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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. What percentage of arrests in New York City during the 1850s were made of drunk and disorderly Irishmen?
(a) Twenty percent.
(b) Thirty percent.
(c) Fifty percent.
(d) Ten percent.

2. What did the Japanese government do when immigrants to Hawaii were unhappy with working conditions?
(a) Repatriated them.
(b) Banned them from returning to Japan.
(c) Started a war with Hawaii.
(d) Compensated them for lost wages.

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

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

5. On what basis were Japanese immigrants to the U.S. preselected by the Japanese government?
(a) Health, character and willingness to work.
(b) Tired and poor.
(c) Criminal tendencies.
(d) Desire for adventure.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is a "coyote"?

4. Many Japanese immigrants were successful entrepreneurs because of their ability to _________________.

5. Why are the Hong Kong youth gangs a threat to Chinatowns?

(see the answer key)

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