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Ellis Island - Test
  • 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) 1920
B) 1892
C) 1888
D) 1901
  • 3. Which immigrant group made up the largest number of arrivals at Ellis Island?
A) Chinese
B) Germans
C) Irish
D) Italians
  • 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) Mary Johnson
B) Annie Moore
C) James McDonald
D) John Smith
  • 6. When did Ellis Island close as an immigration station?
A) 1945
B) 1954
C) 1930
D) 1965
  • 7. What did many immigrants carry upon arrival at Ellis Island?
A) All their belongings
B) Only documents
C) Valuables only
D) Nothing
  • 8. What role did the U.S. Public Health Service play at Ellis Island?
A) Legal processing
B) Cultural orientation
C) Detention management
D) Medical inspections
  • 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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