Immigration MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. Along with economic troubles, what condition drove people to emigrate?

1. poor schools
2. high cost of housing
3. ethnic group persecution
4. weather

2. Many immigrants lived in urban apartment slums called

1. studios.
2. high-rises.
3. tenements.
4. suburbs.

3. Many immigrants tended to live in places where others had ethnic similarities. These became known as

1. ghettos
2. tenenments
3. settlement houses
4. suburbs

4. Many immigrants tried to become a part of American culture. This is known as

1. ethnicity
2. segregation
3. assimilation
4. nativism

5. Many people immigrate to the United States because of

1. war.
2. poor schools.
3. economic troubles.
4. no factory jobs.

6. Many people in cities enjoyed entertainment. This form of entertainment was known as

1. Ragtime
2. Nickelodeons
3. Vaudeville
4. the Cotton Club

7. Most Asian immigrants went through the processing center on

1. Angel Islan
2. Ellis Islan
3. Long Islan
4. Harbor Islan

8. Some Americans were anti-immigrant and known as

1. communists
2. imperialists
3. industrialists
4. nativists

9. What is urbanization?

1. movement to rural areas
2. increase in immigration
3. growth of cities
4. the growth of industry

10. What legislation barred Chinese immigrants from owning property or pursuing jobs?

1. European Exclusion Act
2. Chinese Exclusion Act
3. Asian Immigration Act
4. Immigration Act of 1917

11. What settlement house was founded by Jane Addams?

1. Janes House
2. Hull House
3. Addams House
4. Settlement Aid House

12. What was the first law passed to limit immigration?

1. Chinese Exclusion Act
2. Immigration Act of 1917
3. European Exclusion Act
4. Asian Immigration Act

13. What were the beginning of todays multimillion-dollar film industry?

1. radio programs
2. nickelodeons
3. moving pictures
4. film shows

14. Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of immigrants in the early 1900s?

1. from Southern and Eastern Europe
2. poor
3. searching for job opportunites
4. English speakers

15. Which of the following is NOT a reason for city growth?

1. Nativism
2. job opportunities
3. mechanized equipment on farms
4. immigration