Test Bank For Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society 12th Edition
Chapter 01
Chapter 1: Foundations of Multicultural Education
Chapter 1 Learning Objective Quizzes
Learning Objective 1.1: Understand and respect the diversity of students and their
families in U.S. schools.
[Q1]
When considering the racial breakdown of teachers in the United States, which racial
subgroup represents the vast majority?
1. Black
2. Asian
3. White [correct]
4. Latinx
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
The number of Black teachers in the teaching force is underrepresented in comparison
to the demographic breakdown of students.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
The number of Asian teachers in the teaching force is underrepresented in comparison
to the demographic breakdown of students.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
Elementary and secondary teachers who are White make up nearly 80% of the teaching
force. This does not match the racial demographics of the student body, and is thus an
area in which the field of education must work to address.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
The number of Latinx teachers in the teaching force is underrepresented in comparison
to the demographic breakdown of students.
[Q2]
Which of the following geographic regions in the United States represents the least
amount of racial diversity in schools?
1. Northeast
2. Midwest [correct]
3. South
4. West
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[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
While the majority of students in the Northeast are White, over 20% are Hispanic and
over 10% are Black.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 2]
Schools in midwestern states are the least diverse, with only one in three students
being a student of color.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
Over 20% of the school-aged population in the South is composed of individuals who
are Black.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
The West is home to a high percentage of Hispanic students and their families.
[Q3]
Which of the following represents the percentage of students in the United States who
attend a high-poverty school?
1. 20% [correct]
2. 30%
3. 40%
4. 50%
[Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
Nearly one in five students in the United States attends a high-poverty school where
75% or more of the student body receives free and reduced lunch.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
This percentage is not an accurate representation of the number of students who attend
a high-poverty school.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
This percentage is not an accurate representation of the number of students who attend
a high-poverty school.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
This percentage is not an accurate representation of the number of students who attend
a high-poverty school.
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Chapter 01
[Q4]
Which of the following best represents the concept of the Least Restrictive Environment
(LRE)?
1. LRE represents the least challenging educational setting for all students.
2. LRE represents a situation where students are free to conduct school as they
please.
3. LRE represents a situation where students with and without disabilities are educated
together in the most appropriate setting. [correct]
4. LRE means that students are grouped based on ability for ease of educational
delivery.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
LRE is not concerned with ease, but rather appropriateness.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
LRE is not focused on student choices for schooling structures.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
LRE is a construct in Special Education which represents the setting in which students
with disabilities can be educated alongside nondisabled peers in the most appropriate
setting.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
LRE is not focused on ability grouping. In fact, this would be against the concept of LR
E.
Learning Objective 1.2: Describe the role that culture plays in the lives of students and
how you can incorporate their cultures in the classroom to support their social and
emotional development and their academic learning.
[Q1]
The culture of the United States is a dynamic culture. However, which of the following is
most closely associated with a stereotypical view of culture in the United States?
1. Aggression
2. Cultural inclusivity
3. Individualism [correct]
4. Language integration
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
While this may be a stereotypical viewpoint held by some, this is not the correct answer.
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[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
While the United States is made up of individuals representing many different cultures,
issues of inequality are still present in American culture.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
Stereotypically, American culture is often thought of as an individualistic and capitalistic
culture where individuals strive for individual achievements.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
Many languages are spoken in the United States, but stereotypically the US largely
operates with English as a dominant language.
[Q2]
Within the dominant culture, there are always other smaller cultural groups. Which of
the following describes this concept?
1. Microcultures
2. Subcultures [correct]
3. Mini-cultures
4. Other cultures
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
Microcultures do exist, but generally, they’re considered much smaller and specialized
than the correct answer.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 2]
The term subcultures is used to describe the smaller cultures that exist within larger
cultural groups.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
“Mini-cultures” is not a term commonly used to discuss smaller cultural groups.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
This answer choice is much too broad. Additionally, the correct answer choice doesn’t
describe an entirely “other” culture, but rather a part of a broader cultural group.
[Q3]
Which of the following best describes the rate at which cultures typically change?
