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Prejudice and Discrimination

Prejudice and Discrimination Quiz: Assess Your Understanding

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a type of prejudice based on a person's gender?

  1. Racism
  2. Sexism
  3. Ageism
  4. Homophobia
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process of assigning traits to a person based solely on their membership in a particular group?

  1. Stereotyping
  2. Profiling
  3. Generalization
  4. Categorization
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of institutional discrimination?

  1. A company refusing to hire someone because of their race
  2. A teacher giving lower grades to students from a particular socioeconomic background
  3. A police officer stopping and searching someone without probable cause
  4. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the belief that one's own group is superior to other groups?

  1. Ethnocentrism
  2. Xenophobia
  3. Racism
  4. Nationalism
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of implicit bias?

  1. A person consciously avoiding eye contact with someone from a different race
  2. A person unconsciously associating negative words with a particular group
  3. A person making a conscious decision to discriminate against someone based on their religion
  4. A person intentionally using derogatory language towards a particular group
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the tendency to favor members of one's own group over members of other groups?

  1. In-group bias
  2. Out-group bias
  3. Favoritism
  4. Nepotism
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of discrimination based on age?

  1. A company refusing to hire someone because they are too old
  2. A landlord refusing to rent an apartment to someone because they are too young
  3. A teacher giving lower grades to students who are older than the other students
  4. All of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process of reducing prejudice and discrimination through education and contact between different groups?

  1. Desegregation
  2. Integration
  3. Affirmative action
  4. Intergroup contact
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of prejudice based on religion?

  1. Islamophobia
  2. Antisemitism
  3. Xenophobia
  4. Homophobia
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the belief that one's own race is superior to other races?

  1. Racism
  2. Xenophobia
  3. Ethnocentrism
  4. Nationalism
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of discrimination based on sexual orientation?

  1. A company refusing to hire someone because they are gay
  2. A landlord refusing to rent an apartment to someone because they are lesbian
  3. A teacher giving lower grades to students who are bisexual
  4. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the belief that one's own nationality or country is superior to other nationalities or countries?

  1. Nationalism
  2. Xenophobia
  3. Ethnocentrism
  4. Racism
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of discrimination based on disability?

  1. A company refusing to hire someone because they are deaf
  2. A landlord refusing to rent an apartment to someone because they are blind
  3. A teacher giving lower grades to students who have learning disabilities
  4. All of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the belief that one's own culture is superior to other cultures?

  1. Ethnocentrism
  2. Xenophobia
  3. Nationalism
  4. Cultural relativism
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of discrimination based on socioeconomic status?

  1. A company refusing to hire someone because they are poor
  2. A landlord refusing to rent an apartment to someone because they are homeless
  3. A teacher giving lower grades to students who come from low-income families
  4. All of the above
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