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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Health.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the main cause of lung irritation, vomiting and sickness for people in the large cities in the early 19th century?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Industrial vapors.
(d) Smoking tobacco.

2. What problem did profit motives lead to for street car riders in the late 1800s?
(a) Unsafe vehicles.
(b) Routes that were not expanded as the city expanded.
(c) Massive overcrowding.
(d) Lack of upkeep on the lines.

3. What was the biggest problem with the police in the post Civil War era?
(a) They had no weapons.
(b) They did not protect the public.
(c) The crime rate was too overwhelming.
(d) Corruption.

4. In the late 1800s, why was street crime so rampant in the large cities at night?
(a) Streets were poorly lit.
(b) The police did not patrol at night.
(c) People were not careful and were easy targets.
(d) The were few alternatives to keep criminals off the streets.

5. According to Bettmann, what percentage of New Yorkers lived in the slums between 1868 and 1875?
(a) Fifty percent.
(b) Ten Percent.
(c) Twenty-five percent.
(d) Thirty percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bettmann in "Health," how was insanity regarded?

2. How many labor laws were there during the 19th century?

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

4. According to Bettmann in "Crime," what higher-level organizations were just as corrupted as the police?

5. How did the police handle strikes in the late 1800s?

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