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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which ethnic group has the highest fertility rates?
(a) Mexican-Americans.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Polish Americans.
(d) Chinese Americans.

2. Why was American farming foreign to the Irish immigrants?
(a) It required different crops.
(b) It required isolation.
(c) It required long work days.
(d) It required larger tracts of land.

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

4. The most affluent groups have experienced ________________ discrimination.
(a) Less.
(b) More.
(c) No.
(d) About the same.

5. How long did it take to cross the Atlantic in a steamship?
(a) Two months.
(b) Ten months.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Ten weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. The "penal laws" imposed by the British on the Irish were intended to keep the Irish in what situation?

2. Where did the majority of Celtic Irish congregate?

3. With acculturation, IQ rates tend to:

4. How much of the arable land in Ireland was used for growing potatoes before the famine?

5. How long was the voyage to America in a sailing vessel?

(see the answer key)

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