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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advantage did European Jewish immigrants have in arriving in the United States?
(a) They were already urbanized.
(b) They were already accustomed to a rural environment.
(c) They already spoke English.
(d) They were already skilled farmers.

2. The longer the journey by ship took, the _______________ the people became.
(a) More excited.
(b) More determined.
(c) Weaker.
(d) Stronger.

3. What was the "Pale"?
(a) The area where Russian Jews were imprisoned.
(b) The area where Russian Jews went for recreation.
(c) The area where Russian Jews were allowed to live.
(d) The area where Russian Jews were not allowed to live.

4. What percentage of arrests in New York City during the 1850s were made of drunk and disorderly Irishmen?
(a) Fifty percent.
(b) Ten percent.
(c) Twenty percent.
(d) Thirty percent.

5. What crop were most slaves in the U.S. producing?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Vegetables.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were early German immigrants able to do more thoroughly than others?

3. Where do most people of Irish ancestry live?

4. What was the occupation of the German immigrants who landed in St. Louis and Milwaukee?

5. Where did the majority of Celtic Irish congregate?

(see the answer key)

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