Question 1

What year was the GI Bill of Rights passed?

Accepted Answer

A)   1930
B)   1963
C)   1970
D)   1944E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of institutionalized job discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)   selective recruitment strategies
B)   not advertising new positions
C)   avoiding state employment services
D)   all of theseE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which group is often stereotyped as the model minority in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   Asians
B)   Irish
C)   Indians
D)   Native AmericansE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is currently a category that immigrants can apply for a visa under?

Accepted Answer

A)   temporary work visa
B)   being an immediate family member of a U.S. citizen
C)   refugee
D)   all of theseE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

This theory embraces individualism, free markets, free trade, and limited government intervention or regulation.

Accepted Answer

A)   neoliberal theory
B)   Marxism
C)   symbolic interactionism
D)   functionalismE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Which U.S. president implemented the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)   President Nixon
B)   President Truman
C)   President Kennedy
D)   President RooseveltE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following groups was not protected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)   those with physical disabilities
B)   racial minorities
C)   women
D)   religious groupsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Neoliberal theory has saturated U.S. politics and created pervasive narratives that support the assumption that the United States is a(n)  ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   oligarchy
B)   aristocracy
C)   meritocracy
D)   monarchyE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following was not true of slaves brought to America forcefully by European colonists?

Accepted Answer

A)   at first they were indentured servants
B)   they were never indentured servants
C)   they were quickly labeled as chattel
D)   both "at first they were indentured servants" and "they were quickly labeled as chattel"E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The court case Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke made this practice illegal.

Accepted Answer

A)   racial quotas
B)   job discrimination
C)   sexual harassment in the workplace
D)   discriminatory firingE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is true about undocumented workers?

Accepted Answer

A)   They compete for blue-collar jobs.
B)   They are clustered in agriculture.
C)   They do not compete for the same jobs as low wage workers.
D)   both "they are clustered in agriculture" and "they do not compete for the same jobs as low wage workers"E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

This metaphor is used to describe the occupational experience of women of color regarding the barriers to top administrative positions and middle management positions.

Accepted Answer

A)   class ceiling
B)   glass escalator
C)   concrete ceiling
D)   triple glass ceilingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The racial wealth gap is much wider than the income gap.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which U.S. president launched the War on Poverty in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)   President Kennedy
B)   President Johnson
C)   President Nixon
D)   President FordE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

This is the concealed story of the situation of worker's benefits in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   The United States ranks first in worker benefits.
B)   The United States does not guaranteed paid sick leave.
C)   The United States does not guarantee paid parental leave.
D)   Worker's benefits have a differential impact on various social groups.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

______ is the legal term that defined African American slaves as property of their masters.

Accepted Answer

A)   Chattel
B)   Cargo
C)   Human equity
D)   Human capitalE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Using two examples from the reading, discuss two common forms of job discrimination.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

This is a function of high-tech companies outsourcing contract jobs.

Accepted Answer

A)   It improves the quality.
B)   It prevents the company from having to pay benefits to their regular employees.
C)   It saves the company's money.
D)   both "it prevents the company from having to pay benefits to their regular employees" and "it saves the company's money"E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

What decade was President Truman's Fair Deal implemented?

Accepted Answer

A)   1910s
B)   1950s
C)   1960s
D)   1970sE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which of the following is a myth about affirmative action?

Accepted Answer

A)   Companies are required to meet racial quotas.
B)   All employers are required to implement affirmative action policies.
C)   Affirmative action policies decrease diversity.
D)   both "companies are required to meet racial quotas" and "all employers are required to implement affirmative action policies"E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 4: Work and Wealth Inequality

______ is the legal term that defined African American slaves as property of their masters.

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Which of the following is currently a category that immigrants can apply for a visa under?

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Which U.S. president implemented the New Deal?

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Which group is often stereotyped as the model minority in the United States?

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This is the concealed story of the situation of worker's benefits in the United States.

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Which of the following is true about undocumented workers?

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Neoliberal theory has saturated U.S. politics and created pervasive narratives that support the assumption that the United States is a(n) ______.

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The racial wealth gap is much wider than the income gap.

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This is a function of high-tech companies outsourcing contract jobs.

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The court case Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke made this practice illegal.

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Using two examples from the reading, discuss two common forms of job discrimination.

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Which of the following is an example of institutionalized job discrimination?

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Which of the following was not true of slaves brought to America forcefully by European colonists?

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What year was the GI Bill of Rights passed?

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This metaphor is used to describe the occupational experience of women of color regarding the barriers to top administrative positions and middle management positions.

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Which of the following is a myth about affirmative action?

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Which of the following groups was not protected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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What decade was President Truman's Fair Deal implemented?

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This theory embraces individualism, free markets, free trade, and limited government intervention or regulation.

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Which U.S. president launched the War on Poverty in the 1960s?

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