Articles 9 & 10
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Williams points out that she was not judged by her independent attributes or financial worth, but on:
a. | statistical profiles of another group. |
b. | statistical profiles of what my group actually does. |
c. | statistical profiles of several other groups. |
d. | none of the above |
____ 2. Williams' reasons for accepting an incorrectly checked racial status as white on her housing application suggests:
a. | an agreement to cooperate with the establishment. |
b. | an "investment in my property suggests the selling of myself." |
c. | an investment in a bright future. |
d. | all of the above |
____ 3. According to Martinez, recognition of the similar experiences among racial and ethnic groups will result in:
a. | competition over scarce and limited resources. |
b. | greater solidarity in the fight against racism. |
c. | diminished distinction among groups. |
d. | none of the above |
____ 4. Elizabeth Martinez points to ____ as integral to the formation of the dichotomy of race as Black and White.
a. | economics |
b. | immigration |
c. | gender |
d. | religion |
____ 5. According to Elizabeth Martinez, La Raza challenges the Black/White construct of race in the United States because:
a. | the ancestral roots of La Raza reflect combinations of European, indigenous, and African roots. |
b. | of the group's active involvement in politics. |
c. | members of this group deny any racial identity. |
d. | none of the above |
____ 6. Martinez believes the oppressed have survived by:
a. | becoming friendly toward the oppressor. |
b. | becoming experts on the oppressor's ways. |
c. | becoming more similar in behavior to the oppressor. |
d. | becoming less available to the oppressor. |
____ 7. Based upon a shared history of contemporary commonalities, Martinez states:
a. | "with greater solidarity, all people win" |
b. | "with greater solidarity Native Americans are winners" |
c. | "with greater solidarity, justice for people of color could be won." |
d. | All of the above |
____ 8. According to Martinez, innumerable statistics, reports and daily incidents should make it impossible to exclude Latinos and other non-Black populations of color when racism is discussed, but/and:
a. | they cannot. |
b. | they try. |
c. | they do. |
d. | they do not. |
Essay
9. What is redlining? What actions have been taken to prevent this practice?
10. Explain what Williams means by the new rhetoric of racism.
11. What does Williams mean when she states, "Black people end up paying higher prices for the attempt to integrate, even as the integration of oneself threatens to lower the value of one's investment"?
12. Explain why Elizabeth Martinez believes in the solidarity of racial and ethnic groups.
13. What does Martinez mean when she refers to "west goes east"?
14. Why do some people maintain that Latinos do not experience racism?
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