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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. In New York, what percentage of Chinese residents accepted federal aid during the Great Depression?
(a) 1%.
(b) 100%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 10%.

2. What language did German Jews speak?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) Hebrew.

3. What mode of travel was first predominantly used in the Puerto Rican migration to the U.S.?
(a) Steamships.
(b) Air.
(c) Rail.
(d) Sailing ships.

4. Why have the Chinese been called "the Jews of Asia?"
(a) They have been universally welcomed.
(b) They have been universally excluded.
(c) Their success in business has been resented.
(d) Their success in business has been applauded.

5. How does the Chinese America crime rate compare to other immigrant groups?
(a) It is comparable to the mainstream of society.
(b) It is unusually high.
(c) It is unusually low.
(d) It is exceptionally erratic, changing every year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What educational reform did Germans propose and support?

2. Who did Puerto Rican nationalists attempt to assassinate in 1952?

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

4. What was the name for a middleman who bought and sold indentured servants?

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

(see the answer key)

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