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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. Immigrants on cargo ships could not select their______________.
(a) Itinerary.
(b) Destinations.
(c) Port of departure.
(d) Accomodations.

2. Discrimination against Irish workers was exemplified in the phrase, "No Irish need ____________."
(a) Enter.
(b) Apply.
(c) Venture.
(d) Purchase.

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

4. What diseases plagued the Irish living in tenements?
(a) Smallpox and cholera.
(b) Cholera and tuberculosis.
(c) Typhoid fever and smallpox.
(d) Tuberculosis and typhoid fever.

5. What is the most affluent ethnic group in the U.S.?
(a) Irish.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was American farming foreign to the Irish immigrants?

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

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

4. The most affluent groups have experienced ________________ discrimination.

5. What was the occupation of the German immigrants who landed in St. Louis and Milwaukee?

(see the answer key)

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