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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. What early 20th century occupation was 90% done by Italians?
(a) Bootblacking.
(b) Ragpicking.
(c) Mining.
(d) Construction.

2. What was the primary loyalty of southern Italians in the 20th century?
(a) The family.
(b) Country.
(c) The church.
(d) Personal morality.

3. Heightened, more militant group consciousness typically appears in which generation?
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

4. What Irish product undermined the welfare of Irish people?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Sabotage.
(d) Potatoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Japanese crime rate compare with that of other immigrant communities?

2. What distinguishes Italian emigration during the 20th century?

3. In what area did 19th century Irish consider themselves superior to Germans?

4. The most affluent groups have experienced ________________ discrimination.

5. By the end of the 19th century, who controlled 2/3 of the labor done in New York City?

(see the answer key)

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