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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Travel.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What danger did many industrial laborers face in the latter part of the 19th century?
(a) Toxic inhalants.
(b) Lack of medical benefits.
(c) Unsafe working equipment.
(d) Fire hazards.

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

4. What phrase describes medical colleges of the late 19th century?
(a) Diploma-mills.
(b) Under-staffed.
(c) Under-educated.
(d) Ivy-League schools.

5. What kind of education did a teacher have to have in the late 1800s?
(a) A Teaching certificate.
(b) A Master's degree.
(c) Not even a diploma.
(d) A Bachelor's degree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How could travel in the Victorian period be defined?

3. According to Bettmann in "Health," medical colleges were designed primarily to do what?

4. What hours did Steward demand his employees work?

5. Which industries were the most dangerous for workers after the Civil War?

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