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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 German Jews regard themselves?
(a) Germans of the Hebrew faith.
(b) Jewish Americans.
(c) Jews from Germany.
(d) Hebrews from Europe.

2. The highest fertility rates are found in groups with the ________________ incomes.
(a) Fastest-growing.
(b) Highest.
(c) Lowest.
(d) Most stable.

3. What caused repeated conflicts between the Scotch-Irish and the Celtic Irish immigrants who arrived later?
(a) Religion.
(b) Education.
(c) Politics.
(d) Slavery.

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

5. What language did German Jews speak?
(a) German.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) English.
(d) Hebrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What educational reform did Germans propose and support?

2. How did the Pennsylvania Dutch regard politics and government?

3. What diseases plagued the Irish living in tenements?

4. With acculturation, IQ rates tend to:

5. What nationality are the Pennsylvania Dutch?

(see the answer key)

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