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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 quality did U.S. slave owners encourage in their slaves?
(a) Literacy.
(b) Dependence.
(c) Independence.
(d) Initiative.

2. What was a "picture bride"?
(a) A bride from the U.S. accepted on the basis of a photograph.
(b) A bride who spoke no English.
(c) A bride from Japan accepted on the basis of a photograph.
(d) A perfectly beautiful bride.

3. How did many of the Japanese regard the United States during the 19th century?
(a) As a "hell on earth."
(b) As a "deprived nation."
(c) As an "earthly paradise."
(d) As the "home of our enemies."

4. The generation gap between first and second generation Japanese immigrants was caused by _____________ marriages.
(a) Long-distance.
(b) Belated.
(c) Multiple.
(d) Rare.

5. What law helped establish the southern Italian crime syndicates?
(a) Anti-immigration law.
(b) Pro-immigration law.
(c) Prohibition.
(d) Gambling restrictions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the term "ghetto" originally mean?

2. As those with different views left the South, what changed in the southern population?

3. What was the primary loyalty of southern Italians in the 20th century?

4. What are Puerto Ricans the only immigrants born possessing?

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

(see the answer key)

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