Which recent event in U.S. history stands as a symbolic message that many Americans are ready to move beyond racial prejudices?
a. the dragging murder of William Byrd in Texas
b. the new immigration law in Arizona
c. the election of Barack Obama
d. attacks on Sikhs following 9/11
Question 2Early sociologists tended to
a. think in micro-level terms
b. think in macro-level terms
c. think in middle-level terms
d. combine approaches at all levels
Question 3Which entire ethnic group has been incarcerated in the U.S.?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Japanese Americans
d. Mexican Americans
Question 4The invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies demonstrates
a. the conflict perspective
b. a host of sociological failures
c. the power of the U.S.
d. God's will for the U.S.
Question 5How many American Indians were forcibly removed from their homes between 1830 and 1850?
a. 5,000
b. 10,000
c. 50,000
d. 100,000
Question 6The Trail of Tears refers to:
a. the attempted extermination of the Jews in Germany during WWII
b. the expulsion of the American Indians from their homes in the eastern U.S.
c. the transportation of Africans to the U.S. as slaves
d. the internment of Japanese citizens in the U.S. during WWII
Question 7The roots of modern sociology can be found in
a. The ancient Greek philosophers
b. Early American politics
c. Most major world religions
d. philosophers and scientists from the Great Enlightenment
Question 8Jane Addams, an early social reformer in America, focused her efforts on
a. gaining empirical information about Chicago's wealthiest citizens
b. using surveys to gain information about Philadelphia's black population
c. aiding European immigrants
d. working with her neighbors in Chicago's West Side slum area
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