, Trocchio_ Chapter 1 Testbank 1
Gangs in America’s Communities
James C. Howell
Elizabeth Griffiths
Chapter 1: History of Gangs in the United States
1. Which of the following is the name of the first New York City area gang with a clear leadership
structure?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Pg. 2 ; Question Type: MC
a. The Kerryonians
b. Rosanna Peers
*c. Forty Thieves
d. Bowery Boys
Type: MR
2. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following were true of Thrasher’s “interstitial areas” in
Chicago?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Pg. 5; Question Type:
MR
a. They were located in commercial zones.
*b. They were characterized by social disorganization.
*c. They were located outside residential zones.
d. They were populated mostly by Blacks.
3. Which of the following is NOT an example of an illicit economy, such as that which emerged in the
Robert Taylor Homes (RTH) in the 1970s?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: Pgs. 6-7; Question Type: MC
*a. Babysitting
b. Drug dealing
c. Resale of stolen electronics
d. Prostitution
Type: MR
4. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following historical events are examples of the racial unrest
between Blacks and Whites that in part led to development and expansion of Black gangs?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Pgs. 5, 6, 10, 11;
Question Type: MR
*a. The Great Migration
*b. The Civil War
, Trocchio_ Chapter 1 Testbank 2
c. The Sleepy Lagoon Murder
d. The Zoot Suit Riots
5. _______________ describes the political process that was formalized by the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo and mandated that Mexicans living in the Southwest become naturalized US citizens.
@Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension ; Answer Location: Pg. 9; Question Type:
MC
a. Secession
b. Immigration
*c. Annexation
d. Colonization
6. The intensive bonding to “barrios” among Latin Americans is distinctive to the _________region of the
United States.
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Pg. 9; Question Type: MC
a. Northeast
b. South
*c. West
d. Midwest
7. The Zoot Suit Riots reflect the ________ of Blacks and Latinos in the 1940s.
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: Pg. 10; Question Type: MC
a. liberation
b. employment
c. imprisonment
*d. stigmatization
8. Which of the following is NOT an example of institutional inequality, such as was experienced by
Blacks moving to Los Angeles from the South in the 1920s?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application ; Answer Location: Pg. 10; Question Type: MC
a. Dilapidated housing
b. Low wages
c. Restrictive housing covenants
*d. Sentencing disparities
9. ____________ was a key feature of the conditions that catalyzed gang formation among Blacks in Los
Angeles in BOTH the 1940s and the 1970s:
, Trocchio_ Chapter 1 Testbank 3
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension ; Answer Location: Pg. 10 ; Question Type:
MC
a. Residential segregation
b. Police brutality
*c. Racially based violence
d. Unemployment
10. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. In which of the following regions are the presence of transnational gangs
NOT pronounced?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application ; Answer Location: Pgs. 12, 18; Question Type:
MS
*a. Northeast
b. South
c. West
*d. Midwest
11. In Los Angeles, _________ gangs have seemed to attracted the most attention among Asian gangs for
their unique structure and activity.
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Pg. 12; Question Type: MC
a. Cambodian
*b. Vietnamese
c. Filipino
d. Chinese
Type: MR
12. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. In what Southern cities did gang-related homicides make up 20% of all
homicides between 1996 and 2009?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Pg. 14; Question Type: MR
a. New Orleans
*b. Houston
*c. Atlanta
d. San Antonio
13. The __________________was responsible for most drastically increasing the number and diversity of
new immigrants entering the United States since the 19th century.
a. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b. Second World War
Gangs in America’s Communities
James C. Howell
Elizabeth Griffiths
Chapter 1: History of Gangs in the United States
1. Which of the following is the name of the first New York City area gang with a clear leadership
structure?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Pg. 2 ; Question Type: MC
a. The Kerryonians
b. Rosanna Peers
*c. Forty Thieves
d. Bowery Boys
Type: MR
2. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following were true of Thrasher’s “interstitial areas” in
Chicago?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Pg. 5; Question Type:
MR
a. They were located in commercial zones.
*b. They were characterized by social disorganization.
*c. They were located outside residential zones.
d. They were populated mostly by Blacks.
3. Which of the following is NOT an example of an illicit economy, such as that which emerged in the
Robert Taylor Homes (RTH) in the 1970s?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: Pgs. 6-7; Question Type: MC
*a. Babysitting
b. Drug dealing
c. Resale of stolen electronics
d. Prostitution
Type: MR
4. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following historical events are examples of the racial unrest
between Blacks and Whites that in part led to development and expansion of Black gangs?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Pgs. 5, 6, 10, 11;
Question Type: MR
*a. The Great Migration
*b. The Civil War
, Trocchio_ Chapter 1 Testbank 2
c. The Sleepy Lagoon Murder
d. The Zoot Suit Riots
5. _______________ describes the political process that was formalized by the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo and mandated that Mexicans living in the Southwest become naturalized US citizens.
@Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension ; Answer Location: Pg. 9; Question Type:
MC
a. Secession
b. Immigration
*c. Annexation
d. Colonization
6. The intensive bonding to “barrios” among Latin Americans is distinctive to the _________region of the
United States.
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Pg. 9; Question Type: MC
a. Northeast
b. South
*c. West
d. Midwest
7. The Zoot Suit Riots reflect the ________ of Blacks and Latinos in the 1940s.
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: Pg. 10; Question Type: MC
a. liberation
b. employment
c. imprisonment
*d. stigmatization
8. Which of the following is NOT an example of institutional inequality, such as was experienced by
Blacks moving to Los Angeles from the South in the 1920s?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application ; Answer Location: Pg. 10; Question Type: MC
a. Dilapidated housing
b. Low wages
c. Restrictive housing covenants
*d. Sentencing disparities
9. ____________ was a key feature of the conditions that catalyzed gang formation among Blacks in Los
Angeles in BOTH the 1940s and the 1970s:
, Trocchio_ Chapter 1 Testbank 3
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension ; Answer Location: Pg. 10 ; Question Type:
MC
a. Residential segregation
b. Police brutality
*c. Racially based violence
d. Unemployment
10. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. In which of the following regions are the presence of transnational gangs
NOT pronounced?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Application ; Answer Location: Pgs. 12, 18; Question Type:
MS
*a. Northeast
b. South
c. West
*d. Midwest
11. In Los Angeles, _________ gangs have seemed to attracted the most attention among Asian gangs for
their unique structure and activity.
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Pg. 12; Question Type: MC
a. Cambodian
*b. Vietnamese
c. Filipino
d. Chinese
Type: MR
12. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. In what Southern cities did gang-related homicides make up 20% of all
homicides between 1996 and 2009?
@ Learning objective: N/A; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Pg. 14; Question Type: MR
a. New Orleans
*b. Houston
*c. Atlanta
d. San Antonio
13. The __________________was responsible for most drastically increasing the number and diversity of
new immigrants entering the United States since the 19th century.
a. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b. Second World War
