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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. How many years did a German indentured servant typically have to work to pay off his transportation to America?
(a) Eight to ten.
(b) Two to five.
(c) One to two.
(d) Three to seven.

2. How had most of the Scotch-Irish financed their immigration?
(a) They became indentured servants.
(b) They were sent with money from home.
(c) They worked as apprentices.
(d) They formed credit unions among themselves.

3. What was the occupation of the German immigrants who landed in St. Louis and Milwaukee?
(a) Farming.
(b) Construction.
(c) Brewing beer.
(d) Peddling.

4. Where did most American Jews originate?
(a) China.
(b) Israel.
(c) Eastern Europe.
(d) Turkey.

5. What advantages did early Irish immigrants have over others?
(a) They had skills for industrialization.
(b) They spoke English and many were literate.
(c) They had business acumen and education.
(d) They were hard workers and used to urban life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jews who had survived persecution store their wealth?

2. What did German immigrants retain whether in urban or rural settings?

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

4. What did the term "ghetto" originally mean?

5. What kind of work provided a start for most wealthy American Jewish families?

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