NAME________________________
LATINO STUDIES 101 MIDTERM EXAM I
SPRING 2015, March 3, 2015
TRUE OR FALSE--Each question is worth 2-points and there are 11-questions. Circle the
T or F for each of the 11-questions.
T__F 1.) Deportations during the Bush Administrations were significantly higher than during
the Obama Administrations.
T__F 2.) The purchasing-power of US Latinos is forecast to be three [3]-Trillion in 2015.
T__F 3.) SB 1070 was passed by the state of Utah.
T__F 4.) Deferred action allows college/university students to defer their legal status.
T__F 5.) Unfortunately, Latino activism in the 60s & 70s did not spawn scholars in American
colleges & universities.
T__F 6.) Latinos of Mexican-descent represent about 50% of all of the Latinos living in the US.
T__F 7.) The Latino population in Milwaukee County is just under 50,000.
T__F 8.) The US-Mexico border fence is almost complete, missing only 100-miles.
T__F 9.) The current Hispanic population of Wisconsin is about 1 million.
T__F 10.) Los Angeles County in California has over four million Latinos.
T__F 11.) Over the past ten years, Mexicans have obtained about 1-million US `green cards`
annually.
MULTIPLE CHOICE--Each question is worth 4-points and there are 17-questions. Circle
the letter that best answers the question.
12.) Unauthorized immigrant in-flows into the US peaked in:
a.) 1996
b.) 2001
c.) 2007
d.) 2011
e.) None of the Above
13.) Tiburcio Vasquez was:
a.) killed by Border patrol agents along the US-Mexico.
b.) the first Latino member of Congress.
c.) the Californiano `bandit’ that the movie character, “Zorro’ was based on.
d.) the first student granted DACA status.
e.) None of the Above
14.) Based on the 2010 census, the state that has the largest number of Hispanics is:
a.) California
b.) Colorado
c.) New Mexico
d.) New York
e.) Texas
15.) The definition of US Latinos that is used in the LS 101 class is:
a.) That segment of the US population that traces its descent to Spanish-speaking Caribbean and
Latin American countries.
b.) That segment of the US population that speaks Spanish or parents spoke Spanish.
c.) That segment of the US population that was formally known as Hispanics.
d.) That segment of the US population that has at least one parent that was born in a Spanishspeaking country.
e.) That segment of the US population that has a Spanish surname.
16.) The documentary short film, “The Origins of the Roberto Hernandez Center [RHC]” was
made to commemorate what anniversary of the RHC?
a.) 10th
b.) 20th
c.) 30th
d.) 40th
e.) 50th
17.) The visa program that allows US employers to import seasonal non-agricultural workers is:
a.) H-1A
b.) H-1B
c.) H-2B
d.) NA-2B
e.) W-2
18.) Which of the following is NOT true about RealID?
a.) it is current Wisconsin law
b.) it is administered by Wisconsin’s Dept. of Motor Vehicles [DMV]
c.) it has not been a controversial issue
d.) it was required by federal legislation
e.) it is not unique to Wisconsin
19.) The precursor to UWM’s Roberto Hernandez Center was named:
a.) Adelante! With Latinos Center
b.) Bien Venido Institute
c.) Siempre Learning Institute
d.) Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute
e.) Towards a Better Manana Center
20.) The last lynching of `Mexicans` in the US took place in:
a.) 1848
b.) 1898
c.) 1918
d.) 1928
e.) 1938
21.) Which of the following is NOT one of the education-related issues important to Latinos in
the US today?
a.) Cost of higher education
b.) Discrimination
c.) In-State-Tuition
d.) Quality of K-12 education, Drop-out rate
e.) Scale, large sizes of K-12 classes
22.) What years was the `DREAM Act’ in existence in Wisconsin?
a.) July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2011
b.) July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2011
c.) July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2011
d.) July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2011
e.) July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011
23.) Which of the following terms--used by a state that passed immigration legislation--was
particularly difficult to interpret?
a.) “of alien character”
b.)” illegally legal”
c.) “reasonably suspicious”
d.) “unauthorized professional”
e.) ”well-adjusted illegal”
24.) Which of the following is NOT something you get by becoming a US citizen?
a.) right to vote
b.) right to obtain a drivers’ license
c.) right to be employed by the US government
d.) right to not be subject to deportation if convicted of a felony
e.) None of the Above
25.) Roughly, what percent of all US children are Latinos?
a.) 10%
b.) 15%
c.) 20%
d.) 25%
e.) 30%
26.) With regards to the `status’ of immigrants in the US, which of the following is true?
a.) undocumented immigrants represent half of all immigrants
b.) undocumented, naturalized, and permanent residents immigrants each represent about a third
of all immigrants
c.) legal permanent residents represent about half of all immigrants
d.) naturalized immigrants represent half of all immigrants
e.) None of the Above
27.) Which of the following Wisconsin cities passed an ordinance that made it unlawful for
employers to obtain/renew a business licenses if they could not show proof of legal status?
a.) Green Bay
b.) Kenosha
c.) La Crosse
d.) Sheboygan
e.) Wausau
28.) Latinos in Wisconsin represent what percent of the total US population of Latinos?
a.) Less than 1%
b.) Between 1% and 3%
c.) Between 3% and 5%
d.) 6%
e.) 10%
29.) This ESSAY question is worth 10-points and it is: Explain why YOU think the US
Census should or should not have a “Latino race box” in the 2020 census.