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Ellis Island
  • 1. What was the primary purpose of Ellis Island?
A) Storage facility
B) Tourist attraction
C) Military base
D) Immigration processing
  • 2. In which year did Ellis Island open as an immigration station?
A) 1901
B) 1888
C) 1920
D) 1892
  • 3. Which immigrant group made up the largest number of arrivals at Ellis Island?
A) Italians
B) Irish
C) Germans
D) Chinese
  • 4. What was the original name of the statue that stands near Ellis Island?
A) Statue of Freedom
B) Lady Liberty
C) Liberty Enlightening the World
D) Mother of Exiles
  • 5. Who was the first person recorded to pass through Ellis Island?
A) James McDonald
B) John Smith
C) Annie Moore
D) Mary Johnson
  • 6. When did Ellis Island close as an immigration station?
A) 1930
B) 1945
C) 1954
D) 1965
  • 7. What did many immigrants carry upon arrival at Ellis Island?
A) Only documents
B) All their belongings
C) Valuables only
D) Nothing
  • 8. What role did the U.S. Public Health Service play at Ellis Island?
A) Medical inspections
B) Detention management
C) Cultural orientation
D) Legal processing
  • 9. What was the purpose of the detention center at Ellis Island?
A) To educate immigrants
B) To house government officials
C) To hold immigrants for further processing
D) To quarantine sick immigrants
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