Interesting Immigration Quiz Questions
- 1.To what part of the the country did MOST immigrants go?
- A.
California
- B.
The South
- C.
The Northeast
- D.
The Southwest
- 2.What was the nickname for immigrant neighborhoods?
- A.
Tenements
- B.
Ghettos
- C.
Sections
- D.
Quarters
- 3.What does it mean to assimilate?
- A.
To move from ones home country.
- B.
To give up ones culture in exchange for the dominant culture around them
- C.
To return to ones original country
- D.
To move across the ocean in search for a better life
- 4.Through what means did Americans attempt to make immigrants more "American?"
- A.
Churches
- B.
Schools
- C.
Social Work agencies like Hull House
- D.
All of the above
- 5.What type of immigrants became "American" very quickly?
- A.
The elderly
- B.
The sick
- C.
The poor
- D.
The second-generation
- 6.What is the most common reason Italians immigrated to United States?
- A.
The were seeking better jobs and more money
- B.
They were fleeing persecution
- C.
They needed to get away from revolutions occurring in their country
- D.
They want to spread their religion
- 7.Italians were discriminated against because they were thought to be involved with organized crime and were
- A.
Seen as sneaky tricksters
- B.
Viewed as cheap
- C.
Thought to spread diseases
- D.
Catholic
- 8.Jews came to United States because they were persecuted in much of Europe through organized attacks called ___________.
- A.
Schmules
- B.
Assimilates
- C.
Pogroms
- D.
Immighettos
- 9.Because they Jewish culture prized ________________________, they were reletively successful in America.
- A.
Family
- B.
Dance
- C.
Education
- D.
Religion
- 10.This act prohibited Chinese immigration in 1882.
- A.
Anti-immigration Act
- B.
Chinese Immigration Act
- C.
The San Francisco Act
- D.
The Quota Act
- 11.When Chinese did immigrate they came through where?
- A.
Angel Island
- B.
San Francisco Island
- C.
Ellis Island
- D.
Saint Barts
- 12.Mexican immigrants came to United states by what mean of transportation?
- A.
Boat
- B.
Bus
- C.
Train
- D.
Stage Coach
- 13.Most Mexicans worked as what?
- A.
Railroad builders
- B.
Push cart salesmen
- C.
Seamstresses
- D.
In agriculture
- 14.Most Americans ______________.
- A.
Welcomed immigrants.
- B.
Started aid services to help immigrants
- C.
Tried to get immigrants to enlist in the army
- D.
Saw immigrants as foreigners and distrusted them
- 15.We need to be very careful about the number of immigrants that are coming into American today so that American does not become too influences by foreign ideas.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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