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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 8, Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American Identity Development.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term "affirmative action" first appeared in Executive Order 10925, which was signed by what American President?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) Calvin Coolidge.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Grover Cleveland.

2. Although Erik Erikson lacked even a bachelor's degree, he served as a professor for prominent institutions?
(a) University of Michigan and Ohio State.
(b) Harvard and Yale.
(c) Boston College and Columbia University.
(d) Oxford and Rhodes.

3. In Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism, Tatum argues that while economic productivity may be hurt by racism, the real cost to whites is what?
(a) Psychological.
(b) Religious.
(c) Physical.
(d) Emotional.

4. According to the author, attempts to relate one's subculture to a broader culture can produce four reactions: assimilation, withdrawal, biculturalism and what?
(a) Marginalization.
(b) Foreclosure.
(c) Reality.
(d) Diffusion.

5. What refers to the state or fact of being different or distinct?
(a) Otherness.
(b) Ubiquitous.
(c) Alienation.
(d) Tacit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tatum conceives of herself as both perceiving and _______ race.

2. What refers to the unfair treatment of members of majority groups resulting from preferential policies intended to remedy earlier discrimination against minorities?

3. What refers to independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions?

4. The first African slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia in what year?

5. In what year did the United States of America annex the Republic of Texas and admit it to the Union as the 28th state?

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