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