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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, The Japanese.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What virtue was already ingrained in European Jews when they arrived?
(a) Good humor.
(b) Self-reliance.
(c) Philanthropy.
(d) Conviviality.

3. What advantages did early Irish immigrants have over others?
(a) They had business acumen and education.
(b) They spoke English and many were literate.
(c) They were hard workers and used to urban life.
(d) They had skills for industrialization.

4. Under the Gentleman's Agreement, ____________limited the number of Japanese immigrants to the U.S.
(a) The job market.
(b) Japan.
(c) The United States.
(d) An international tribunal.

5. How many of the emigrants from the potato famine died en route to America in 1847?
(a) Fifty percent.
(b) Five percent.
(c) Ten percent.
(d) Twenty percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which immigrant group did the Italians have the most conflict?

2. What did the term "ghetto" originally mean?

3. What area in the United States contained the greatest number of Jews ever assembled in one place on earth?

4. Where did the Alien Land Law prohibit Japanese immigrants from buying land?

5. What distinguishes Italian emigration during the 20th century?

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