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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 decade was window screening introduced?
(a) 1870s.
(b) 1880s.
(c) 1900s.
(d) 1890s.

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

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

4. How were the workers of labor strikes in the late 19th century perceived to be by the public?
(a) Unjustly treated.
(b) Lawless and violent.
(c) Troublemakers.
(d) Fighting for fair treatment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bettmann in "Housing," where did poorer residents end up who could not afford tenements?

2. In the late 1800s, what disease affected the city dwellers as well as the frontier people?

3. Why did winter pose a health problem to those on the frontier according to Bettmann in "Rural Life"?

4. In New York after the Civil War, in what area was the greatest contrast between rich and poor seen?

5. What work did an ancient stove require on the frontier?

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