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Q: Which region is an example of a multigroup society with peaceful group relations? a. Hawaii b. South Africa c. The Gaza Strip d. Israel

Q: How long has the Middle East been Arab land? a. Since the early 20th century b. For the past thousand years c. Since September 11, 2001 d. For about a century

Q: African nations tend to be the most diverse and western European nations tend to be the least diverse. a. True b. False

Q: How long did apartheid in South Africa last? a. 40 days b. 40 weeks c. 40 months d. 40 years

Q: Ethnic and racial group conflicts are especially intense when they coincide with class divisions. a. True b. False

Q: Which country has the fewest problems with dominant-minority relations? a. Yugoslavia b. Germany c. China d. Sweden

Q: Which statement is true about race in Brazil? a. Race is seen as sharply delineated categories with clear, definite boundaries. b. Race is seen as a series of categories that have ambiguous, indeterminate boundaries. c. Race was equated with inferiority and slavery. d. Race is not related to social status.

Q: Which two conditions of the Noel hypothesis were not present in the initial contact situation between Europeans and Hawaiian Islanders? a. Labor and ethnocentrism b. Competition and power differential c. Dominance and self-determination d. Segregation and assimilation

Q: The two largest racial groups on the island of Hawaii are a. Whites and Native Hawaiians. b. Pacific Islanders and Whites. c. African Americans and Samoans. d. Asians and Japanese Americans.

Q: Israel has an official policy of assimilation. a. True b. False

Q: All of the following events contributed to the end of apartheid except a. the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. b. rising affluence of some black South Africans. c. international pressure. d. the election of Jacob Zuma as president.

Q: How did apartheid in South Africa compare to the Jim Crow system in the United States? a. South African whites were strongly opposed to apartheid b. There was a smaller group of black minorities in apartheid c. Apartheid was more repressive and unequal d. Blacks in South Africa had more political power throughout apartheid

Q: Apartheid was established by the __________ Party of __________. a. Tory; Great Britain b. Tutsi; Rwanda c. National; South Africa d. Communist; China

Q: Which group arrived in South Africa first? a. The British b. The Dutch c. The Germans d. The Spanish

Q: Horrors in Rwanda were magnified by a. European colonialism. b. individual resistance. c. American intervention. d. the end of apartheid.

Q: The worst violence occurred in the former Yugoslavian country of a. Bosnia. b. Serbia. c. Albania. d. Croatia.

Q: Compared to Switzerland, Yugoslavia's contact situation was a. more peaceful. b. entirely voluntary. c. pluralistic. d. authoritarian.

Q: Which Yugoslavian group was closely aligned with the Nazis during World War II? a. Bosnians b. Muslims c. Croats d. Serbs

Q: Italian speakers, French speakers, and German speakers are the three major groups of a. Swiss society. b. neo-Nazism. c. Quebec culture. d. Northern Ireland.

Q: Gay people are exclusively sexually attracted to their own sex. a. True b. False

Q: A collective identity is necessary to the formation of a social movement. a. True b. False

Q: People of color are more likely to assume the gay identity. a. True b. False

Q: Socially constructed identities are neither exhaustive nor mutually exclusive. a. True b. False

Q: Gay people are different in that by and large they can maintain invisibility. a. True b. False

Q: Gender opposite behavior equates to sexual orientation. a. True b. False

Q: Americans tend to overestimate the number of gay people in the U.S. a. True b. False

Q: There are approximately the same percentage of gay people by race and ethnicity as there are in American society as a whole. a. True b. False

Q: Currently, there are no longer countries that criminalize and execute those convicted of LGBT behavior. a. True b. False

Q: If the U.S. granted civil marriages to gay couples, all churches would be required to perform them. a. True b. False

Q: Federal employees can claim their gay partner for purposes of federal benefits. a. True b. False

Q: African Americans often perceive gay liberation as a reflection of their own struggles against racism. a. True b. False

