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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bettmann in "Crime," how did juvenile delinquency affect the large cities?
(a) With rampant kidnappings.
(b) With large scale gambling.
(c) With lack of school attendance.
(d) With organized youth gangs.

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

3. How were on-the-job accidents dealt with in the late 1800s?
(a) They were ignored.
(b) With a letter of apology.
(c) Workers were treated on site.
(d) With pay compensation.

4. What did the police often do with offending boys in the late 1800s?
(a) Tried to scare them into being law-obiding citizens.
(b) Released them to parents.
(c) Sent them to Juvenile Hall.
(d) Locked them up with adults.

5. What was a popular type of big city housing during the late 1800s?
(a) Shanties.
(b) The suburbs.
(c) High-rise apartments.
(d) The brownstone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did parents react to child labor in the late 1800s?

2. Who managed the insane asylums of the late 1800s?

3. In the late 19th century, at what age were most workers forced to stop working due to health problems?

4. What was Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall?

5. What was a huge problem for city schools in the post Civil War era?

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