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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Rural Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were some animals a pollutant problem as noted in the chapter "Air"?
(a) Their manure made an awful stench.
(b) The made noise pollution within city limits.
(c) They got in the way of street cleaners.
(d) They had way too much carbon monoxide emissions.

2. How did the electric trolley car create even bigger traffic problems for cities?
(a) It was poorly scheduled.
(b) Too many people wanted to ride.
(c) It was built on the busiest streets.
(d) It was way too slow.

3. In the late 19th century, where was New York's shantytown?
(a) Near the industrial neighborhood.
(b) On the outskirts of the city.
(c) Downtown.
(d) Near the railway station.

4. According to Bettmann in "Housing," where did poorer residents end up who could not afford tenements?
(a) On the outskirts of the city.
(b) Sleeping at railway stations.
(c) Homeless shelters.
(d) Boarding homes.

5. What did overpopulation in the big cities mean for the tenants in the late 1800s?
(a) A housing shortage.
(b) A lack of food.
(c) Only very small accomodations were available.
(d) Families often had to split up.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade was window screening introduced?

2. Why did farmers in the 1880s have to mortgage their land?

3. In "Air," what was a common misconception about air pollution?

4. Women on the frontier in the late 1800s also endured the hard work of what daily chore?

5. According to Bettmann in "Air," many people were cramped together in windowless rooms in the tenements during the summer, causing:

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