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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX, The Puerto Ricans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a "redemptioner"?
(a) An indentured servant.
(b) A purchaser of indentures.
(c) A slave.
(d) A German immigrant who expected relatives to pay his way.

2. What educational reform did Germans propose and support?
(a) Preschools.
(b) Universities.
(c) Graduate schools.
(d) Kindergartens.

3. What was the Six Companies?
(a) A Chinese gang.
(b) A Chinese crime syndicate.
(c) A Chinese mutual aid association.
(d) A Chinese immigration association.

4. What was a "tong?"
(a) A Chinese secret society.
(b) A tool for Chinese cooking.
(c) A Chinese riddle.
(d) A Chinese overlord.

5. What kind of governmental structure did most Puerto Ricans vote to continue?
(a) Statehood.
(b) Commonwealth status.
(c) Independent nationhood.
(d) Status as a territory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ethnicities are combined in Puerto Ricans?

2. What industry did most German immigrants pursue?

3. What did Chinatowns become in the 20th century?

4. What was a "Hessian"?

5. In New York, what percentage of Chinese residents accepted federal aid during the Great Depression?

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