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Final Exam Review CBI- 2015
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1
Which word means "to limit the number allowed"?
quota
submit
lobby
restrain
2
What does inalienable mean?
fundamental
descent
assimilate
God-given rights
3
What is NOT an example of "extracurricular activities"?
chess club
orchestra
biology
soccer team
4
Public schools are mainly black or white as a result of racial differences in neighborhoods.
False
True
5
Why does the United States not have a King or Queen leading the country?
nobody likes kings and queens
citizens don't want a king
forbidden by the Constitution
church does not allow it
6
Americans are consumers more than producers because
few people are still farmers
they want to complete with the world
of mass advertising
7
The belief in "equality of opportunity" means that.....
People should have an equal chance to succeed
Americans believe everyone should be equal
All Americans are rich
8
How is "slavery" a paradox to fundamental American beliefs?
x
x
x
x
9
Which word does NOT belong in this group?
bachelor's degree
discrimination
charter school
curriculum
10
What was the most important result of the Civil War?
slavery was abolished
segregation was still legal
Abraham Lincoln became popular
the North beat the South
11
What do Americans risk losing if they are not "self-reliant"?
freedom
competition
hard work
material wealth
12
Besides English, what is the second most-spoken language in the United States?
Spanish
French
Chinese
Korean
13
Which word does NOT belong with Martin Luther King?
segregation
peaceful protests
assimilation
nonviolent
14
How does Diamandis define "abundance" in Chapter 5?
having more money than everyone else
having enough food and money for your needs
providing everyone with the possibility to have the basics
15
Which word means "a small group that has similar qualities of a larger group"?
cultural pluralism
aristocrats
microcosm
facilities
16
Ethnic groups that are bicultural feel that....
they belong to American society but maintain their culture
they are fully assimilated to American culture
they do not belong to American culture
17
Which is the largest "minority" group in the United States per 2010 report?
Hispanic
Native American
Asian
African American
18
Segregation was still legal until the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950's-1960's.
False
True
19
What did the Supreme Court decide in 1954?
Segregation in the schools was illegal
African Americans could not vote
Segregation in schools was legal
African Americans were allowed to vote
20
What is the purpose of a "vocational school"?
liberal arts
Ph.D.
job skills training
master's degree
21
Immigrants were able to raise their standard of living because
of the rich abundant natural resources
the rich shared their wealth with the poor
Americans value money more than anything else
they were escaping dictatorships
22
What do Americans value the most?
individual freedom
hard work
material wealth
self-reliance
23
African Americans are the fastest growing minority in American schools today.
True
False
24
Which word means "easily noticed or obvious"?
pursuit
self-evident
inalienable
endowed
25
Some wealthier Americans opposed the first public schools because
they cost too much money
they would weaken social-class barriers
people wouldn't value education without paying for it
26
Which word means "a strange situation involving two different ideas"?
retain
accommodate
paradox
prohibit
27
The graduation rate for African Americans and Hispanics is higher than that of white students.
True
False
28
Malcolm X believed in
assimilation.
False
True
29
What does "ethical" mean?
wealthy
moral code; knowing what is right and wrong
profound
having high social rank
30
What is the difference between public, private, and charter schools?
x
x
x
x
31
Which word means "to gradually get more money, possessions, or knowledge"?
pursuit
welfare
accumulate
prestige
