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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under the Gentleman's Agreement, ____________limited the number of Japanese immigrants to the U.S.
(a) An international tribunal.
(b) The job market.
(c) The United States.
(d) Japan.

2. When did Italy unite under one government?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1661.
(c) 1761.
(d) 1961.

3. At the turn of the century, what was the population density of the lower East Side in New York?
(a) One hundred people per acre.
(b) Seven hundred people per acre.
(c) Five hundred people per acre.
(d) Two hundred people per acre.

4. The generation gap between first and second generation Japanese immigrants was caused by _____________ marriages.
(a) Rare.
(b) Belated.
(c) Long-distance.
(d) Multiple.

5. What was one tragic result of the U.S. government's restrictions on Chinese immigration?
(a) A low Chinese birth rate.
(b) A high rate of Chinese returning to China.
(c) A low return on Chinese investment.
(d) A high rate of suicide among Chinese men.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In their own land, the Irish were a _________________ people.

4. The "penal laws" imposed by the British on the Irish were intended to keep the Irish in what situation?

5. What drug was introduced in the U.S. by Chinese immigrants?

(see the answer key)

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