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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which ethnic group got along best with the Indians?
(a) Germans.
(b) Celtic Irish.
(c) British.
(d) Scotch-Irish.

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

3. What is the "diaspora"?
(a) The immigration of the Jews to the United States.
(b) The discrimination against Jews.
(c) The gathering of the Jews to the new nation of Israel.
(d) The dispersion of the Jews throughout the world.

4. What is the "ghetto crouch?"
(a) A violent response to bullying.
(b) A passive response to bullying.
(c) A refusal to respond to bullying.
(d) A proactive response to bullying.

5. Which group formed the largest migration to America in the 19th century?
(a) Irish.
(b) Jews.
(c) Germans.
(d) Italians.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the emigrants from the potato famine died en route to America in 1847?

2. Which group of Jews in New York were more established and wealthier?

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

4. How did Europeans treat Jews as they became the only non-Christians on the continent?

5. Where did most American Jews originate?

(see the answer key)

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