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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A what a person’s “type” is
B how people of a certain race behave
C an oversimplified idea about a group of people projected onto each individual of that group.
D what a person does for a living
Question #2
A California
B New Jersey
C New York
D Hawaii
Question #3
A ethnic food
B ethnic solidarity
C ethnic ambiguity
D ethnic antagonism
Question #4
A secondary migration
B first wave migration
C ethnic enclave
D second generation migration
Question #5
A the right to own property
B cultural citizenship as Americans
C racial identity
D U.S. passports
Question #6
A A little over 30 million
B about 7 million
C A little over 17 million
D about 10 million
Question #7
A very few Asian immigrants
B mostly refugees
C mostly picture brides
D large wave of all Asian immigrants
Question #8
A they are more like other Asian Americans than Native Americans
B they do not have equal access and equal opportunity
C they do not want to take advantage of education and job opportunities
D they are more like European immigrants of the early period
Question #9
A Christian
B from China
C small business owners
D picture brides
Question #10
A proximity to railroad work
B easy access to Chinese women
C desire to live only among their own kind
D forced segregation from the rest of American society
Question #11
A close to 10 million
B close to 2 million
C close to 6 million
D close to 5 million
Question #12
A about 16%
B about 26%
C about 10%
D about 6%
Question #13
A 1st generation American
B 2nd generation American
C an immigrant
D a foreigner
Question #14
A U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark
B U.S. vs. Bhagat Singh Thind
C Rice vs. Cayetano
D U.S. vs. Ozawa
Question #15
A They are immigrants just like Asian Americans
B They are not granted the status and protections given to indigenous people like Native Americans.
C They have sovereignty over all the islands of Hawaii.
D They are allowed certain rights and protections like Native Americans.
Question #16
A accurate understanding about why people act differently according to their race
B discrimination based on gender and sexuality
C equality in society and under the law
D unequal treatment before the law and in society
Question #17
A New York
B California
C Hawaii
D Connecticut
Question #18
A Second largest
B Fifth largest
C Third largest
D Fourth largest
Question #19
A Although some people lived there, it did not belong to any nation.
B It was an independent kingdom that was internationally recognized.
C The majority of indigenous people voted to be a colony of the U.S. in 1898.
D No one lived there and it belonged to no nation, thus the U.S. could legally claim it.
Question #20
A equality in society and under the law
B accurate understanding about why people act differently according to their race
C unequal treatment before the law and in society
D discrimination based on gender and sexuality
Question #21
A third generation
B second generation
C fourth generation
D first generation
Question #22
A United States
B China
C French Indochina
D Great Britain
Question #23
A 5.6 million
B 10 million
C 3/4 million
D 2 million
Question #24
A came before 1975
B be English-speaking elite who had political connections and resources
C non-English speakers, poor with less education
D came illegally to the U.S.
Question #25
A second largest
B fourth largest
C third largest
D largest
Question #26
A auto industry managers
B land owners
C students at U.S. educational institutions including Harvard
D computer technicians
Question #27
A bearing arms (weapons)
B knowing they were going to be detained for two years and lose their property and businesses
C protesting their situation
D dressed in their best clothes
Question #28
A Vietnamese Americans
B Japanese Americans
C Filipino Americans
D South Asian Americans
Question #29
A American-born
B immigrants
C foreign born
D first generation
Question #30
A picture brides
B internet brides
C war brides
D mail-order brides
Question #31
A 1,000
B 500,000
C a million
D 10,000
Question #32
A mostly laborers and agricultural workers
B mostly “war-brides”
C mostly medical professionals
D mostly scientists and technology experts
Question #33
A Loss of desire to go to work
B Loss of natural resources, ancestral lands, and cultural identity
C Gaining of equal opportunities
D Gaining of social services
Question #34
A The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1860
B The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
C The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1900
D The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1898
Question #35
A National Quota Abolishment Act of 1965
B Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
C Open Door Act of 1965
D War Brides Act of 1965
Question #36
A all of these
B language
C religion
D national origin
Question #37
A Education
B Glass door
C Glass ceiling
D Gender bias
Question #38
A laborers could bring their wives and families to Hawaii
B Asians could own land in Hawaii
C Hawaii had fewer Asian immigrants
D the type of work was easier in Hawaii
Question #39
A First generation
B Third generation
C 1.5 generation
D Second generation
Question #40
A Hindu
B Buddhist
C Bangladeshis
D Sikhs from Punjab
Question #41
A cultural similarities of people around the world due to their shared skin tone
B a process by which society attributes qualities to skin color to justify inequality
C the color of peoples’ skin
D peoples’ nation of origin
Question #42
A a secondary migration
B a genocide under the Khmer Rouge
C a first wave of educated, urban middle-class
D ethnic Chinese
Question #43
A Why people leave their home country and how people immigrate to the U.S.
B Why people come to the U.S. and how many people immigrate to the U.S.
C Why people leave their home country and why people immigrate to the U.S.
D How people leave their home country and how many people immigrate to the U.S.
Question #44
A 1948
B 1978
C 1958
D 1878
Question #45
A encourages Asian Americans to seek better education
B highlights the achievements of Asian Americans and supports their equal treatment and equal access in society
C allows an understanding of the differences circumstances between Asian American groups and allows each group to receive proper services
D encourages animosity from other ethnic groups who are told that they should be able to “make it” like Asian Americans despite their different circumstances
Question #46
A came to the U.S. as a laborer from China
B escaped Vietnam by boat and entered the U.S. as a refugee
C worked on the plantations of Hawaii as a sakada and came to the mainland as an Alaskan cannery worker
D escaped a famine in the Punjab and came to the U.S. to work on the railroads
Question #47
A hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were Japanese citizens
B hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were U.S. citizens
C hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were foreign
D hide the fact that most Japanese Americans were not U.S. citizens
Question #48
A 2nd generation Americans
B native-born in the United States
C new immigrants
D 3rd generation Americans
Question #49
A They were heavily involved in labor and agricultural movements in California
B They were not involved in labor and agricultural movements in California
C They were not numerous enough in the labor market to make an impact on labor movements
D They did not arrive until 1965
Question #50
A were able to return to their former lives as if nothing happened
B talked openly about what happened to them
C faced racism and discrimination from the public
D returned home with a huge apology from the government