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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI, Implications.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did many Japanese property owners in the U.S. put title to the land in the names of their children?
(a) The children could avoid excessive taxation.
(b) They children could attract better marriage partners.
(c) The children were born in the U.S. and not subject to the Alien Land Law.
(d) They hoped for greater prosperity for their children.

2. At the turn of the century, what was the population density of the lower East Side in New York?
(a) Two hundred people per acre.
(b) Five hundred people per acre.
(c) One hundred people per acre.
(d) Seven hundred people per acre.

3. What did the term "ghetto" originally mean?
(a) An impoverished area of the city.
(b) A walled, gated Jewish community.
(c) A rich area of the city.
(d) A prison.

4. Why did lighter skin become overrepresented among achieving blacks?
(a) Lighter skin is better looking.
(b) Free persons of color had more white ancestors.
(c) Lighter skin means higher intelligence.
(d) Lighter skin leads to greater ambition.

5. What was a "redemptioner"?
(a) A purchaser of indentures.
(b) An indentured servant.
(c) A German immigrant who expected relatives to pay his way.
(d) A slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work provided a start for most wealthy American Jewish families?

2. Which group of Italian immigrants were at the bottom of their social scale?

3. What was a "hatchet man"?

4. What "pushed" Mexicans to leave Mexico in the early 20th century?

5. What was unique among immigrant groups about Chinese population size in the U.S.?

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