Chapter 9 Higher Learning

Question 1

What event is referenced as a clear sign of racial regression in the U.S.?
A. The 2020 presidential election
B. The Charlottesville white supremacist march in 2017
C. The Ferguson protests in 2014
D. The Capitol riot in 2021

Answer 1

B. The Charlottesville white supremacist march in 2017

Question 2

. What fear among many white Americans is mentioned as a driver of prejudice?
A. Fear of losing economic status
B. Fear of cultural diversity
C. Fear of demographic changes in the U.S.
D. Fear of political instability

Answer 2

C. Fear of demographic changes in the U.S.

Question 3

What unexpected form of prejudice increased significantly between 2015 and 2017?
A. Islamophobia
B. Xenophobia
C. Anti-Semitic violence
D. Anti-immigrant sentiment

Answer 3

C. Anti-Semitic violence

Question 4

According to the survey by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, what percentage of young Americans had never heard of the Holocaust?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 22%
D. 40%

Answer 4

C. 22%

Question 5

What proportion of young Americans failed to recognize Auschwitz as a Nazi death camp?
A. One-third
B. One-quarter
C. Half
D. Two-thirds

Answer 5

D. Two-thirds

Question 6

According to the passage, what has happened while equality advocates debated free speech?
A. School systems improved history education
B. Right-wing groups regrouped and revived extremist actions
C. Racial tensions decreased
D. The government passed stricter hate crime laws

Answer 6

B. Right-wing groups regrouped and revived extremist actions

Question 7

What does Eberhardt suggest about bias in her quote?
A. It is always obvious and easily addressed
B. It no longer influences modern behavior
C. It operates implicitly and unconsciously, yet powerfully
D. It only affects older generations

Answer 7

C. It operates implicitly and unconsciously, yet powerfully