which of the following represented a pull factor for
African Americans to cities outside of the South?

A. segregation and inequality in northern cities

B. farm mechanization and less land used for cotton

C. the expansion of northern factories

D. high densities in urban ghettos

E. systematic racism and exclusion in the South

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 7. Which of the following represented a pull factor for
African Americans to cities outside of the South?

A. segregation and inequality in northern cities

B. farm mechanization and less land used for cotton

C. the expansion of northern factories

D. high densities in urban ghettos

E. systematic racism and exclusion in the South

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 8. A major difference between the apartheid system
of South Africa and the “separate but equal”
system of segregation in the United States is
A. “separate but equal” ended later than apartheid.
B. the apartheid system attempted to create separate
countries for blacks.
C. apartheid was less formalized by laws than “separate but
equal.”
D. separate facilities were found mainly under the “separate
but equal” system.
E. apartheid didn’t include spatial segregation.

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 8. A major difference between the apartheid system
of South Africa and the “separate but equal”
system of segregation in the United States is
A. “separate but equal” ended later than apartheid.
B. the apartheid system attempted to create separate
countries for blacks.
C. apartheid was less formalized by laws than “separate but
equal.”
D. separate facilities were found mainly under the “separate
but equal” system.
E. apartheid didn’t include spatial segregation.

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 9. The tensions between ethnicity and nationality are
demonstrated by

A. the question of whether Ireland is British.

B. the U.S. Census using both ethnic and racial terms in the
same question.

C. the conflict for control of Kashmir.

D. the question of whether the Québécois are also

Canadian.

E. any country where multiple languages are spoken.

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 9. The tensions between ethnicity and nationality are
demonstrated by

A. the question of whether Ireland is British.

B. the U.S. Census using both ethnic and racial terms in the
same question.

C. the conflict for control of Kashmir.

D. the question of whether the Québécois are also

Canadian.

E. any country where multiple languages are spoken.

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 10. Which is the best example of an ethnic group
without a national territory?

A. Irish

B. British

C. Kurdish

D. American

E. Pakistani

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 10. Which is the best example of an ethnic group
without a national territory?

A. Irish

B. British

C. Kurdish

D. American

E. Pakistani

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 11. Ethnic diversity in western Asia is made more
complex by

A. religious identity dividing some ethnic groups, such

as Arabs.

B. national borders aligned with ethnic divisions.

C. the greater number of countries than ethnicities in

the region.

D. equal treatment of ethnicities in most countries.

E. highly clustered distributions of ethnicities.

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 11. Ethnic diversity in western Asia is made more
complex by

A. religious identity dividing some ethnic groups, such

as Arabs.

B. national borders aligned with ethnic divisions.

C. the greater number of countries than ethnicities in

the region.

D. equal treatment of ethnicities in most countries.

E. highly clustered distributions of ethnicities.

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 12. Conflict between ethnic groups in the Balkans

A. ended once President Tito died and Yugoslavia became

several smaller countries.

B. was worst when Yugoslavia existed.

C. resulted in the breakout of World War II.

D. has existed for a long time.

E. is mostly because the groups speak languages from

different families.

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 12. Conflict between ethnic groups in the Balkans

A. ended once President Tito died and Yugoslavia became

several smaller countries.

B. was worst when Yugoslavia existed.

C. resulted in the breakout of World War II.

D. has existed for a long time.

E. is mostly because the groups speak languages from

different families.

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 13. Ethnic cleansing in Bosnia & Herzegovina
centered on

A. the desires of Serbs and Croats to consolidate

territory with Serbia and Croatia, respectively.

B. Bosnians fighting with Herzegovinians over control of

the region.

C. Serbs fighting with Croats over control of Bosnia but also

Herzegovina.

D. Herzegovinians wishing to rejoin Montenegro.

E. Bosniaks trying to expand territory under their control.

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 13. Ethnic cleansing in Bosnia & Herzegovina
centered on

A. the desires of Serbs and Croats to consolidate

territory with Serbia and Croatia, respectively.

B. Bosnians fighting with Herzegovinians over control of

the region.

C. Serbs fighting with Croats over control of Bosnia but also

Herzegovina.

D. Herzegovinians wishing to rejoin Montenegro.

E. Bosniaks trying to expand territory under their control.

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 14. Ethnic cleansing in Kosovo

A. was less pronounced than in neighboring countries.

B. continues today.

C. occurred mostly in the years around World War II.

D. was directed against the minority population.

E. was by Serbs wishing to keep the territory part

of Serbia.

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 14. Ethnic cleansing in Kosovo

A. was less pronounced than in neighboring countries.

B. continues today.

C. occurred mostly in the years around World War II.

D. was directed against the minority population.

E. was by Serbs wishing to keep the territory part

of Serbia.

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 15. Sudan’s internal conflicts have had the
commonality of

A. being focused in the neighborhoods of its capital,

Khartoum.

B. the Arab majority fighting with minority groups.

C. occurring mostly in the western and northern regions of

the country.

D. Sudan opposing Egypt’s use of the Nile River.

E. being over disputed oil resources.

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 15. Sudan’s internal conflicts have had the
commonality of

A. being focused in the neighborhoods of its capital,

Khartoum.

B. the Arab majority fighting with minority groups.

C. occurring mostly in the western and northern regions of

the country.

D. Sudan opposing Egypt’s use of the Nile River.

E. being over disputed oil resources.

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 16. The greatest single genocide in Central Africa
has been

A. the killing of Tutsis by Hutus in Rwanda.

B. between whites and non-whites in South Africa.

C. over a period of 70 years in the Democratic Republic

of Congo.

D. against Burundians by the Congolese army.

E. between groups that did not speak the same language.

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 16. The greatest single genocide in Central Africa
has been

A. the killing of Tutsis by Hutus in Rwanda.

B. between whites and non-whites in South Africa.

C. over a period of 70 years in the Democratic Republic

of Congo.

D. against Burundians by the Congolese army.

E. between groups that did not speak the same language.

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