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INTRO TO THE CITY
CHAPTER 11
SAMPLE TEST
Chapter 11
1. The height of the “Great Immigration” period took place:
a. between 1800 and 1850
b. between 1920 and 1950
c. between 1880 and 1910
d. between 1945 and 1970
2. In 1990, immigrants represented what percentage of Miami’s total population?
a. approximately one-third
b. 46 percent
c. two-thirds
d. about 10 percent
3. Since 1960, the majority of immigrants have been:
a. illegal
b. people of color
c. people of European origins
d. none of the above
4. The process known as “chain migration” describes the idea that:
a. once migration from a given area begins it grows at an increasing rate
b. immigrants tend to settle near friends and relatives
c. immigrants often go back to their country of origin
d. men migrate first, then women and children follow
5. Throughout the 1800s, most of the U.S. black population:
a. lived in the South and in rural areas
b. lived in urban areas
c. was relatively wealthier than today
d. was concentrated around northeastern cities
6. Which of the following did not contribute to black migration to the North?
a. urban decentralization
b. the growth of industrial production which followed WW II
c. the decline of southern agriculture
d. farm mechanization
7. Karl and Alma Taeuber’s study shows that:
a. blacks were less segregated in 1960 than in 1970
b. segregation can be measured by an index of dissimilarity
c. the segregation index for San Jose in California was the highest in the U.S.
d. racism is the main cause of segregation
8. The fastest growing nonwhite population group are:
a. Hispanics
b. Asians
c. Blacks
d. none of the above
9. Puerto Ricans:
a. enjoy open migrations privileges
b. are less segregated from whites than Mexican Americans
c. are among the wealthiest Hispanics in the U.S.
d. are the largest Hispanic group in the U.S.
10. Mexican American women:
a. have a higher fertility rate than women born in Mexico
b. have a fertility rate similar to that of white females
c. have a fertility rate twice has high as for the non-Hispanic population
d. had a fertility rate of about 210 births per 1,000 in 1994
11. Since 1965,
a. the Chinese-American population quadrupled
b. the Chinese Exclusion Act has curbed Chinese immigration
c. the Chinese American population has slowly declined
d. the median family income of Chinese Americans has fallen below the national average
21. Native Americans who migrate to the city:
a. tend to concentrate in ghettos
b. quickly earn higher income
c. experience a cultural clash
d. both a and c
13. Female participation in the labor force:
a. was very limited among upper- and middle-class women throughout the nineteenth century
b. increased rapidly after 1850
c. dropped during World War II
d. was about 65 percent in 1995
14. Chicago was incorporated as a city in:
a. 1673
b. 1763
c. 1833
d. 1897
15. Chicago’s access to other areas of the country through railroads and water systems allowed it to become:
a. the largest service center in America
b. a large manufacturing center
c. the primary destination of immigrants
d. none of the above
16. The Hull House:
a. was founded by Richard Daley
b. was located in a middle class neighborhood of Chicago
c. addressed the needs of immigrant women and families
d. fought against unions
17. The Chicago political machine:
` a. has been controlled by Italian immigrants
b. came to power in 1900
c. focused on maintaining the quality of the central business district
d. worked on improving the living conditions in poorer black neighborhoods
18. Gerald Suttle’s study of the Addams area on Chicago’s West side suggests that:
a. poor neighborhoods are highly disorganized and lack social order
b. each ethnic or racial group claim their own territory
c. African Americans form closely knit communities
d. Mexican Americans are the most disadvantaged urban minority
True/False
1. Immigration to the U.S. is higher now than ever before.
2. Ethnic and racial diversity is increasing in cities.
3. The majority of new immigrants come from Asia and Latin America.
4. New York is no longer the main destination of immigrants.
5. Hispanics represent half of Los Angeles’s population.
6. The period of Great Migration from the South followed the period of Great Immigration from Europe.
7. Since the 1970s, racial residential segregation has steadily decreased in the United States.
8. In 1990, African Americans had a 50 percent chance of being discriminated against in renting a home.
9. Hispanics have surpassed African Americans and have become the nation’s largest minority.
10. Puerto Ricans are the poorest of all Hispanics.
11. There is a high level of female-headed families among Puerto Ricans.
12. Most Mexican Americans are agricultural workers.
13. Women in the gangs of East Los Angeles have often experience forms of parental violence.
14. Anti-Chinese riots took place in the West during the second half of the nineteenth century.
15. Japanese Americans represent an increasing share of Asian Americans.
16. In the U.S., Korean self-employment is higher than white self-employment.
17. Only a fourth of all Native Americans live in urban areas.
18. Open space is often allocated to male oriented activities.
19. Chicago was destroyed by a fire in 1871.
20. Chicago has never had a black mayor.
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