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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In their own land, the Irish were a _________________ people.
(a) Free.
(b) Independent.
(c) Conquering.
(d) Conquered.

3. What important social change did Germans bring to the mainstream culture?
(a) Promotion of family entertainment.
(b) Stricter morals and mores.
(c) Respect for science.
(d) Beer drinking.

4. Most slaves worked in the farming of what product?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Wheat.

5. What did Nat Turner lead?
(a) A black unit in the Civil War.
(b) A slave uprising.
(c) The first black college.
(d) A political party.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the 1906 earthquake, when 10,000 Japanese were left homeless, how many applied for public relief?

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

3. With acculturation, IQ rates tend to:

4. How did many of the Japanese regard the United States during the 19th century?

5. What was a "redemptioner"?

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