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cookcarl

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Which statement best characterizes the comparison of racial attitudes in Puerto Rico and on the mainland?
 
  a. Racial attitudes are virtually the same in both places.
   b. Acculturation on the island is generally one way whereas on the mainland
  acculturation usually involves a synthesis.
   c. A larger spectrum of racial categories is used on the mainland than on the island.
  d. Cultural and family identity often supersedes racial identity on the island.

Question 2

After his election in 2008, Barack Obama became which president of the United States?
 
  a. 44th
  b. 42nd
  c. 43rd
  d. 45th



mcomstock09

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Answer to Question 1

d. Cultural and family identity often supersedes racial identity on the island.

Answer to Question 2

A



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