SOC/203 SOC203 SOC 203 WEEK 2 QUIZ

SOC 203 WEEK 2 QUIZ

Week 2 - Quiz

Question 1

According to the text, economic disparity may lead to ALL BUT ONE of the following:

  

low voter turnout.

 

  

reduced income.

 

  

fewer job opportunities.

 

  

health inequality.

 

 

 

Question 2

When did public, socialized education become mandatory for the majority of the states in the United States?

  

The 20th century

 

  

The 19th century

 

  

The 18th century

 

  

The 17th century

 

 

Question 3

What contributed to the expansion of higher education beyond the upper middle classes?

  

20th century industrialization

 

  

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944

 

  

Compulsory education laws

 

  

The Progressive Era Movement

 

 

 

Question 4

Which racial group shows the highest percentage of performing hate crimes against homosexual individuals?

  

Asian

 

  

Latino

 

  

Black

 

  

White

 

 

 

Question 5

Which Constitutional amendment granted women the right to vote?

  

The 14th

 

  

The 22nd

 

  

The 21st

 

  

The 19th

 

 

Question 6

Which constitutional amendment granted African and African American residents the right to citizenship?

  

19th

 

  

15th

 

  

14th

 

  

13th

 

 

 

Question 7

The No Child Left Behind Act has been criticized for ALL BUT ONE of the following:

  

lowering standards

 

  

narrowing the curriculum

 

  

desegregation practices

 

  

focusing on test scores

 

 

 

Question 8

According to Paul Willis in his book, Learning to Labour, teaching styles differ in schools depending on the __________________ of the students.

  

class

 

  

religion

 

  

ethnicity

 

  

race

 

 

 

Question 9

Which educational equity project seeks to subvert tenure protections in cases of underperforming teachers?

  

The New Teacher Project

 

  

Teach for America

 

  

The Black Star Project

 

  

The Harlem Children’s Zone

 

 

 

Question 10

 

What is the overall goal of the Black Star Project Contract for Finishing High School?

  

To exempt schools from responsibility for high dropout rates

 

 

  

To raise awareness of life limitations related to dropping out

 

  

To publicize dropout rates in Chicago

 

  

To criminalize dropouts