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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. Where did the majority of Celtic Irish congregate?
(a) The urban Southeast.
(b) The urban Northeast.
(c) The rural North.
(d) The rural South.

2. What did the term "ghetto" originally mean?
(a) A prison.
(b) A walled, gated Jewish community.
(c) A rich area of the city.
(d) An impoverished area of the city.

3. How many people died of starvation or illness during the Great Famine of the 1840s in Ireland?
(a) One million.
(b) Two hundred thousand.
(c) Five million.
(d) Five hundred thousand.

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

5. Discrimination against Irish workers was exemplified in the phrase, "No Irish need ____________."
(a) Enter.
(b) Purchase.
(c) Apply.
(d) Venture.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who were the "Know-Nothings"?

3. The most affluent groups have experienced ________________ discrimination.

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

5. Which group represents the most dramatic example of upward mobility among immigrants?

(see the answer key)

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