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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the occupation of the majority of Irish immigrants in the 19th century?
(a) Unskilled labor.
(b) Manufacturing.
(c) Glass blowing.
(d) Farming.

3. At the turn of the century, what was the population density of the lower East Side in New York?
(a) Five hundred people per acre.
(b) One hundred people per acre.
(c) Seven hundred people per acre.
(d) Two hundred people per acre.

4. What advantage did European Jewish immigrants have in arriving in the United States?
(a) They were already urbanized.
(b) They were already accustomed to a rural environment.
(c) They already spoke English.
(d) They were already skilled farmers.

5. What "pulled" Mexicans into the U.S. in the early 20th century?
(a) The lure of Hollywood.
(b) The development of large agribusinesses.
(c) The building of factories.
(d) The construction of railroads.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of white families in the South owned no slaves at all?

2. What percentage of arrests in New York City during the 1850s were made of drunk and disorderly Irishmen?

3. Why are the Hong Kong youth gangs a threat to Chinatowns?

4. What are Puerto Ricans the only immigrants born possessing?

5. What industry occupied nearly half of Russian Jews prior to their emigration to the U.S.?

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