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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. How did the Pennsylvania Dutch regard politics and government?
(a) With distrust and disinterest.
(b) With expectations and hope.
(c) With confidence and trust.
(d) With great interest.

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

3. With acculturation, IQ rates tend to:
(a) Fall.
(b) Remain constant.
(c) Rise.
(d) Become insignificant.

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

5. Which group formed the largest migration to America in the 19th century?
(a) Germans.
(b) Italians.
(c) Irish.
(d) Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the "Know-Nothings"?

2. In what field did the Irish immigrants to America achieve their first successes?

3. Which group was the most isolated of the early German settlers?

4. What important social change did Germans bring to the mainstream culture?

5. The longer the journey by ship took, the _______________ the people became.

(see the answer key)

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