Racial and Ethnicity Test Questions
and Answers
The president of a bank refuses to hire the most qualified candidate for a key
management position because the candidate is Jewish. This is an example of
________. - Answer-Discrimination
Which of the following measures can prove to be effective in influencing reluctant
liberals toward less discriminatory behavior? - Answer-equal-opportunity legislation
According to Merton's typology, a person who harbors prejudice but will not discriminate
if discrimination costs money or reduces profits is called a(n) ________. - Answer-timid
bigot
LaPiere's study in the early 1930s involving travel with a Chinese couple throughout the
United States indicated that most people who participated in the follow-up questionnaire
were ________. - Answer-timid bigots
When asked to comment on their "Whiteness," White people most likely see themselves
________. - Answer-stigmatized as racist
The ________ suggests that, rather than accepting guilt for some failure, a person
transfers the responsibility for failure to a vulnerable group. - Answer-scapegoating
theory
Which of the following approaches explains how racism can stigmatize a group as
inferior so that the victimization of that group can be justified? - Answer-exploitation
theory
- Answer-relative deprivation
An ordinary crime is defined as a(n) ________ when offenders are motivated to choose
a victim because of some characteristic—for example, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual
orientation, or disability—and provide evidence that hatred prompted them to commit
the crime. - Answer-bias crime
Which of the following terms refers to racist outcomes that become so widespread that
minority groups endure them as a part of everyday life? - Answer-woodwork racism
A firm promotes men to higher positions than women despite women performing better
at the workplace. This is because the company believes that women need to balance
tasks at home and work, which makes it difficult for them to take up positions of
increased responsibility. This is an example of ________. - Answer-sex discrimination
and Answers
The president of a bank refuses to hire the most qualified candidate for a key
management position because the candidate is Jewish. This is an example of
________. - Answer-Discrimination
Which of the following measures can prove to be effective in influencing reluctant
liberals toward less discriminatory behavior? - Answer-equal-opportunity legislation
According to Merton's typology, a person who harbors prejudice but will not discriminate
if discrimination costs money or reduces profits is called a(n) ________. - Answer-timid
bigot
LaPiere's study in the early 1930s involving travel with a Chinese couple throughout the
United States indicated that most people who participated in the follow-up questionnaire
were ________. - Answer-timid bigots
When asked to comment on their "Whiteness," White people most likely see themselves
________. - Answer-stigmatized as racist
The ________ suggests that, rather than accepting guilt for some failure, a person
transfers the responsibility for failure to a vulnerable group. - Answer-scapegoating
theory
Which of the following approaches explains how racism can stigmatize a group as
inferior so that the victimization of that group can be justified? - Answer-exploitation
theory
- Answer-relative deprivation
An ordinary crime is defined as a(n) ________ when offenders are motivated to choose
a victim because of some characteristic—for example, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual
orientation, or disability—and provide evidence that hatred prompted them to commit
the crime. - Answer-bias crime
Which of the following terms refers to racist outcomes that become so widespread that
minority groups endure them as a part of everyday life? - Answer-woodwork racism
A firm promotes men to higher positions than women despite women performing better
at the workplace. This is because the company believes that women need to balance
tasks at home and work, which makes it difficult for them to take up positions of
increased responsibility. This is an example of ________. - Answer-sex discrimination
