Unit Test

Question 1

Determine whether each type of source is a primary or secondary source. An encyclopedia entry about urbanization: A letter from a young immigrant to her parents back home: A diary by an Italian immigrant living in the United States: A documentary film about Ellis Island: A report from a government agency relating the outbreak of disease in a tenement:

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Selection 1: secondary source; Selection 2: primary source; Selection 3: primary source; Selection 4: secondary source; Selection 5: primary source

Question 2

This is a photo of a . This photo is a .

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A: tenement in a city

Question 3

Which effect of immigration in the 1800s can be supported by evidence in this photo?

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C: Immigrants’ living conditions were very cramped.

Question 4

Which effect of urbanization in the 1800s can be supported by evidence in this photo?

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C: the poor living conditions for those living in poverty

Question 5

What conclusion can be drawn from the photo?

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A: Infrastructure improvements are needed.

Question 6

This passage is from a textbook. It is a source. Middle-class families often lived outside the city, taking advantage of .

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B: secondary

Question 7

What is the purpose of this source?

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C: to contrast the different living conditions for the middle and working classes

Question 8

This chart is a . The city that had the largest growth in population between 1850 and 1990 was . If the trend continued, the expected population of New York in 1950 would be .

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Selection 1: secondary source; Selection 2: New York; Selection 3: about 6 million

Question 9

What is the main idea of this passage?

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D: Poverty is an important issue that must be addressed.

Question 10

Which line from the passage suggests that poverty could lead to unrest?

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C: “There is . . . a widespread feeling of unrest and brooding revolution.”

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