Quiz on the Irish Diaspora- Lesson 6: TOP1

What is emigration?

• The movement of people from their own country to settle in another country.

• The movement of people from another country to settle in their home country.

• The movement of people from their house to another place nearby.

The bulk of Irish emigration went to...

(a)  

Irish emigrants in America suffered from​ (a)   and​ (b)  

• diseases
• discrimination
• food poisoning
• rashes
• tiredness
• headaches

The links between Irish-Americans and Ireland are still strong today because of​ (a)   ,​ (b)   , and​ (c)  

• politics
• tourism
• culture
• literature
• friendship
• social media
• hatred
• war

Why did many Irish emigrants go to Britain instead of America?

(a)  

What types of jobs did Irish emigrants do in Britain?

• Education and Academia

• Construction and Manufacturing

• Shopkeepers and Salesmen

• Fashion designers and artists

Irish emigrants faced discrimination in Britain. They were disliked for taking​ (a)   jobs, and becuase they were​ (b)   .

• low paying
• Catholic
• Protestant
• good
• bad
• Presbyterian
• all

Over the decades, what did the Irish emigrant population in Britain do?

• Went back to Ireland as soon as they could

• Took over the government

• Rose up the social and political ladder

• Hid away in a small town