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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The longer the journey by ship took, the _______________ the people became.
(a) Stronger.
(b) Weaker.
(c) More excited.
(d) More determined.

2. Before steamships, to what was sea travel for the immigrants directly tied?
(a) Occupations.
(b) Weather conditions.
(c) Trade.
(d) Piracy.

3. Why was American farming foreign to the Irish immigrants?
(a) It required long work days.
(b) It required different crops.
(c) It required isolation.
(d) It required larger tracts of land.

4. What percentage of the population is the largest single ethnic group?
(a) 52%.
(b) 47%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 15%.

5. What advantages did early Irish immigrants have over others?
(a) They spoke English and many were literate.
(b) They had business acumen and education.
(c) They had skills for industrialization.
(d) They were hard workers and used to urban life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the arable land in Ireland was used for growing potatoes before the famine?

2. What is the most affluent ethnic group in the U.S.?

3. The most affluent groups have experienced ________________ discrimination.

4. The highest fertility rates are found in groups with the ________________ incomes.

5. How did the system of tenant farming undermine Irish initiative?

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