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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Housing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What area in New York City had an abundance of industrial factories in the early 19th century ?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Lower East side.
(d) Hunter's Point.

2. How did most landlords treat their tenants in the late 1800s?
(a) With reasonable rents.
(b) With a hands-off policy.
(c) With unfair cruelty.
(d) Landlords kept their places nice for good tenants.

3. In "Housing," what did Bettmann cite as an additional cause of dangerous air quality in homes?
(a) Particles in the air from coal stoves.
(b) Pesticides.
(c) Industrial soot.
(d) Nearby railroads.

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

5. Where was the El Train introduced?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did tenants in the late 1800s have such big problems when it came to housing in the big cities?

2. Why was there such massive overcrowding on Manhattan Island in the late 1800s?

3. In large cities in the late 1800s, what animals created massive amounts of pollution problems?

4. Why were some animals a pollutant problem as noted in the chapter "Air"?

5. What percentage of a working man's income did streetcar fares account for?

(see the answer key)

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