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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 drug was introduced in the U.S. by Chinese immigrants?
(a) Opium.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Cocaine.

2. What mode of travel was first predominantly used in the Puerto Rican migration to the U.S.?
(a) Rail.
(b) Air.
(c) Sailing ships.
(d) Steamships.

3. What percentage of Puerto Ricans voted to be accepted as a U.S. state?
(a) 39%
(b) 74%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 10%.

4. How did Chinese immigrants cope with discrimination?
(a) Withdrawal and inconspicuousness.
(b) Aggression and violence.
(c) Fear and intimidation.
(d) Pugnacity and toughness.

5. In what area did Italian immigrants find success in California?
(a) Fruit selling.
(b) Glass blowing.
(c) Garment manufacture.
(d) Wine growing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tools have Jews traditionally used to respond to adversity?

2. What was a "hatchet man"?

3. As those with different views left the South, what changed in the southern population?

4. What are Puerto Ricans the only immigrants born possessing?

5. What was unique among immigrant groups about Chinese population size in the U.S.?

(see the answer key)

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