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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Richard M. Hunt develop to help with overcrowding and the housing shortage?
(a) Homeless shelters.
(b) The suburbs.
(c) Government sponsored housing.
(d) The vertical apartment building.

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

4. What was a huge problem for city schools in the post Civil War era?
(a) Overpopulation.
(b) Teacher turnover.
(c) Crime.
(d) Lack of funding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did prostitution rings prosper in New York in the late 1800s?

2. What was Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall?

3. Prisons in the latter 19th century were regarded as places of:

4. Education in the rural setting in the late 19th century was considered to be:

5. According to Bettmann in "Crime," how did juvenile delinquency affect the large cities?

(see the answer key)

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