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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, pg. 294-314.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the names of the secret societies formed to protect Asian members?
(a) Tongs.
(b) The Free Masons.
(c) The Mighty Steeds.
(d) Mongs.

2. What was the purpose of the taxes that were imposed on immigrants, according to Takaki?
(a) All citizens should be taxed.
(b) Law and order.
(c) Revenue.
(d) Exclusion of the Chinese.

3. What jobs did female Chinese immigrants hold according to Chapter 3?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Housekeepers and prostitutes.

4. What does diversity in the work place accomplish according to Chapter 2?
(a) It provides an educational experience.
(b) The bosses experience multiple cultures.
(c) It prevents one block of immigrants from becoming too powerful.
(d) It makes a positive work environment.

5. What does Takaki assert people think about America's population?
(a) That the population is diverse.
(b) That America is a melting pot.
(c) That the population is Asian.
(d) That the population is white.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1910, who did the United States courts rule were white?

2. When did Hawaiian planters begin hiring nationalities other then the Chinese?

3. What did the Filipino labor contracts include?

4. During 1970-1980 how many immigrants were Asian?

5. What did immigrants think about Hawaii? Why did they go there?

(see the answer key)

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