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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What people took advantage of the tenants in the time after the Civil War?
(a) The landlords.
(b) The immigrants.
(c) The merchants.
(d) The police.

2. What area in New York City had an abundance of industrial factories in the early 19th century ?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Lower East side.
(d) Hunter's Point.

3. When the railroads came to a town after the Civil War, where were they placed?
(a) They were usually run through the industrial areas.
(b) They were run on the outskirts of town.
(c) They went straight through the towns.
(d) They were placed a minimum of one mile from any residential area.

4. Why were some animals a pollutant problem as noted in the chapter "Air"?
(a) They had way too much carbon monoxide emissions.
(b) Their manure made an awful stench.
(c) They got in the way of street cleaners.
(d) The made noise pollution within city limits.

5. What were three diseases that ravaged country populations in the post Civil War era?
(a) Yellow fever, cholera, influenza.
(b) Influenza, smallpox, lice.
(c) Ague, influenza, cancer.
(d) Smallpox, cholera, ague.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problems did the railroads add to any town in the late 1800s?

2. What work did an ancient stove require on the frontier?

3. In the late 1800s, who was it that posed a threat to those on the frontier and instilled a sense of fear?

4. According to Bettmann in "Housing," why did people keep their windows closed even in the heat of summer?

5. In the late 19th century, how did families deal with members who had mental illnesses?

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