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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. What system did Italian immigrants use to finance business ventures?
(a) Crime syndicates.
(b) Mutual aid societies.
(c) Credit unions.
(d) Banks.

2. With acculturation, IQ rates tend to:
(a) Become insignificant.
(b) Fall.
(c) Rise.
(d) Remain constant.

3. Why was American farming foreign to the Irish immigrants?
(a) It required larger tracts of land.
(b) It required different crops.
(c) It required long work days.
(d) It required isolation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the largest single ethnic group in the U.S.?

2. What educational reform did Germans propose and support?

3. What was a "redemptioner"?

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

5. What advantages does northern Italy have over southern Italy, where most emigrants lived?

(see the answer key)

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