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

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

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

4. What nationality are the Pennsylvania Dutch?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Belgian.
(d) Dutch.

5. What was the name for a middleman who bought and sold indentured servants?
(a) Soul driver.
(b) Slave driver.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Simon Legree.

Short Answer Questions

1. With acculturation, IQ rates tend to:

2. In what area did 19th century Irish consider themselves superior to Germans?

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

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

5. What was a "redemptioner"?

(see the answer key)

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