Multiple Choice Questions On United States Historical

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Exams are always said to be hard. However, with multiple choices, it becomes kind of easy as the solutions are narrowed down to a few to choose from. The quiz below is a multiple choice one, concerning the US history.

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1.

The largest ancestrial group of European Americans is
- A.
  
  French
- B.
  
  Irish
- C.
  
  German
2.

Race is
- A.
  
  Biological
- B.
  
  Socially constructed
- C.
  
  Phenotypical
3.

The emphasis on ethnic foods and thnically associated political issues was called..................by Herbert Garis.
- A.
  
  Symbolic ethnicity
- B.
  
  Ethnic paradox
- C.
  
  Ethnic identity
4.

The maintenance of one's ethnic ties in a way that can assist with assimilation in larger society is referred to as
- A.
  
  Integrated ethnicity
- B.
  
  Symbolic ethnicity
- C.
  
  Ethnicity paradox
5.

White ethnics and racial minorities have often been antagonistic to one another because of economic competition- an interpretation consistent with what sociological approach?
- A.
  
  Functionalism
- B.
  
  Conflict perspective
- C.
  
  Labeling
6.

The Italian padrone of the nineteenth century was a
- A.
  
  Locally elected official
- B.
  
  Second generation united states citizens
- C.
  
  Labor contractor
7.

.....................is the largest single source of ancestry of people in the United States today.
- A.
  
  England
- B.
  
  Ireland
- C.
  
  Germany
8.

For the..................man, the priesthood was viewed as a desirable and respected occupation.
- A.
  
  English American
- B.
  
  Irish American
- C.
  
  Mexican American
9.

By far, the largest single denomination in the united States is
- A.
  
  Judaism
- B.
  
  Islam
- C.
  
  Catholicism
10.

Upwardly mobile Irish were known derogatorily as
- A.
  
  Tinkers
- B.
  
  Black Irish
- C.
  
  Lace curtain Irish
11.

Christopher Columbus commented in his diary that the "Indians" encountered in the New World would make
- A.
  
  Good servants
- B.
  
  Strong allies
- C.
  
  Skilled soldiers
12.

The number of Native Americans north of the Rio Grande in 1500 is estimated to have been about
- A.
  
  600,000
- B.
  
  10 million
- C.
  
  1 million
13.

By 1900, the population of Native Americans living north of the Rio Grande had been reduced by dwinding food sources and diseases to
- A.
  
  Less than 250,000
- B.
  
  Slightly over 1 million
- C.
  
  Slightly less than 600,00
14.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs was organized in 1824 as part of the
- A.
  
  Department of health and Human Services
- B.
  
  Department of Education.
- C.
  
  War Department
15.

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 called for the relocation of
- A.
  
  All northeastern tribes to the southeast
- B.
  
  All Eastern tribes across the Mississippi River
- C.
  
  All southwestern tribes to the northwest
16.

A millenarian movement like the Ghost Dance is founded on the belief on that a cataclysmic upheaval will occur in the immediate future followed by
- A.
  
  Fusion into a single race
- B.
  
  Collective salvation
- C.
  
  Death to all
17.

Wounded Knee, South Dakota, was the scene of an 1890 massacre of more than 300 Sioux men, women, and children by
- A.
  
  White ranchers
- B.
  
  Iroquois Indians
- C.
  
  The United States Army
18.

In an effort to assimilate Native Americans into white society, the federal government.
- A.
  
  Tried to weaken tribal institutions
- B.
  
  Recognized and respected tribal identity
- C.
  
  Protected the authority of tribal governments
19.

Much of the land deeded under the Allotment Act of 1887 eventually came into the pocession of
- A.
  
  Tribal government
- B.
  
  Individual Indian families
- C.
  
  White landowners
20.

The Indian Reorganization Act forced the tribal people to adopt the European way of
- A.
  
  Voting and election of leaders
- B.
  
  Religion
- C.
  
  Hunting for sport
21.

Today there are 557 Indian reservations in the U.S., comprising....................... of the land throughout the U.S.
- A.
  
  Half
- B.
  
  One-third
- C.
  
  About 2 percent
22.

The Indian Claims Commision was a significant development because it meant that tribal people
- A.
  
  Served on juries for the first time
- B.
  
  Sat in judgement of Indians guilty of criminal offenses.
- C.
  
  Had a procedure to bring against the federal government
23.

The Termination Act of 1953
- A.
  
  Ended reservation residents' tax immunity.
- B.
  
  Provided funding for basic health care services
- C.
  
  Resulted in the withdrawal of basic services such as road repair and mediccal care
24.

By the mid-1960s one-fourth to one -third of the people in the Employment Assisstance Program
- A.
  
  Werebfully assimilated into the urban areas where they lived
- B.
  
  Had sucessfully completed college and were in management-level positions.
- C.
  
  Had returned to their home reservation
25.

Which of the following describes pan-Indianism?
- A.
  
  Intertribal social movements
- B.
  
  Several tribes which are joined by political goals unite
- C.
  
  All of these