Q: Which term is considered more inclusive of various forms of gender and sexual expression that fall outside the bounds of the traditional heterosexual norm? a. Gay b. Lesbian c. Transgender d. Queer

Q: Social science research shows that same-sex parents have a(n) __________ effect on their children. a. positive b. adverse c. negative d. terminal

Q: Seneca Falls is to __________ as Stonewall is to __________. a. women's rights; gay rights b. liberal democrats; Log Cabin Republicans c. gay rights; women's rights d. Log Cabin Republicans; liberal democrats

Q: What was one outcome of President Clinton's Don"t Ask, Don"t Tell policy? a. The discharge of many homosexual racial minorities and women from the military b. An increased tolerance for gays and lesbians in the military c. The recognition of same-sex marriages by many states d. An increase in support for the Defense of Marriage Act

Q: Which crime prompted an increase in the number of youth gay-straight alliances at both the university and high school level? a. The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma b. The riots at the Stonewall Inn c. The killing of Matthew Shepard d. The military's Don"t Ask, Don"t Tell policy

Q: Which of the following is a political advancement in LGB equality? a. The opening of gay/feminist bookstores b. The publication of The Lesbian Connection c. The development of the Metropolitan Community Church d. The election of Harvey Milk in San Francisco

Q: The Mattachine Society and the Daughters of Bilitis are best described as __________ groups. a. homophobic b. confrontational c. homophile d. Christian

Q: The Mattachine Society was closely associated with a. elite educated lesbians. b. Kinsey researchers. c. the McCarthy-era. d. the working-class bar culture.

Q: A 2013 study by Stephens-Davidowitz found that the key variable in whether gay men were public on Facebook was a. tolerance of their state of residence. b. number of friends they had on social networking sites. c. family support. d. relationship status.

Q: Which of the following is an example of cultural heterosexism? a. On the first day of school, Mr. Park asks his kindergarten students to describe their mom and dad. b. Almost one-quarter of the students in Mr. Park's kindergarten class have a peanut allergy. c. The majority of girls at Park Elementary enjoy playing basketball at recess. d. A survey of teachers at Park Elementary found that most disagree with Boy Scouts of America's policy against gay leaders.

Q: Which of the following is one of the strongest predictors of support for gay rights? a. Level of education b. Socioeconomic status c. A personal relationship with someone who is gay or lesbian d. A history of mental disorder in adolescence

Q: Which of the following processes is expected of homosexual persons in the U.S. but not of heterosexual persons? a. Protesting against institutional discrimination b. Announcing one's intention to adopt a child c. Publicly supporting marriage equality d. Coming out about one's sexual preferences

Q: Which of the following groups publicly supports gay marriage? a. The Family Research Council b. The Republican Party c. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops d. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee

Q: In Great Britain, improved retention rates and drastic reduction in unfilled positions was a positive outcome of a. marriage equality. b. the integration of gays in the military. c. National Coming Out Day. d. the Don"t Ask, Don"t Tell policy.

Q: Regardless of race, __________tends to decrease approval and __________ tends to increase approval of homosexuality. a. socioeconomic status; age b. opposite-sex marital status; parenthood c. religiosity; education d. urbanization; coming out

Q: How did the medical community's labelling of homosexuality as a disease affect gay culture? a. It urbanized it b. It promoted Boston marriages c. It prevented legal adoptions by committed same-sex partners d. It kept it invisible

Q: Developments in same-sex relations are tied to the emergence of all of the following except a. urbanization. b. puritanism. c. capitalism. d. industrialization.

Q: Which 1973 decision helped reduce the stigma attached to gays and lesbians? a. The publication of Sappho's poetry b. The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Sampson v. Gansevoort c. The American Psychiatric Association's removal of homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses d. Vassar college's decision to allow the matriculation of homosexual women

Q: Sexual behavior is governed by both biological drives and social constraints. a. True b. False

Q: Currently Americans ____ the number of gay people in the U.S. a. Overestimate b. Underestimate c. Accurately estimate

Q: Makes LGB people uncomfortable with their orientation:a. Homophobiab. Internalized homophobiac. Hetero dominanced. Social stigma

Q: Hatred or fear of LGBT persons: a. Homophile b. Homophobia c. Hetero dominance d. Homosexual

Q: Spousal immunity and federal tax benefits are two benefits of a. parenthood. b. employment. c. marriage. d. incarceration.

