18. Document Project 18: “Melting Pot” or “Vegetable Soup”?

Quiz for Document 18.8 Alfred P. Schultz, The Mongrelization of America, 1908

Quiz for Document 18.8: Alfred P. Schultz, The Mongrelization of America, 1908

Document 18.8: Alfred P. Schultz, The Mongrelization of America, 1908

Choose the best answer to the question.

Question 1

1. Alfred P. Schultz claimed that “Northern races are in every way preferable to the Southern and Southeastern debris of race.” What did Schultz mean by his comment regarding northern and southern races?

Races that settled in the American Northeast are more advanced than those that settled in the South.

Northern Europeans are racially superior to southern Europeans.

The white race is far more evolved than the black race.

The industrial-based economy of the North produces better living conditions than the rural-based economy of the South.

Question 2

2. According to Schultz, what is the one characteristic that will cause the downfall of America?

Self-indulgence

Discrimination

Promiscuousness

Inequality

Question 3

3. Throughout this document, Schultz repeatedly makes analogies to dogs and breeding; he even refers to the “mongrelization” of America in his title. What does this language say about Schultz’s opinion of immigrant races?

He believes immigrants are inferior to Americans.

He argues that the diversity of America is beneficial.

He supports increased immigration and naturalization.

He wanted more dog breeds available in America.

Question 4

4. According to Schultz, if different people of the same race are comparable to different leaves of the same tree, people of different races were comparable to

different dogs.

different roots.

different ranches.

different species.

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