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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were ferry accidents in the late 1800s common?
(a) The ferries were overcrowded.
(b) Hidden rocks were a constant threat.
(c) With no radar, they often collided in the fog.
(d) The captains were inept.

2. After the Civil War, how did the isolation of the endless prairie affect many homesteaders?
(a) It caused people to live in groups.
(b) It caused people to have large families.
(c) It led to several trips a year to the cities.
(d) It led to depression.

3. In 1890, what was the ratio of railroad workers to work-related deaths?
(a) 1 out of 360.
(b) 1 out of 600.
(c) 1 out of 65.
(d) 1 out of 1000.

4. Who ran the hospitals of the late 1800s?
(a) The medical schools.
(b) Religious institutions.
(c) The city.
(d) Universities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the chapter "Work," why were children sought after as employees?

2. Women on the frontier in the late 1800s also endured the hard work of what daily chore?

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

4. What was "bogus butter"?

5. The "protection" and "non-harassment" fees of the police in the late 19th century were a precursor to what later crime force?

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