TEST BANK
FOR
AP
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Sixteenth Edition
EX
Chapter 1 – Exploring Race and Ethnicity
SO
Multiple Choice Questions
LU
1. In sociology, the term minority refers to a group.
a. dominant
TI
b. subordinate
c. ruling
O
d. sovereign
N
Answer: b
S
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
1
,Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
2. Sociologists define ethnic groups based on .
AP
a. whatever definition a particular dominant group applies within a specific cultural
setting
b. differing religious practices
EX
c. obvious physical differences that distinguish them from other groups
d. their national origin or distinctive cultural patterns
SO
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
LU
Topic: Types of Minority Groups
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: Moderate
TI
3. A(n) group is a subordinate group whose members have significantly less
O
control or power over their own lives than do members of a dominant group.
a. minority
N
b. governing
c. stratified
S
d. elite
2
,Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
AP
Difficulty: Easy
4. Which definition best represents the sociological concept of a subordinate or social
EX
minority group?
a. a group that experiences a narrowing of life‘s opportunities
b. a group that consists of less than 50 percent of the population
SO
c. group membership defined exclusively in terms of physical traits
d. social standing that is irrelevant to the processes of a democracy
LU
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
TI
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: Moderate
O
5. Which characteristic applies to a minority or subordinate group?
N
a. voluntary membership in the group
S
b. having a broad spectrum of opportunities
c. unequal treatment from others
3
, d. unawareness of subordination
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
AP
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
EX
6. Membership in a dominant or minority group is .
a. a personal choice
b. not voluntary
c. not mandatory
d. discretionary
SO
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
LU
7. Members of a minority or subordinate group .
a. generally marry other people from outside their group
TI
b. become a part of the group voluntarily
c. are political equals of the majority group
O
d. have distinguishing cultural traits
N
Answer: d
S
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
4
FOR
AP
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Sixteenth Edition
EX
Chapter 1 – Exploring Race and Ethnicity
SO
Multiple Choice Questions
LU
1. In sociology, the term minority refers to a group.
a. dominant
TI
b. subordinate
c. ruling
O
d. sovereign
N
Answer: b
S
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
1
,Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
2. Sociologists define ethnic groups based on .
AP
a. whatever definition a particular dominant group applies within a specific cultural
setting
b. differing religious practices
EX
c. obvious physical differences that distinguish them from other groups
d. their national origin or distinctive cultural patterns
SO
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
LU
Topic: Types of Minority Groups
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: Moderate
TI
3. A(n) group is a subordinate group whose members have significantly less
O
control or power over their own lives than do members of a dominant group.
a. minority
N
b. governing
c. stratified
S
d. elite
2
,Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
AP
Difficulty: Easy
4. Which definition best represents the sociological concept of a subordinate or social
EX
minority group?
a. a group that experiences a narrowing of life‘s opportunities
b. a group that consists of less than 50 percent of the population
SO
c. group membership defined exclusively in terms of physical traits
d. social standing that is irrelevant to the processes of a democracy
LU
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
TI
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: Moderate
O
5. Which characteristic applies to a minority or subordinate group?
N
a. voluntary membership in the group
S
b. having a broad spectrum of opportunities
c. unequal treatment from others
3
, d. unawareness of subordination
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
AP
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
EX
6. Membership in a dominant or minority group is .
a. a personal choice
b. not voluntary
c. not mandatory
d. discretionary
SO
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
LU
7. Members of a minority or subordinate group .
a. generally marry other people from outside their group
TI
b. become a part of the group voluntarily
c. are political equals of the majority group
O
d. have distinguishing cultural traits
N
Answer: d
S
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
4
