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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. How many years did a German indentured servant typically have to work to pay off his transportation to America?
(a) Two to five.
(b) Eight to ten.
(c) One to two.
(d) Three to seven.

2. Which group represents the most dramatic example of upward mobility among immigrants?
(a) The illiterate.
(b) The Polish.
(c) The Irish.
(d) Slaves.

3. How long did it take to cross the Atlantic in a steamship?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Ten weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Ten months.

4. How had most of the Scotch-Irish financed their immigration?
(a) They formed credit unions among themselves.
(b) They worked as apprentices.
(c) They were sent with money from home.
(d) They became indentured servants.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was a "Hessian"?

3. What caused repeated conflicts between the Scotch-Irish and the Celtic Irish immigrants who arrived later?

4. Which ethnic group got along best with the Indians?

5. Where did the majority of Celtic Irish congregate?

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