M3L1 PRACTICE QUIZ

Read the text from Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus" (1883).

Lazarus draws a distinction between the Statue of Liberty and 

• The harbors of the mighty cities of Europe where the ships first departed.

• An enormous Greek statue well known in ancient times.

• The great pyramids of ancient Egypt.

• The ruined buildings of a once great Greco-Roman society.

Read the following text from Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus" (1883).

Which is the best summary of Emma Lazarus's poem?

• I am the guardian who will judge you at the gate.

• Keep away from our shores unless you intend to behave yourselves.

• Bring all of your cultures and traditions to enrich our society.

• This country welcomes even the lowliest of immigrants.

Push factors influencing immigrants to leave Europe included all of the following except

• Religious intolerance.

• Insufficient food.

• The unequal treatment of women and people of color.

• Lack of economic opportunity.

Read the excerpt on nativism. 

Frequent targets of nativist sentiments have been

• Outspoken women.

• Catholics and Jews.

• African Americans in the South.

• Northern European immigrants.

Read the following excerpt on nativism. 

In general, nativism is likely to emerge at times when

• Americans are experiencing an up-swelling of nationalistic pride.

• There is economic or social upheaval in society.

• Immigration is low and ethnic groups are less likely to defend themselves.

• America has just taken part in a major war.

Angel Island was selected as an entrance point for all of the following reasons except

• Its proximity to the gold fields made it an ideal location for those coming to California.

• It was remote enough to prevent the spread of disease.

• The San Francisco facility was found to be unsanitary.

• The facility was ideal to prevent outside communications.

Angel Island was selected as an entrance point for all of the following reasons except

• Its proximity to the gold fields made it an ideal location for those coming to California.

• It was remote enough to prevent the spread of disease.

• The San Francisco facility was found to be unsanitary.

• The facility was ideal to prevent outside communications.

For Chinese immigrants who could not organize within a family clan, there was always an opportunity to 

• Find a place within a mixed-race labor organization.

• Join one of the Chinese tongs.

• Italian language newspapers.

• Enter into a merchant house.

Chinese immigrants entering the United States and Angel Island were able to bypass the Exclusion Act if

• Local Chinese groups paid a bounty to the federal government for their entrance.

• They had a letter from an employer explaining how they could provide unique or necessary labor.

• They could prove that they were a direct relative of a Chinese merchant doing business in San Francisco.

• They were a victim of Chinese welfare and therefore eligible for refugee status.

Angel Island was unique in comparison to Ellis Island because it was 

• Designed to enforce restrictive immigration laws against Asians.

• Not equipped to separate entrants by gender during admittance procedures.

• Given permission to forgo physical examinations on entrants.

• Allowed admittance to those who could demonstrate sufficient wealth.