Economics Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

Males______________?

Accepted Answer

C.	are more prone to aggressiveness than females

Question 2

The basic assertion of ageism is that________________?

Accepted Answer

A.	the young are superior to the old

Question 3

A study of male identical twins one of whom had been castrated by accident during circumcision and treated as a little girl until puberty showed that_______________?

Accepted Answer

A.	the castrated male still acted like a tomboy

Question 4

Latino neighborhoods have prospered because________________?

Accepted Answer

A.	Latinos have a strong sense of community

Question 5

The difference in attitudes of whites and African Americans is related to_______________?

Accepted Answer

A.	age

Question 6

The mechanisms of upward mobility of minorities did NOT include?

Accepted Answer

D.	a social caste system

Question 7

Discrimination occurs_______________?

Accepted Answer

C.	with or without accompanying prejudice

Question 8

According to Gordon Allport,s theory of contact_______________?

Accepted Answer

B.	equal status between groups leads to reduced competition

Question 9

To assign uniform characteristics to an entire group of people without allowing for individual differences is called_____________?

Accepted Answer

C.	stereotyping

Question 10

Which of the following processes includes isolation of the minority population ?

Accepted Answer

C.	segregation

Question 11

Minority groups______________?

Accepted Answer

A.	constitute a subculture within the larger culture

Question 12

A minority group consists of______________?

Accepted Answer

B.	people distinguished by their physical or cultural traits

Question 13

As of the late 1990s________________?

Accepted Answer

D.	at least 40 percent of blacks were squarely in the middle class

Question 14

Pluralist societies depend upon one of the following for their existence_______________?

Accepted Answer

D.	coexistence

Question 15

The most recent view of black family problems is that they are a result of_______________?

Accepted Answer

C.	historic events of recent years

Question 16

Standard English and the music of music This belief is an example of_______________?

Accepted Answer

B.	attitudinal discrimination

Question 17

The small number of black managers and coaches in professional baseball and football is an example of________________?

Accepted Answer

B.	institutional discrimination

Question 18

Which statement is an example of stereotyping ?

Accepted Answer

B.	All blacks are good basketball players

Question 19

The merging of majority and minority groups as happened in Brazil is called_______________?

Accepted Answer

D.	amalgamation

Question 20

The Cuban community in Miami is an example of______________?

Accepted Answer

C.	accommodation