Immigration MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

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

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

2. Many immigrants lived in urban apartment slums called

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

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

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

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

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

5. Many people immigrate to the United States because of

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

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

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

7. Most Asian immigrants went through the processing center on

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

8. Some Americans were anti-immigrant and known as

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

9. What is urbanization?

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

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

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

11. What settlement house was founded by Jane Addams?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Which of the following is NOT a reason for increased immigration?

1. better opportunities
2. political persecution
3. religious freedoms
4. harsh travel

17. Which of the following is NOT a result of immigration on city growth?

1. corrupt political bosses
2. increase in tenements
3. overcrowded neighborhoods
4. higher wages

18. Which of the following was PULL factor for immigration?

1. free land
2. poverty
3. religious persecution
4. overpopulation

19. Which regions did the majority of immigrants come from in the early 1900s?

1. northern and western
2. southern and eastern
3. southern and western
4. northern and eastern

20. Who tended to the needs of immigrants such as housing and jobs in exchange for votes?

1. political bosses
2. immigration processing centers
3. settlement houses
4. YMCA