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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What educational reform did Germans propose and support?
(a) Preschools.
(b) Universities.
(c) Kindergartens.
(d) Graduate schools.

2. In their own land, the Irish were a _________________ people.
(a) Conquering.
(b) Free.
(c) Conquered.
(d) Independent.

3. What industry did most German immigrants pursue?
(a) Farming.
(b) Transportation.
(c) Manufacturing.
(d) Publishing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kinds of skills did the Irish develop under an enemy government?

3. How long did it take to cross the Atlantic in a steamship?

4. How had most of the Scotch-Irish financed their immigration?

5. Before steamships, to what was sea travel for the immigrants directly tied?

(see the answer key)

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