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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the El Train introduced?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1898.

2. What was the name of the first vertical apartments?
(a) Lakeside Apartments.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) Stuyvesant Apartments.
(d) Park Place.

3. How many labor laws were there during the 19th century?
(a) A few.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Zero.
(d) Ten.

4. According to Bettman in "Traffic," in what city was a record 330 crossing-grade deaths in one year?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

5. What kind of problem did the El Train have initially?
(a) It was loud and poorly scheduled.
(b) It didn't go where riders needed it to go.
(c) It didn't accomodate enough people.
(d) It was unattractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bettmann in "Housing," how did apartments turn into vertical versions of tenements?

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

3. What did overpopulation in the big cities mean for the tenants in the late 1800s?

4. How were the workers of labor strikes in the late 19th century perceived to be by the public?

5. What does Bettmann say street car riders in the late 1800s were encouraged to bring along on their ride?

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