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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, The Jews.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a "Hessian"?
(a) German soldiers recruited to fight in the Revolutionary War.
(b) German pacifists.
(c) German communitarians.
(d) German government officials.

2. Which group represents the most dramatic example of upward mobility among immigrants?
(a) Slaves.
(b) The illiterate.
(c) The Irish.
(d) The Polish.

3. What kind of work provided a start for most wealthy American Jewish families?
(a) Farming.
(b) Peddling.
(c) Manufacturing.
(d) Unskilled labor.

4. Immigrants on cargo ships could not select their______________.
(a) Itinerary.
(b) Port of departure.
(c) Accomodations.
(d) Destinations.

5. How many of the emigrants from the potato famine died en route to America in 1847?
(a) Twenty percent.
(b) Fifty percent.
(c) Five percent.
(d) Ten percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused repeated conflicts between the Scotch-Irish and the Celtic Irish immigrants who arrived later?

2. Where did the majority of Celtic Irish congregate?

3. How many people died of starvation or illness during the Great Famine of the 1840s in Ireland?

4. What was the occupation of the majority of Irish immigrants in the 19th century?

5. Why was American farming foreign to the Irish immigrants?

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