Race and Ethnicity in Politics

Description: This quiz assesses your understanding of the role of race and ethnicity in politics.
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What is the term used to describe the process by which people of different racial or ethnic groups come together to form a political coalition?

  1. Racial Integration

  2. Ethnic Assimilation

  3. Racial Polarization

  4. Ethnic Cohesion


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ethnic cohesion refers to the process by which people of different ethnic groups come together to form a political coalition.

Which of the following is an example of a racial stereotype?

  1. All Asians are good at math.

  2. All Black people are good at sports.

  3. All Hispanics are lazy.

  4. All White people are privileged.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A racial stereotype is a widely held belief about the characteristics of a particular racial group that is often inaccurate and harmful.

What is the term used to describe the belief that one's own racial or ethnic group is superior to others?

  1. Racism

  2. Ethnocentrism

  3. Xenophobia

  4. Nationalism


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own racial or ethnic group is superior to others.

Which of the following is an example of racial discrimination?

  1. Denying someone a job because of their race.

  2. Refusing to rent an apartment to someone because of their ethnicity.

  3. Charging someone more for a product or service because of their race.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Racial discrimination is any action or practice that treats people differently based on their race.

What is the term used to describe the process by which people of different racial or ethnic groups become more similar to each other over time?

  1. Racial Integration

  2. Ethnic Assimilation

  3. Racial Polarization

  4. Ethnic Cohesion


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ethnic assimilation is the process by which people of different ethnic groups become more similar to each other over time.

Which of the following is an example of a racial slur?

  1. The N-word

  2. The C-word

  3. The J-word

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A racial slur is a word or phrase that is used to insult or demean a person based on their race.

What is the term used to describe the belief that all races are equal and should be treated equally?

  1. Racism

  2. Ethnocentrism

  3. Xenophobia

  4. Anti-racism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Anti-racism is the belief that all races are equal and should be treated equally.

Which of the following is an example of a racial microaggression?

  1. Asking someone where they are really from.

  2. Assuming someone is less intelligent because of their race.

  3. Making a joke about someone's race.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A racial microaggression is a subtle, often unintentional, insult or slight against a person based on their race.

What is the term used to describe the process by which people of different racial or ethnic groups become more divided and hostile towards each other?

  1. Racial Integration

  2. Ethnic Assimilation

  3. Racial Polarization

  4. Ethnic Cohesion


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Racial polarization is the process by which people of different racial or ethnic groups become more divided and hostile towards each other.

Which of the following is an example of a racial profiling?

  1. Stopping someone for a traffic violation because they are Black.

  2. Searching someone's car because they are Hispanic.

  3. Asking someone for their ID because they are Asian.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Racial profiling is the practice of targeting people for suspicion of crime based on their race.

What is the term used to describe the belief that one's own race or ethnicity is inferior to others?

  1. Racism

  2. Ethnocentrism

  3. Xenophobia

  4. Self-hatred


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Self-hatred is the belief that one's own race or ethnicity is inferior to others.

Which of the following is an example of a hate crime?

  1. Attacking someone because of their race.

  2. Burning a cross on someone's lawn.

  3. Spray-painting racial slurs on a building.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A hate crime is a crime that is motivated by hatred or bias against a particular group of people.

What is the term used to describe the belief that one's own race or ethnicity is the only one that is truly valuable?

  1. Racism

  2. Ethnocentrism

  3. Xenophobia

  4. Supremacism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Supremacism is the belief that one's own race or ethnicity is the only one that is truly valuable.

Which of the following is an example of a racial quota?

  1. Setting a goal for the number of minority students who are admitted to a university.

  2. Requiring a certain number of minority employees in a company.

  3. Giving preferential treatment to minority candidates in a job interview.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A racial quota is a numerical goal or target for the representation of a particular racial or ethnic group in a particular area or institution.

What is the term used to describe the belief that all races are equal and should be treated equally?

  1. Racism

  2. Ethnocentrism

  3. Xenophobia

  4. Egalitarianism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Egalitarianism is the belief that all races are equal and should be treated equally.

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