View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do most people of Irish ancestry live?
(a) In Ireland.
(b) In the British Isles.
(c) In the United States.
(d) In Canada.

2. Which group represents the most dramatic example of upward mobility among immigrants?
(a) Slaves.
(b) The illiterate.
(c) The Irish.
(d) The Polish.

3. How long was the voyage to America in a sailing vessel?
(a) From two to three weeks.
(b) From one to three months.
(c) From four to six months.
(d) From three to seven weeks.

4. How much of the arable land in Ireland was used for growing potatoes before the famine?
(a) One-fourth.
(b) One-sixth.
(c) One-tenth.
(d) One-half.

5. How did Jews who had survived persecution store their wealth?
(a) Home furnishings.
(b) Gold and jewelry.
(c) Works of art.
(d) Expensive clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did most American Jews originate?

2. The most affluent groups have experienced ________________ discrimination.

3. What advantages did early Irish immigrants have over others?

4. What educational reform did Germans propose and support?

5. Who developed the term "kike" to refer to Eastern European Jews in the U.S.?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 205 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample