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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 was the average life expectancy of an Irish immigrant in the 19th century?
(a) Fifty-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Eighteen.

2. What are Puerto Ricans the only immigrants born possessing?
(a) U.S. citizenship.
(b) Free passage to the U.S.
(c) Enough money to immigrate.
(d) The English language.

3. Most Japanese immigrants in the 19th century were young men from what kind of background?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Trade.
(c) Farming.
(d) Industry.

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

5. What was the name for a middleman who bought and sold indentured servants?
(a) Slave driver.
(b) Simon Legree.
(c) Soul driver.
(d) Coyote.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the Hong Kong youth gangs a threat to Chinatowns?

2. What educational reform did Germans propose and support?

3. What indicates slow acculturation?

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

5. What Irish product undermined the welfare of Irish people?

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