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

2. What kind of work provided a start for most wealthy American Jewish families?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Unskilled labor.
(c) Farming.
(d) Peddling.

3. What drug was introduced in the U.S. by Chinese immigrants?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Opium.
(d) Cocaine.

4. What occupations did Chinese immigrants typically take in the mining camps?
(a) Tailors and saloon keepers.
(b) Miners and accountants.
(c) Merchants and farmers.
(d) Cooks and launderers.

5. By 1970, which city had the most Puerto Ricans?
(a) Boston.
(b) Miami.
(c) New York.
(d) San Juan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "ghetto crouch?"

2. Mexican immigrants rank highest in what index?

3. What is the "diaspora"?

4. During the decades surrounding the beginning of the 20th century, what proportion of Eastern European Jews moved to the United States?

5. Many Japanese immigrants were successful entrepreneurs because of their ability to _________________.

(see the answer key)

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