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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX, The Puerto Ricans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mode of travel was first predominantly used in the Puerto Rican migration to the U.S.?
(a) Sailing ships.
(b) Air.
(c) Steamships.
(d) Rail.

2. Which ethnic group has the highest fertility rates?
(a) Mexican-Americans.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Polish Americans.
(d) Chinese Americans.

3. When did Italy unite under one government?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1761.
(c) 1661.
(d) 1861.

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

5. What tools have Jews traditionally used to respond to adversity?
(a) Charm and gregariousness.
(b) Resourcefulness and perserverance.
(c) Force and violence.
(d) Hatred and intimidation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of trouble did employers invite who mixed Italian workers from different villages?

2. Which Western country imported the most slaves?

3. What percentage of Puerto Ricans voted to be accepted as a U.S. state?

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

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

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