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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drug was introduced in the U.S. by Chinese immigrants?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Opium.
(d) Heroin.

2. Who developed the term "kike" to refer to Eastern European Jews in the U.S.?
(a) Blacks.
(b) The Irish.
(c) German Jews.
(d) The British.

3. In California, Japanese immigrants initiated what two business models?
(a) Restaurants and dance academies.
(b) Contract gardening and produce markets.
(c) Language schools and bakeries.
(d) Market gardens and ornamental horticulture.

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

5. Which group, impoverished today, are the descendants of skilled frontiersmen?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Germans.
(c) Scotch-Irish.
(d) Italians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical events at the turn of the century raised Japanese confidence?

2. Which group is the "classic example" of ethnic success in spite of poverty and discrimination?

3. What percentage of Puerto Ricans voted for independent nationhood?

4. Where do most people of Irish ancestry live?

5. How long did it take to cross the Atlantic in a steamship?

(see the answer key)

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