Q: Churches that always perform same sex marriages include: a. Roman Catholic b. Southern Baptist c. United Church of Christ d. Methodist Church

Q: The case of U.S. v. Windsor: a. Completely struck down the DOMA b. Partially struck down the DOMA (allows state to decide) c. Supported the demise of Don"t Ask, Don"t Tell d. None of the above

Q: Queer is: a. A term used to address someone who practices a variety of nontraditional sexual behaviors b. Is another term for being gay c. Has no particular meaning d. Is a term that is no longer used

Q: The Matthew Shepard Act of 2009: a. Allowed federal employees to claim LGB partners for purposes of benefits b. Formalized Don"t Ask, Don"t Tell c. Updated the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include gender expression and sexual identity d. None of the above

Q: Lawrence v. Texas 2003 a. Overturned the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) b. Overturned Don"t Ask, Don"t Tell c. Overturned Bowers v. Hardwick d. Overturned the McCarthy prosecutions

Q: Setback(s) during the 1980s for LGBT people include: a. AIDS/HIV outbreak b. Bowers v. Hardwick decision c. The McCarthy prosecutions d. A and B only

Q: A setback during the progress of the 1990s for LGBT people was: a. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) b. Don"t Ask, Don"t Tell c. Lawrence v. Texas d. There were no real setbacks during this era

Q: The gay movement post Stonewall was: a. More aggressive and assertive b. More organized c. Both of the above d. Neither of the above

Q: The Stonewall Rebellion was the first time LGBT people: a. Openly protested their treatment b. Violently resisted their treatment c. Came out as a group d. Organized their numbers

Q: In modern times, for the most part human society has ______ gay people. a. Accepted b. Rejected c. Been indifferent toward d. Embraced

Q: The most accepting part of the world towards LGBT people is: a. The U.S. b. Asia c. Europe d. South America

Q: National Coming Out day began in: a. 1987 b. 1977 c. 2003 d. 2000

Q: Public disclosure of one's gay sexual identity is called: a. Disclosure b. Coming out c. Closeting d. Gay liberation

Q: Homosexuality was removed from the DSM in: a. 1953 b. 1964 c. 1973 d. 1983

Q: Homosexuality was a diagnosable illness for much of U.S. history, most recently by: a. The American Bar Association b. The American Psychological Association c. The American Medical Association d. American Association of Retired Persons

Q: Women who lived together during the suffrage movement were said to be practicing a a. Civil union b. Lady marriage c. Boston marriage d. Spinsterhood

Q: The term lesbian originated from the name of a Greek island, which was the birthplace of: a. Plato b. Sappho c. Socrates d. Aristotle

Q: Socially constructed identities are: a. Exhaustive b. Mutually exclusive c. Both exhaustive and mutually exclusive d. Neither exhaustive nor mutually exclusive

Q: The way people think about themselves as sexual beings: a. Sexual behavior b. Sexual orientation c. Sexual identity d. Homosexuality

Q: Gender or genders to which a person is sexually attracted: a. Sexual behavior b. Sexual orientation c. Sexual identity d. Homosexuality

Q: Sexual scripts are gender based, non-verbal expectations a. True b. False

Q: Sex and gender are the same thing. a. True b. False

Q: Hunting and gathering societies were largely equal regarding sex roles. a. True b. False

Q: The social construct of gender evolves over time. a. True b. False

Q: The 1960s and 1970s saw a great deal of legislation designed to level the playing field for women in education and the workplace. a. True b. False

Q: Non-cisgender is the match of sex and gender. a. True b. False