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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Rural Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Housing," what did Bettmann cite as an additional cause of dangerous air quality in homes?
(a) Pesticides.
(b) Nearby railroads.
(c) Industrial soot.
(d) Particles in the air from coal stoves.

2. In New York after the Civil War, in what area was the greatest contrast between rich and poor seen?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Housing.
(c) Family size.
(d) Job security.

3. What percentage of farmers in the 1880s had to mortgage their land?
(a) 50%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 75%.

4. In large cities in the late 1800s, what animals created massive amounts of pollution problems?
(a) Chickens and pigs.
(b) Horses and cows.
(c) Pigs and horses.
(d) Horses and chickens.

5. According to Bettmann in "Housing," how did apartments turn into vertical versions of tenements?
(a) Shoddy construction practices.
(b) Cruel landlords.
(c) Animals indoors were commonplace.
(d) Noxious air indoors.

Short Answer Questions

1. To some, the time between the end of the Civil War and the early 1900s was known as what?

2. In the time after the Civil War, air pollution was:

3. What kind of work did the young rural girls often find in the cities in the late 1800s?

4. What was the main cause of lung irritation, vomiting and sickness for people in the large cities in the early 19th century?

5. Why did tenants in the late 1800s have such big problems when it came to housing in the big cities?

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