פתרון בחינה לדוגמה מס' 2

Nationalism and Anti-Immigrant Movements – Answer Key

1. Why does the writer mention Germany, France and Israel in paragraph 1?

a. To show that nations take various interests into account when deciding on immigration policy.

 

2. According to this text, what interest is prominent in the immigration policies of the U.S. and Canada? 

c. economic

 

3. Why did the United States encourage immigration in the 1960's?

d. To solve both political and economic problems.

 

4. What change in people’s attitude towards immigration occurred in Germany after the 1950s?

c. Germans began to feel that the economic impact of immigrants was no longer positive.

 

5. When will conservative voters support immigration?

d. When the economic benefits are stronger than the nationalistic disadvantages.

 

6. Why does the author mention German and North American voters in paragraph 5?

b. To show how different people’s values affect their immigration policies

 

7. In addition to immigrants taking more in state-supported medical and education services than they pay in taxes, what is another argument against immigration?

c. Immigrants take up the jobs available to native low-wage workers.

 

8. In paragraph 6, the writer discusses the question of whether immigration laws make nationalist sense in North America. What does the writer think about this issue?

d. He does not state a definitive opinion in answer to this question.

 

9. What are the “changes” referred to in the first line of paragraph 7?

b.  Changes in the economic consequences of immigration

 

10. Besides decreasing the political risk with Mexico, what is another benefit of immigration?

a. It helps in filling the domestic needs for engineers and health professionals.

 

11. According to the writer, how do politicians differ from voters concerning their views on immigration policy? 

a. Politicians tend to focus on the interests of the nation.

 

12. At the end of paragraph 8, it says, “…nations must sacrifice pawns….” What/who are the “pawns” that are being referred to?

b. The anti-immigration citizens

 

13.  When will citizen protest influence the immigration policy of politicians?

b. When politicians worry they may be replaced

 

14.       What is the result of successful citizen protest?

d.   Immigration policy will be changed according to local interests.

 

15.       What is the author’s main purpose in writing this article?

a.  To analyze the reasons behind different countries’ immigration policies