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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 was unique among immigrant groups about Chinese population size in the U.S.?
(a) The immigrant Chinese population grew more rapidly.
(b) The immigrant Chinese population disappeared.
(c) The immigrant Chinese population maintained a constant size.
(d) The Chinese population was the only immigrant group to get smaller.

2. What were early German immigrants able to do more thoroughly than others?
(a) Clear frontier land and make it productive.
(b) Invent useful machinery.
(c) Develop social networks.
(d) Govern themselves and others.

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

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

5. What does the typical Chinese immigrant in the U.S. do more than others?
(a) Work and study.
(b) Intermarry outside their ethnic group.
(c) Return to their homeland.
(d) Send money home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What vices were commonly available in Chinatown?

3. Why have the Chinese been called "the Jews of Asia?"

4. How did Chinese immigrants cope with discrimination?

5. What was a "redemptioner"?

(see the answer key)

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