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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The most affluent groups have experienced ________________ discrimination.
(a) No.
(b) More.
(c) About the same.
(d) Less.

2. How did Jews who had survived persecution store their wealth?
(a) Home furnishings.
(b) Expensive clothes.
(c) Works of art.
(d) Gold and jewelry.

3. In their own land, the Irish were a _________________ people.
(a) Free.
(b) Conquered.
(c) Independent.
(d) Conquering.

4. With which immigrant group did the Italians have the most conflict?
(a) Irish.
(b) Germans.
(c) Jews.
(d) Chinese.

5. How did German Jews regard themselves?
(a) Jewish Americans.
(b) Hebrews from Europe.
(c) Germans of the Hebrew faith.
(d) Jews from Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the majority of Celtic Irish congregate?

2. What were early German immigrants able to do more thoroughly than others?

3. Which group represents the most dramatic example of upward mobility among immigrants?

4. When did Italy unite under one government?

5. What is the largest single ethnic group in the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the effect of the Irish rebellion of 1641?

2. What historical events contributed to the fragmentation of the Italian population?

3. What was distinct about the Jewish community in Eastern Europe?

4. What are some influences German immigrants have had on American culture?

5. What was a redemptioner?

6. How does the average age of an ethnic group affect its socioeconomic status?

7. What was unusual about German migration patterns in the 20th century?

8. Why is there no "majority" in the United States?

9. In what ways have American ethnic communities supplied leadership to their countries of origin?

10. What is culturally and linguistically unique about the size of the United States?

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