Race Study Quiz

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Question 1

What was the basic finding of the CNN study?

African American children grow more optimistic about race relations as they age.
White children are more optimistic than black children about race relations.
African American children start out more optimistic but become more pessimistic as they age.
White children are more optimistic because they discuss racial issues at home.

Question 2

The CNN study also addressed the racial makeup of schools and found that

the makeup of the student body had no impact on attitudes toward race.
kids at majority-white schools were the most positive about race.
kids at majority-black schools were reluctant to talk about racial issues.
kids at schools with diverse populations were the least negative about race.

Question 3

The study’s consultant concluded that one factor had the most powerful impact on reducing prejudice. What is that factor?

having friends of different racial backgrounds
growing up in a home where all races were welcome
refusing to listen to racist jokes or to read racist Internet sites
reading literature by Dr. King and other civil rights leaders

Question 4

According to the interviewee in the Colorlines article, by about what age do children differentiate people by color?

immediately after birth
by six months of age
by two years of age
by first grade

Question 5

The AC 360° study about interracial dating points out that

parents are often more dubious than their teenage kids about interracial dating.
only white parents become concerned when their children date outside their race.
parental attitudes toward interracial dating have little impact on teen children’s attitudes.
interracial dating and eventual marriage is on the decline.

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