Quiz for Evaluating the Evidence 30.2: William Pfaff, Will the French Riots Change Anything?

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1. According to Pfaff, what message were the rioters trying to send?

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Correct. The answer is a. In Pfaff’s view, the riots had “no ideology and no purpose other than to make a statement of distress and anger.”
Incorrect. The answer is a. In Pfaff’s view, the riots had “no ideology and no purpose other than to make a statement of distress and anger.”
1. According to Pfaff, what message were the rioters trying to send?

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2. In Pfaff’s view, which of these played the most important role in creating the conditions that led to the riots?

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Correct. The answer is d. Tracing the history of immigrant groups in France back several generations, Pfaff identified increasing unemployment from the late 1970s on as the root cause of anger and distress in French ghettos.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Tracing the history of immigrant groups in France back several generations, Pfaff identified increasing unemployment from the late 1970s on as the root cause of anger and distress in French ghettos.
2. In Pfaff’s view, which of these played the most important role in creating the conditions that led to the riots?

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3. What steps did Pfaff suggest to help solve the problems highlighted by the riots?

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Correct. The answer is d. According to Pfaff, the French had never made a serious effort to assimilate immigrant communities, and in the absence of such an effort, nothing would change.
Incorrect. The answer is d. According to Pfaff, the French had never made a serious effort to assimilate immigrant communities, and in the absence of such an effort, nothing would change.
3. What steps did Pfaff suggest to help solve the problems highlighted by the riots?