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

2. What was the occupation of the German immigrants who landed in St. Louis and Milwaukee?
(a) Peddling.
(b) Construction.
(c) Brewing beer.
(d) Farming.

3. Which ethnic group has the highest fertility rates?
(a) Chinese Americans.
(b) Mexican-Americans.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Polish Americans.

4. Who were the "Know-Nothings"?
(a) An anti-immigrant political party.
(b) A rude name for immigrants.
(c) Immigrants who refused to participate in elections.
(d) A pro-immigrant political party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of arrests in New York City during the 1850s were made of drunk and disorderly Irishmen?

2. What was the average life expectancy of an Irish immigrant in the 19th century?

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

4. How long was the voyage to America in a sailing vessel?

5. Where did the majority of Celtic Irish congregate?

(see the answer key)

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