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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Food and Drink.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the electric trolley car introduced?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1897.

2. According to the chapter "Work," what was a typical work week in the late 1800s?
(a) Six days.
(b) Four days on, four days off.
(c) Five days.
(d) Seven days.

3. What prognosis did alcoholism usually carry in the late 19th century?
(a) Blood disease.
(b) Early death.
(c) Mental Illness.
(d) Liver disease.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the late 1800s, who especially suffered from such a monotonous diet?

2. What was a major contributor to the contamination and disease in the wells in the late 19th century?

3. What was the original purpose of the El Train?

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

5. Why did meat deteriorate so quickly in the late 1800s?

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