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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Traffic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides the lung irritation, vomiting, and sickness, what other ailment was common to those exposed to air pollution in the late 1800s?
(a) Severe cough.
(b) Ulcers.
(c) Migranes.
(d) Depression.

2. To some, the time between the end of the Civil War and the early 1900s was known as what?
(a) "Hard luck times."
(b) "Post War Era."
(c) "The Wild West Era."
(d) "The Good Old Days."

3. According to Bettman in "Traffic," in what city was a record 330 crossing-grade deaths in one year?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

4. What does Bettmann say street car riders in the late 1800s were encouraged to bring along on their ride?
(a) A weapon.
(b) A drink.
(c) Sufficient change.
(d) An umbrella.

5. According to Bettmann in "Air," one observer called the worst New York industrial area a:
(a) "Industrial wasteland."
(b) "Smog City."
(c) "Nasal Disaster."
(d) "Heart of the New Economy."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Author Otto Bettman wished to shatter the misconceptions of the late 19th century by:

3. Why, does Bettmann explain, were pigs tolerated in the cities?

4. What kind of problem did the El Train have initially?

5. What did Bettmann cite as the main reason for the traffic problems in the cities in the late 1800s?

(see the answer key)

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