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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. At the turn of the century, what was the population density of the lower East Side in New York?
(a) Seven hundred people per acre.
(b) Two hundred people per acre.
(c) Five hundred people per acre.
(d) One hundred people per acre.

2. During the decades surrounding the beginning of the 20th century, what proportion of Eastern European Jews moved to the United States?
(a) One-eighth.
(b) One-fifth.
(c) One-third.
(d) One-tenth.

3. What percentage of arrests in New York City during the 1850s were made of drunk and disorderly Irishmen?
(a) Twenty percent.
(b) Ten percent.
(c) Fifty percent.
(d) Thirty percent.

4. What did German immigrants retain whether in urban or rural settings?
(a) The German language and culture.
(b) A mistrust of the Irish.
(c) A desire to return to the homeland.
(d) An adventurous, traveling spirit.

5. Who developed the term "kike" to refer to Eastern European Jews in the U.S.?
(a) German Jews.
(b) The British.
(c) The Irish.
(d) Blacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group of Jews in New York were more established and wealthier?

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

3. What industry occupied nearly half of Russian Jews prior to their emigration to the U.S.?

4. What important social change did Germans bring to the mainstream culture?

5. Who were the "Know-Nothings"?

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