Exploring Culture: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

Question 1

What was the biggest reason the government of South Africa created a policy of apartheid?

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to ensure that a racial minority group kept its political and economic dominance

Question 2

Race and ethnicity are interchangeable terms; both are used to describe a person’s skin tone. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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Question 3

Which of the following events was not a result of the Bosnian civil war?

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An independent, democratic Yugoslavia was restored.

Question 4

"Matriarchal" is best defined as a __________.

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domination of a government or social group by females

Question 5

Scientists have shown that a person’s race is determined by a set of biological traits found in their DNA. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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F

Question 6

Which of the following words is used to categorize the terms “Hispanic” or “Latino,” according to the US Census?

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ethnicity

Question 7

Which of the following events led to ethnic conflict in the Balkans in 1989?

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Yugoslavian republics declared independence after Serbia attempted to dominate minority groups.

Question 8

Apartheid is best described as the system used by __________.

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South Africa from 1948 to 1994 to separate races

Question 9

What is the significance of the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords?

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It ended a conflict between Bosnia, Serbia, and Croatia.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about race is false?

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Race has a biological basis.

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