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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, The Japanese.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What advantages does northern Italy have over southern Italy, where most emigrants lived?
(a) Schools and colleges.
(b) Adequate rainfall and irrigation systems.
(c) Access to seaports.
(d) Access to trading centers.

3. How did the Japanese crime rate compare with that of other immigrant communities?
(a) Slightly lower.
(b) Slightly higher.
(c) Far higher.
(d) Far lower.

4. What was a "Hessian"?
(a) German communitarians.
(b) German government officials.
(c) German pacifists.
(d) German soldiers recruited to fight in the Revolutionary War.

5. What distinguishes Italian emigration during the 20th century?
(a) It is the largest exodus from a single nation.
(b) It is the slowest exodus from a single nation.
(c) All of the emigration is to the U.S.
(d) More immigrants return to Italy than leave it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sowell determine transient immigrants are less likely to do?

2. What law helped establish the southern Italian crime syndicates?

3. What percentage of Italian immigrants were agricultural laborers?

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

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

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