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Multicultural Education and Equity Awareness Quiz

Multicultural Education and Equity Awareness Quiz. 1. What percentage of the total U.S. population speaks a language other than English at home?. a. 5% b. 15% c. 20% d. 30 % . 2. According to the U.S. census bureau, the majority of poor children liven in:.

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Multicultural Education and Equity Awareness Quiz

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  1. Multicultural Education and Equity Awareness Quiz

  2. 1. What percentage of the total U.S. population speaks a language other than English at home? a. 5% b. 15% c. 20% d. 30 %

  3. 2. According to the U.S. census bureau, the majority of poor children liven in: a. urban areasb. the Southc. rural areas d. the Northwest

  4. 3. Which of the following variables most closely predicts how high someone will score on the SAT test? a. Race b. Family Income c. Region of residence d. Parents' academic achievement

  5. 4. Powder cocaine and crack cocaine contain roughly the same amount of the drug per gram. How much of these substances must an individual be convicted of possessing to be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of five years in prison? a. 500 grams of powder or crack cocaineb. 50 grams of powder or 5 grams of crack cocainec. 500 grams of powder or 5 grams of crack cocained. 5 grams of powder or crack cocaine

  6. 5. What percentage of U.S. toxic waste dumps that do not comply with Environmental Protection Agency regulations are found in predominantly African American or Latino communities? a. 10% b. 50% c. 75% d. 90%

  7. 6. How many children around the world die each day from hunger-related causes? a. 160,000 b. 16,000 c. 1,600 d. 160

  8. 7. According to the U.S. Department of Education, about 61% of public school students in the U.S. are white. What percentage of public school teachers are white? a. 61% b. 73% c. 78% d. 87%

  9. 8. What percentage of people around the world live on less than $750 per year? a. 20% b. 33% c. 50% d. 75%

  10. 9. According to a Business Week study of business school graduates, how much more, on average, does a man with an MBA from one of the top 20 business schools in the U.S. make during the first year after graduation than a woman in the same situation? a. About $1,500 more b. About $3,000 more c. About $6,500 more d. About $10,000 more

  11. 10. How many people in the U.S. live in poverty according to the U.S. Census Bureau? a. 1 million b. 12 million c. 37 million d. 120 million

  12. 11. Which of the following statements is consistent with research on poverty and education in the U.S.? a. Economically disadvantaged people do not value education as much as people of economic means. b. Wealthy students who attend high-poverty schools perform worse than poor students who attend low-poverty schools. c. Illicit drugs are more prevalent at high-poverty schools than low-poverty schools.

  13. 12.What percentage of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender high school students report that their teachers “never” or “rarely” respond to homophobic remarks made by other students, according to a national study by GLSEN? a. 15.1% b. 37.8% c. 63.2% d. 84.5%

  14. 13. According to the Public Citizens Health Research Group, what percent of U.S. jails and prisons routinely hold people with a mental illness without any criminal charges? a. 13% b. 27% c. 41% d. 62%

  15. 14. According to UNICEF, the wealth of the three richest people in the world is roughly equal to the combined Gross Domestic Product of: a. the 8 poorest countries b. the 28 poorest countries c. the 48 poorest countries d. the 68 poorest countries

  16. 15. Approximately how many Mexican immigrants live in the Midwest? a. 500,000b. 750,000 c. 1 million d. 1.2 million

  17. The End!

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