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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 was the occupation of the majority of Irish immigrants in the 19th century?
(a) Unskilled labor.
(b) Manufacturing.
(c) Glass blowing.
(d) Farming.

2. In what field did the Irish immigrants to America achieve their first successes?
(a) Science.
(b) Politics.
(c) The arts.
(d) Cuisine.

3. What did German immigrants retain whether in urban or rural settings?
(a) A desire to return to the homeland.
(b) A mistrust of the Irish.
(c) An adventurous, traveling spirit.
(d) The German language and culture.

4. How did the Pennsylvania Dutch regard politics and government?
(a) With confidence and trust.
(b) With distrust and disinterest.
(c) With great interest.
(d) With expectations and hope.

5. Why did farmers in southern Italy live on hillsides?
(a) To hide from invaders.
(b) Because arable land was in the hills.
(c) To get a better view.
(d) To avoid malaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did most American Jews originate?

2. What percentage of arrests in New York City during the 1850s were made of drunk and disorderly Irishmen?

3. What advantage did European Jewish immigrants have in arriving in the United States?

4. What was the name for a middleman who bought and sold indentured servants?

5. What is the "ghetto crouch?"

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