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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 was a "Hessian"?
(a) German soldiers recruited to fight in the Revolutionary War.
(b) German communitarians.
(c) German pacifists.
(d) German government officials.

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

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

4. Where do most people of Irish ancestry live?
(a) In the United States.
(b) In Ireland.
(c) In the British Isles.
(d) In Canada.

5. How did the system of tenant farming undermine Irish initiative?
(a) No improvements were permitted.
(b) All improvements belonged to the landowner.
(c) All improvements would be reversed.
(d) All improvements were heavily taxed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In their own land, the Irish were a _________________ people.

2. Which ethnic group got along best with the Indians?

3. What advantages did early Irish immigrants have over others?

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

5. What percentage of the population is the largest single ethnic group?

(see the answer key)

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