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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 the late 1800s, who was it that posed a threat to those on the frontier and instilled a sense of fear?
(a) Cattle thieves.
(b) Train robbers.
(c) Tramps and various vagrants.
(d) Runaways.

2. How did the electric trolley car create even bigger traffic problems for cities?
(a) Too many people wanted to ride.
(b) It was built on the busiest streets.
(c) It was way too slow.
(d) It was poorly scheduled.

3. According to Bettmann in "Food and Drink," in what condition were the cows when they arrived at the slaughterhouse?
(a) Fattened up by steroids.
(b) Tainted with disease.
(c) Starved and sickly.
(d) Fattened up by feed.

4. According to "Rural Life," where were children most likely to be on the prairie?
(a) Physically working to help their parents.
(b) At school.
(c) Playing games on the farm.
(d) Boarding school.

5. What percentage of a working man's income did streetcar fares account for?
(a) Ten percent.
(b) Five percent.
(c) Twenty percent.
(d) Two percent.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Richard M. Hunt develop to help with overcrowding and the housing shortage?

5. What was one initial problem with the electric trolley car?

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