(CO611) Chapter 10 - Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following terms specifically refers to a traumatic event that is caused by other human beings?
a. a disaster
b. an atrocity
c. a calamity
d. a catastrophe

Answer 1

b. an atrocity

Question 2

Brave Heart contends that the Lakota Sioux experience high rates of alcoholism, suicide, and unemployment due to generations of historical trauma and ________.
a. intense anger
b. a lack of education
c. unresolved grief
d. physical isolation

Answer 2

c. unresolved grief

Question 3

Duran and Duran argue that the psychological consequences of communal traumatization and colonization have led to ________ in Native American men.
a. PTSD
b. catharsis
c. negative group identification
d. ambivalent group identification

Answer 3

a. PTSD

Question 4

Which of the following statements regarding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is FALSE?
a. Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress (ANC), favored a truth commission and wanted to make public all atrocities committed on both sides during apartheid.
b. The outgoing government wanted a reconciliation process that would grant amnesty for actions carried out in the name of apartheid.
c. The TRC was unique and unprecedented in world history.
d. The goal of the TRC was national retribution.

Answer 4

d. The goal of the TRC was national retribution.

Question 5

Which of the following statements accurately describes what happened psychologically as a result of South Africa’s TRC?
a. Many white bystanders were moved and shocked by the testimonies given because they had no inkling that any such racist acts were taking place in South Africa.
b. Victims found that “breaking the silence” was disheartening and discomforting.
c. Through TRC, victims found a source of support and ongoing help.
d. Confessions by perpetrators eased their own guilt, but did little to ease the suffering of victims.

Answer 5

c. Through TRC, victims found a source of support and ongoing help.

Question 6

Within the context of restorative justice, forgiveness means ________.
a. condoning what happened in the past
b. reconciling with the other
c. suppressing feelings of hurt or outrage at injustice
d. disconnecting from destructive defenses and reactions in order to heal

Answer 6

d. disconnecting from destructive defenses and reactions in order to heal

Question 7

Acts of compensation offered to victims in an effort to restore what has been lost are called ________.
a. accommodations
b. ablations
c. retributions
d. reparations

Answer 7

d. reparations

Question 8

The continuing effects transmitted to children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors can be collectively referred to as ________ traumatization.
a. historic
b. ethnic
c. secondary
d. primary

Answer 8

c. secondary

Question 9

Central to any discussion of healing after mass violence and reconciliation is the question of ________.
a. seeking justice
b. feeling guilt
c. finding peace
d. requiring forgiveness

Answer 9

a. seeking justice

Question 10

Studies on the effects of the Holocaust on Nazi perpetrators and their offspring led Arendt to study the Eichmann trial. Arendt focused on the process of obedience to authority, which he called ________.
a. banality of evil
b. splitting
c. doubling
d. psychic numbing

Answer 10

a. banality of evil

Question 11

When Weissmark brought together the children of Holocaust survivors and the children of Nazis, during which stage did the groups express hope about the possibility of working together in the future?
a. Stage 3: Distinguishing
b. Stage 4: Discussing the Here and Now
c. Stage 5: Sharing of Hurts
d. Stage 6: Transformation

Answer 11

d. Stage 6: Transformation

Question 12

A villager in Sudan’s Darfur region who flees to a camp within Darfur is referred to as a(n) ________.
a. refugee
b. internally displaced person (IDP)
c. economic migrant
d. illegal immigrant

Answer 12

b. internally displaced person (IDP)

Question 13

In 2010, the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimated the global refugee number at ________.
a. 1.5 million
b. 4.5 million
c. 15.4 million
d. 154 million

Answer 13

c. 15.4 million

Question 14

According to your text, what is the main reason most immigrants enter the United States?
a. economic opportunities
b. seeking asylum
c. reunification of families
d. better climate

Answer 14

a. economic opportunities

Question 15

Who make up the majority of clients at the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CERI) in Oakland, California?
a. Holocaust survivors and their offspring
b. Cambodian refugees
c. Lakota Sioux
d. Rwandan refugees

Answer 15

b. Cambodian refugees