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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was a landmark civil rights case in which the US Supreme Court declared Virginia's "Racial Integrity Act of 1924" unconstitutional?
(a) Johnson v. Wisconsin.
(b) Pace v. Alabama.
(c) Loving v. Virginia.
(d) Brown v. Board of Education.

3. Executive Order 10925 was signed into effect on what date?
(a) November 17, 1952.
(b) June 22, 1948.
(c) July 4, 1956.
(d) March 6, 1961.

4. What is the first of five stages that whites pass through in dealing with race, according to the author in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?
(a) Contact.
(b) Disintigration.
(c) Autonomy.
(d) Pseudo-independence.

5. In what year did the Mexican-American War begin?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1867.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 that mandated racial segregation in all public facilities?

2. What refers to movement of people from one nation-state to another, where they are not citizens?

3. What is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership in a certain group or category?

4. What word refers to the mixing of different racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, sexual relations, and procreation?

5. What concept favors the interests of certain established inhabitants of an area or nation as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 8, Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American Identity Development, Tatum addresses what element as drawing together minorities?

2. How does Tatum describe the variations and similarities within the Latino community in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 8, Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American Identity Development?

3. What is the first ethnic/racial group that the author addresses in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 8, Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American Identity Development? Who comprises this group?

4. What reactions can result from attempts to relate one's subculture to a broader culture, according to the author in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 8, Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American Identity Development?

5. What does Beverly Tatum believe regarding racial dialogue in America, as discussed in Part V, Breaking the Silence, Chapter 10, Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue?

6. What is the author's conclusion about forming racial identity within minority groups in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 8, Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American Identity Development?

7. What are the advantages of affirmative action, according to the author in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 7, White Identity and Affirmative Action?

8. When and how does Tatum describe the need for racial consciousness in biracial children in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 9, Identity Development in Multiracial Families?

9. What leads to silence regarding racial dialogue, according to the author in Part V, Breaking the Silence, Chapter 10, Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue?

10. How does the author introduce the concept of affirmative action in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 7, White Identity and Affirmative Action?

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