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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. What did overpopulation in the big cities mean for the tenants in the late 1800s?
(a) Families often had to split up.
(b) Only very small accomodations were available.
(c) A lack of food.
(d) A housing shortage.

2. According to Bettmann in "Rural Life," why would many young girls leave the country for the promise of the city?
(a) They watched their mothers grow prematurely old with toil.
(b) Their families could no longer afford to feed them.
(c) They thought they could find husbands easier in the city.
(d) They would be sent to earn a wage to help the family.

3. Wind as well as the heat of summer exacerbated what problem in the large cities after the Civil War?
(a) The constant putrid stench.
(b) The dark smoke emitting from the factories.
(c) The health problems of the animals.
(d) Overcrowding.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of farmers in the 1880s had to mortgage their land?

2. What major problem did window screening help with in the late 1800s?

3. What problem did profit motives lead to for street car riders in the late 1800s?

4. The air quality in homes was dangerous in the late 1800s because of:

5. After the Civil War, how did the railroad monopoly hurt the rural farmers?

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