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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. What important social change did Germans bring to the mainstream culture?
(a) Respect for science.
(b) Stricter morals and mores.
(c) Beer drinking.
(d) Promotion of family entertainment.

2. What industry occupied nearly half of Russian Jews prior to their emigration to the U.S.?
(a) Publishing.
(b) Clothing production.
(c) Transportation.
(d) Farming.

3. What was the "Pale"?
(a) The area where Russian Jews went for recreation.
(b) The area where Russian Jews were not allowed to live.
(c) The area where Russian Jews were imprisoned.
(d) The area where Russian Jews were allowed to live.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did German immigrants retain whether in urban or rural settings?

2. What was the average life expectancy of an Irish immigrant in the 19th century?

3. What law helped establish the southern Italian crime syndicates?

4. The longer the journey by ship took, the _______________ the people became.

5. What was the occupation of the German immigrants who landed in St. Louis and Milwaukee?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways were slaves better off than the 19th century Irish immigrants?

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

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

4. Why did the Jews in various countries not fight back against discrimination?

5. What factors contributed to Irish immigrant workers' lack of initiative?

6. What was a redemptioner?

7. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, how did Italian literacy compare with the rest of Europe?

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

9. What is "amoral familism"?

10. What Jewish patterns in Europe became important to their success in America?

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