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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX, The Puerto Ricans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of Puerto Ricans voted to be accepted as a U.S. state?
(a) 10%.
(b) 74%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 39%

2. Which group was the most isolated of the early German settlers?
(a) The Amish.
(b) The Catholics.
(c) The Mennonites.
(d) The Mormons.

3. What important social change did Germans bring to the mainstream culture?
(a) Beer drinking.
(b) Stricter morals and mores.
(c) Respect for science.
(d) Promotion of family entertainment.

4. How did the Pennsylvania Dutch regard politics and government?
(a) With expectations and hope.
(b) With confidence and trust.
(c) With distrust and disinterest.
(d) With great interest.

5. In what area did 19th century Germans consider themselves superior to Irish?
(a) Sports.
(b) Americanization.
(c) Religion.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did a German indentured servant typically have to work to pay off his transportation to America?

2. What occupations did Chinese immigrants typically take in the mining camps?

3. Among all ethnic groups in the U.S., Puerto Ricans in 1930 had the highest rate of what factor?

4. What were early German immigrants able to do more thoroughly than others?

5. What was one tragic result of the U.S. government's restrictions on Chinese immigration?

(see the answer key)

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