Test 2 Quizzes

Quiz 4

1. Referring to himself In the article “just walk on by”, Staples argues that _____ is a hazard in itself.

a. Walking alone at night

b. Being perceived as dangerous

c. Being a grad student

d. Being a man

2. Staples at least partially attributes the “making of a thug” to society’s association between _______ and the power to intimidate.

a. Masculinity

b. Terrorism

c. Poverty

d. Youth culture

Quiz 43. Staples’ tactic for dealing

with others is best described as an attempt to _________ their fears.

a. Calmb. Confrontc. Manipulated. Exacerbate

4. El Sawy says that, Muslims who kill in the name of their beliefs are:

a. Carrying out the will of Allahb. Avenging Jesus’ deathc. Not true Muslimsd. Considered heroes

5. Which of the following does the author say is true of Muslims?a. There are 6 million in the USb. They are taught in the Quran

to wage holy warsc. They are often aggressived. All of the above

Quiz 5

1. Despite their being illegal, which of the following systemic practices still occur?

a) Racial steering within the real estate industry

b) Lending (home loan) discrimination

c) A & B

d) Neither A nor B

2. The federal government subsidized “white flight” from inner cities by:

a) Building highways that link the burbs and city jobs

b) Making homeownership easier than in the past

c) Redlining integrated communities

d) All of the above

Quiz 53. Conley attributes the black-white

wealth gap in the U.S. to:a. Cultural differences between the

groups

b. Media portrayals of each group

c. National policies that channeled wealth toward whites and excluded blacks

d. The propaganda of groups such as the KKK

4. Comparing black and white families with the same income and net worth (wealth), African American kids are more likely to graduate from high school than whites and are just as likely to complete college.a. True

b. False

5. What is one of the possible solutions that Conley suggests to narrow the wealth gap in the U.S.?

• What is one fact you learned from Wise’s Letter to White America that you did not know before?