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Ellis Island Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of Americans are estimated to be descended from people who passed through Ellis Island?

25%

40%

55%

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During which years was Ellis Island most active as an immigration station?

1790–1850

1892–1954

1920–1980

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary purpose of Ellis Island?

A military fort for immigrants

A processing center for incoming immigrants

A trade port for immigrants

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one reason some immigrants were sent back to their home country?

They didn’t speak English

They had a serious illness

They didn’t have family in America

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT of the steps immigrants underwent at Ellis Island?

Mental Evaluation

Medical inspection

Voting registration

Legal Inspection

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Many immigrants were held at Ellis Island if:

They were suspected spies

their papers or identification were missing or didn’t match

They lacked funds to travel onward

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ellis Island is located in which US state?

New Jersey

New York

Delaware

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