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Developed by California Newsreel in conjunction with the Association of American Colleges and Universities, this quiz challenges many notions about race that we take for granted, including its basis in biology, its history as a concept and its social impact. This exercise will help shift the focus of discussion from individual acts of racism to structural conditions.

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Race Literacy Quiz

Pregunta 1 de 14

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Members of a race can be identified by their:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Blood Group

  • Skin Color

  • Ancestry

  • Genes

  • All of the above

  • None of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 14

1

Which species has the most genetic variation?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Humans

  • Chimpanzees

  • Penguins

  • Fruit Flies

  • Elephants

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 14

1

Which two populations are most likely, on average, to be genetically similar?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Italians and Ethiopians

  • Senegalese and Kenyans

  • Italians and Swedes

  • Chinese and Lakota (Sioux)

  • Saudi Arabians and Ethiopians

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 14

1

Which continent has the greatest human genetic diversity?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Europe

  • Asia

  • South America

  • Africa

  • North America

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 14

1

The characteristic that Greeks felt distinguished them from “barbarians” was:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Religion

  • Skin Color

  • Language

  • Customs

  • Hairiness

  • Intelligence

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 14

1

Which of the following was NOT an important reason why African slavery first took root in North America:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • As non-Christians, they had no legal protections

  • They were skilled semi-tropical farmers

  • The supply of indentured servants from Europe was becoming unreliable

  • They were deemed innately inferior

  • Unlike Native Americans, they were resistant to European diseases

  • They couldn’t easily run away

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 14

1

When Jamestown colonist John Rolfe traveled to the Court of London in 1619 with his new wife Pocahontas, it caused a scandal because:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • An Englishman had married an Indian

  • Christian had married a heathen

  • Pocahontas, a princess, married beneath her by marrying a commoner

  • Londoners had never seen an Indian before

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 14

1

In America, the rise of the idea of white supremacy was tied most directly to:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Indian Removal

  • Slavery

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The U.S. Constitution

  • Ancient Greece

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 14

1

Which was NOT introduced to Indians by whites?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • An Indian Identity

  • Democracy

  • Identity by "blood quantum"

  • Horses

  • Measles

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 14

1

Of the $120 billion in home loans underwritten by the federal government between 1933 and 1962, what percentage went to white homeowners?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 45%

  • 64%

  • 75%

  • 88%

  • 98%

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 14

1

Which of the following is NOT a result of federal government policies?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Redlining

  • Urban Renewal

  • Deterioration of Inner Cities

  • Affirmative action quotas

  • The wealth gap between black and white families.

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 14

1

Today, the net worth of the average white family is how much compared to the average Black family?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Three times as much

  • Eight times as much

  • Half as much

  • Twice as much

  • The same

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 14

1

According to a 1993 study, 86% of suburban whites lived in a community where the Black population was:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Less than 5%

  • Less than 10%

  • Less than 1%

  • More than 10%

  • More than 15%

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 14

1

Which is NOT an example of a government racial preference program?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 1964 Civil Rights Act

  • 1862 Homestead Act

  • 1790NaturalizationAct

  • 1934 Federal Housing Administration

  • 1935 Social Security Act

Explicación

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