Immigration Trivia Quiz
What was it like for immigrants at Ellis Island?
- 1.What was Ellis Island?
- A.
An immigration center in New York Harbor
- B.
An island on the way to America
- C.
A vacation spot for rich Europeans
- 2.Did all immigrants come through Ellis Island?
- A.
Yes, all immigrants had to go through Ellis Island.
- B.
No, but many did.
- 3.Why did people leave their homelands?
- A.
All immigrants were forced to leave their homelands.
- B.
There were many reasons for leaving, including the potato famine in Ireland.
- 4.Why did people come to America
- A.
You could get a decent job.
- B.
Land was cheap.
- C.
Western states wanted new settlers.
- 5.Every immigrant came voluntarily?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Familes didn't always come over together.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.What did people bring with them?
- A.
Food
- B.
Quilts, mattresses and pillows
- C.
Horses and cows
- 8.How did people travel to the ships that brought them to America?
- A.
Train, walked, horseback ...
- B.
Airplane
- 9.You were examined before you left.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The trip would take 2 years.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Steerage was the best place to be on the boat. It was for the richest people.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.What did you do all day on the boat?
- A.
Play marbles or dominoes
- B.
Go up on the deck
- C.
Swim in the ocean
- 13.The ocean voyage was dangerous.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Everyone went straight to Ellis Island when they got off the boat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The first place you would go at Ellis Island was into the Registry Room (Great Hall).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Doctors examined you while you were walking up the stairs.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.If the doctors found something wrong with you, you had to go back to your homeland right away.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.What kind of mental tests were given at Ellis Island?
- A.
Simple arithmetic problems
- B.
Reading a paragraph
- C.
Flying a kite
- 19.What did the legal inspectors do?
- A.
Checked your pasport.
- B.
Asked twenty to thirty questions.
- C.
Allowed you an interpretor to translate your answers.
- 20.You had to have money to come to America.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.You had to have a job waiting for you.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.You had to be able to read English.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.If you were detained because you were sick, you could go to the hospital.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.Some people stayed at Ellis Island for 5 years.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.The food was terrible at Ellis Island.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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