1. Some cultures change rapidly, others more slowly. [correct]
2. Cultures change rapidly.
3. Cultures change slowly.
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Chapter 01
Chapter 1: Foundations of Multicultural Education
Chapter 1 Learning Objective Quizzes
Learning Objective 1.1: Understand and respect the diversity of students and their
families in U.S. schools.
[Q1]
When considering the racial breakdown of teachers in the United States, which racial
subgroup represents the vast majority?
1. Black
2. Asian
3. White [correct]
4. Latinx
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
The number of Black teachers in the teaching force is underrepresented in comparison
to the demographic breakdown of students.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
The number of Asian teachers in the teaching force is underrepresented in comparison
to the demographic breakdown of students.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
Elementary and secondary teachers who are White make up nearly 80% of the teaching
force. This does not match the racial demographics of the student body, and is thus an
area in which the field of education must work to address.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
The number of Latinx teachers in the teaching force is underrepresented in comparison
to the demographic breakdown of students.
[Q2]
Which of the following geographic regions in the United States represents the least
amount of racial diversity in schools?
1. Northeast
2. Midwest [correct]
3. South
4. West
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[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
While the majority of students in the Northeast are White, over 20% are Hispanic and
over 10% are Black.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 2]
Schools in midwestern states are the least diverse, with only one in three students
being a student of color.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
Over 20% of the school-aged population in the South is composed of individuals who
are Black.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
The West is home to a high percentage of Hispanic students and their families.
[Q3]
Which of the following represents the percentage of students in the United States who
attend a high-poverty school?
1. 20% [correct]
2. 30%
3. 40%
4. 50%
[Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
Nearly one in five students in the United States attends a high-poverty school where
75% or more of the student body receives free and reduced lunch.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
This percentage is not an accurate representation of the number of students who attend
a high-poverty school.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
This percentage is not an accurate representation of the number of students who attend
a high-poverty school.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
This percentage is not an accurate representation of the number of students who attend
a high-poverty school.
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Chapter 01
[Q4]
Which of the following best represents the concept of the Least Restrictive Environment
(LRE)?
1. LRE represents the least challenging educational setting for all students.
2. LRE represents a situation where students are free to conduct school as they
please.
3. LRE represents a situation where students with and without disabilities are educated
together in the most appropriate setting. [correct]
4. LRE means that students are grouped based on ability for ease of educational
delivery.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
LRE is not concerned with ease, but rather appropriateness.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
LRE is not focused on student choices for schooling structures.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
LRE is a construct in Special Education which represents the setting in which students
with disabilities can be educated alongside nondisabled peers in the most appropriate
setting.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
LRE is not focused on ability grouping. In fact, this would be against the concept of LR
E.
Learning Objective 1.2: Describe the role that culture plays in the lives of students and
how you can incorporate their cultures in the classroom to support their social and
emotional development and their academic learning.
[Q1]
The culture of the United States is a dynamic culture. However, which of the following is
most closely associated with a stereotypical view of culture in the United States?
1. Aggression
2. Cultural inclusivity
3. Individualism [correct]
4. Language integration
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
While this may be a stereotypical viewpoint held by some, this is not the correct answer.
3
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Chapter 01
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
While the United States is made up of individuals representing many different cultures,
issues of inequality are still present in American culture.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
Stereotypically, American culture is often thought of as an individualistic and capitalistic
culture where individuals strive for individual achievements.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
Many languages are spoken in the United States, but stereotypically the US largely
operates with English as a dominant language.
[Q2]
Within the dominant culture, there are always other smaller cultural groups. Which of
the following describes this concept?
1. Microcultures
2. Subcultures [correct]
3. Mini-cultures
4. Other cultures
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
Microcultures do exist, but generally, they’re considered much smaller and specialized
than the correct answer.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 2]
The term subcultures is used to describe the smaller cultures that exist within larger
cultural groups.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
“Mini-cultures” is not a term commonly used to discuss smaller cultural groups.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
This answer choice is much too broad. Additionally, the correct answer choice doesn’t
describe an entirely “other” culture, but rather a part of a broader cultural group.
[Q3]
Which of the following best describes the rate at which cultures typically change?
1. Some cultures change rapidly, others more slowly. [correct]
2. Cultures change rapidly.
3. Cultures change slowly.
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