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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) Ten weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Ten days.

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

3. What is the largest single ethnic group in the U.S.?
(a) Irish.
(b) British.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Italian.

4. How did the system of tenant farming undermine Irish initiative?
(a) All improvements would be reversed.
(b) No improvements were permitted.
(c) All improvements were heavily taxed.
(d) All improvements belonged to the landowner.

5. How much of the arable land in Ireland was used for growing potatoes before the famine?
(a) One-tenth.
(b) One-sixth.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) One-half.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What caused repeated conflicts between the Scotch-Irish and the Celtic Irish immigrants who arrived later?

3. What Irish product undermined the welfare of Irish people?

4. What crop were most slaves in the U.S. producing?

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

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