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- 1. Multiple Choice
When did Ellis Island become an immigration station?
1854
1892
1914
1954
- 2. Multiple Choice
How many immigrants have gone through Ellis Island?
12 million
16 million
20 million
26 million
- 3. Multiple Choice
How many immigrants were processed during 1892?
45 000
52 000
450 000
520 000
- 4. Multiple Choice
How was Ellis Island expanded to house the immigration station?
With landfill from the excavation of the NYC subway tunnels
A bridge was build between Ellis Island and Liberty Island
The immigration station floats on the sea
- 5. Multiple Choice
What happened in 1897?
The U.S. Government opened a second immigration station
An earthquake destroyed the immigration station
The U.S. Government decided to close the immigration station
A fire destroyed the immigration station
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are the different rooms you can find in the new immigration station after 1897?
A bathroom
A museum
A classroom
A roof garden and other recreation areas
A dining hall
- 7. Multiple Choice
How was called the inspection of the immigrants when they arrived on Ellis Island?
The “Two hour Medical Exam”
The “Full Physical Exam”
The “Six Second Medical Exam”
The “Speech Test”
- 8. Multiple Choice
How many time was needed to be processed?
Between 6 and 8 seconds
Between 1 and 2 hours
Between 3 and 4 hours
Between 6 and 8 hours
- 9. Multiple Choice
How many questions were asked to the immigrants?
15
22
29
65
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the part of the immigrants who were denied admission?
2%
8%
10%
25%
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the part of the immigrants who remained in New York after leaving Ellis Island?
One third
The half
The quarter
A tenth
- 12. Multiple Choice
When did Ellis Island process the most of immigrants?
1892
1897
1902
1907
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why did immigration decrease in the 1920s?
Because the European immigrants didn’t want to go to the USA anymore
Because a fire destroyed the immigration station
Because a new legislation ended the era of mass immigration
- 14. Multiple Choice
How was used Ellis Island during WWII?
As a detainment center
As a training facility
As a weapon factory
- 15. Multiple Choice
When did Ellis Island become a museum?
1954
1976
1990
2007
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the part of the U.S citizens which can trace at last part of their ancestry to Ellis Island?
10%
20%
30%
40%
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