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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of the arable land in Ireland was used for growing potatoes before the famine?
(a) One-half.
(b) One-tenth.
(c) One-sixth.
(d) One-fourth.

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

3. Before steamships, to what was sea travel for the immigrants directly tied?
(a) Occupations.
(b) Piracy.
(c) Trade.
(d) Weather conditions.

4. Which group formed the largest migration to America in the 19th century?
(a) Germans.
(b) Jews.
(c) Irish.
(d) Italians.

5. Which group of Jews in New York were more established and wealthier?
(a) Uptown Jews.
(b) Yiddish-speaking Jews.
(c) Russian Jews.
(d) Downtown Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sowell determine transient immigrants are less likely to do?

2. Where did the majority of Celtic Irish congregate?

3. Where do most people of Irish ancestry live?

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

5. Where did most American Jews originate?

(see the answer key)

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