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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the electric trolley car introduced?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1897.

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

3. Before cars, what was the main source of transportation in the late 1800s?
(a) Subways.
(b) Walking.
(c) Horses.
(d) Bicycles.

4. What problem did profit motives lead to for street car riders in the late 1800s?
(a) Lack of upkeep on the lines.
(b) Routes that were not expanded as the city expanded.
(c) Massive overcrowding.
(d) Unsafe vehicles.

5. In the time after the Civil War, humans generated an amazing amount of:
(a) Trash.
(b) Textiles.
(c) Ingenuity.
(d) Offspring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Traffic in the large American cities in the late 1800s was:

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

3. To some, the time between the end of the Civil War and the early 1900s was known as what?

4. In "Air," what was a common misconception about air pollution?

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

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