The FBI estimates that ______ hate crimes occurred in the United States in 2005
A. 70
B. 700
C. 7000
D. 70,000
What was the reason the Louisiana district attorney did not prosecute the white students who hung a noose in a tree at school in Jena?
A. He could not find any eyewitnesses.
B. He could not find a statute that covered the act.
C. The jury did not indict the suspects.
D. He could not find evidence against the suspects.
In the Civil Rights Act of 1991, any form of score-adjustment on the basis of race, religion, or sex was banned. This, in effect, put a stop to
A. affirmative action.
B. disparate treatment.
C. modern racism.
D. race-norming.
Using separate test score distributions for different ethnic groups is
A. affirmative action.
B. part of diversity training.
C. race-norming.
D. disparate impact.
Which of the following is NOT another term for, or related to, modern racism?
A. Race-norming
B. Subtle prejudice
C. Racial ambivalence
D. Symbolic racism
The decision in the case of Griggs v. Duke Power Co
A. required businesses to hire at least the same percentage of minority group members as there were in the community.
B. was the first to deal with employment discrimination against minority workers.
C. approved of the procedure of race-norming in setting testing standards for employment.
D. required businesses to show that applicants' requirements (such as test scores) had to be a business necessity.
What is true of African American students who entered elite colleges and universities?
A. They had a higher rate of graduation than their White classmates.
B. They were more active than their White classmates in civic activities.
C. They were less likely to obtain advanced degrees than their White classmates.
D. They were less likely to obtain professional degrees than their White classmates.
Which of the following was NOT suggested by Pratkanis and Miller (1996) as a way to increase public acceptance of affirmative action programs?
A. Communicate the procedures clearly
B. Make sure the selection procedures are seen as fair
C. Recognize that affirmative action is not a panacea
D. Eliminate programs from areas with more than 40 minorities
A 1995 Gallup poll found that about _____ of Americans wanted to eliminate affirmative action laws completely.
A. 5
B. 15
C. 25
D. 35
Psychologists have determined that ______________ working conditions can help reduce prejudice and increase interracial contact and acceptance.
A. hierarchical
B. interdependent
C. segregated
D. desegregated
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