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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of work provided a start for most wealthy American Jewish families?

3. How many years did a German indentured servant typically have to work to pay off his transportation to America?

4. What advantage did European Jewish immigrants have in arriving in the United States?

5. What was a "redemptioner"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advantages did Irish have over other immigrants?

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

3. Who are the Pennsylvania Dutch?

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

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

6. How had the Jews historically been treated in Europe?

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

8. Why has alcoholism traditionally been lower among Italians than Irish?

9. What was a redemptioner?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sowell speaks of acculturation in concentric rings. What does he mean by this metaphor? What are examples of groups which would be in the inner circles? What are examples of groups which would be on the outer circles?

Essay Topic 2

Prices are affected by the culture of arriving immigrants. In your essay, explain, for example, how landlords in slum neighborhoods with heavy populations of newcomers charge high rents but do not receive high incomes, and how crime rates in such neighborhoods affect the cost of items in local stores.

Essay Topic 3

In your essay, address the following questions: What is stereotyping? Where does the image of the drunken, brawling Irishman or the knife-wielding Mafioso become a stereotype? What's wrong with stereotyping? Why do we stereotype others? Are stereotypical images without factual bases?

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