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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Europeans treat Jews as they became the only non-Christians on the continent?
(a) They were welcomed and venerated.
(b) They were supported and helped.
(c) They were quietly disliked.
(d) They were persecuted, massacred and expelled.

2. By 1970, which city had the most Puerto Ricans?
(a) New York.
(b) Miami.
(c) San Juan.
(d) Boston.

3. Which ethnic groups were successful in the U.S. in spite of avoiding politics?
(a) Germans and Italians.
(b) Irish and British.
(c) Jews and Irish.
(d) Chinese and Japanese.

4. What was a "hatchet man"?
(a) A woodsman.
(b) A member of a Chinese secret society.
(c) An entertainer.
(d) A lumberjack.

5. Where did most American Jews originate?
(a) Eastern Europe.
(b) China.
(c) Israel.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop were most slaves in the U.S. producing?

2. What area in the United States contained the greatest number of Jews ever assembled in one place on earth?

3. When did Italy unite under one government?

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

5. How did the Japanese crime rate compare with that of other immigrant communities?

(see the answer key)

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