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

2. How many of the emigrants from the potato famine died en route to America in 1847?
(a) Five percent.
(b) Ten percent.
(c) Fifty percent.
(d) Twenty percent.

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

4. What was a "redemptioner"?
(a) A slave.
(b) A German immigrant who expected relatives to pay his way.
(c) An indentured servant.
(d) A purchaser of indentures.

5. What industry occupied nearly half of Russian Jews prior to their emigration to the U.S.?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Farming.
(c) Publishing.
(d) Clothing production.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "diaspora"?

2. How did German Jews regard themselves?

3. Which group formed the largest migration to America in the 19th century?

4. What language did German Jews speak?

5. What was a "Hessian"?

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