Ethnic America: A History Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Ethnic America: A History Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V, The Italians.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of the arable land in Ireland was used for growing potatoes before the famine?
(a) One-half.
(b) One-sixth.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) One-tenth.

2. Where did most American Jews originate?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Eastern Europe.
(c) China.
(d) Israel.

3. What advantage did European Jewish immigrants have in arriving in the United States?
(a) They were already accustomed to a rural environment.
(b) They were already urbanized.
(c) They were already skilled farmers.
(d) They already spoke English.

4. What crop were most slaves in the U.S. producing?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Cotton.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What advantages did early Irish immigrants have over others?

3. In what field did the Irish immigrants to America achieve their first successes?

4. Which group was the most isolated of the early German settlers?

5. Discrimination against Irish workers was exemplified in the phrase, "No Irish need ____________."

(see the answer key)

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