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Multiple Choice


This activity contains 15 questions.

	Which of the following is the largest ancestral group in the United States today?   Polish Germans Italians Irish

	As a result of the increasingly large number of Jewish people, Asians, Middle-Easterners, and African-Americans, the estimated percentage of Christians living in the United States in 2004 was:   86 percent. 46 percent. 26 percent. 77 percent.

	"The most segregated hour of the week" refers to:   the travel time that commuters need to get to work. Sunday morning when people go to church. 6:00 PM. Saturday night at the movies.

	Which one of the following prominent sociologists incorrectly suggested the disappearance of ethnicity as an important factor in the United States?   Oscar Handlin Robert Park W. Lloyd Warner and Leo Srole all of the above.

	According to Marcus Hansen, "What the son wishes to forget, the grandson wishes to remember." To what does this statement refer?   an individual's religious heritage an individual's ethnic heritage an individual's racial heritage all of the above

	An example of symbolic ethnicity would be:   African-Americans uniting to fight housing discrimination. Jewish people celebrating Passover. Italians eating cannolis. all of the above.

	Michael Lerner's study of respectable bigotry suggests that affluent Whites are more tolerant of:   racial minorities and less accepting of people from lower social classes. lower class Whites than they are of racial minorities. lower class Asians than they are of members of other racial minorities. none of the above.

	Research concerning the bigotry of White ethnics indicates that they are:   much more bigoted than middle class Whites. less bigoted than middle class Whites. a little more bigoted than middle class Whites. no more bigoted than middle class Whites.

	The fact that Italians are often characterized as criminal, even in the mass media, is another example of what has been termed:   respectable bigotry. ethnicity paradox. symbolic ethnicity. none of the above.

	Andrew Greeley's research indicated that ethnicity was a strong predictor of attitudes and beliefs than religion with one exception. Which of the following was the exception to this finding?   civil liberties political party allegiance personality characteristics family structure

	Which sociological perspective sees civil religion as reinforcing core American values which may be more expressly patriotic than sacred in nature?   the labeling approach the conflict perspective the interactionist perspective the functionalist perspective

	Which one of the following immigrant groups is the most prominent subgroup in the Roman Catholic Church today?   Irish Southeast Asians Filipinos Hispanics

	According to Glock and Stark, Southern Baptists belong to which "generic theological camp"?   fundamentalists moderates liberals conservatives

	Which of the following religious groups permits women to become spiritual leaders within their organization?   Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod Southern Baptist Convention Orthodox Judaism none of the above

	The United States Supreme Court has ruled that:   the individuals and groups could not use illegal drugs as part of religious rituals. nondenominational prayers could not be used in public school classes. nondenominational prayers could not be used in public gatherings. all of the above.

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