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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Housing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In large cities in the late 1800s, what animals created massive amounts of pollution problems?
(a) Horses and chickens.
(b) Pigs and horses.
(c) Horses and cows.
(d) Chickens and pigs.

2. What kind of problem did the El Train have initially?
(a) It didn't accomodate enough people.
(b) It was unattractive.
(c) It was loud and poorly scheduled.
(d) It didn't go where riders needed it to go.

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

4. What did Bettmann cite as the main reason for the traffic problems in the cities in the late 1800s?
(a) Unpaved roads.
(b) Prevalence of the horse and cart.
(c) Unsynchronized traffic lights.
(d) Too many one-way streets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before cars, what was the main source of transportation in the late 1800s?

2. Where were the first apartments constructed?

3. Why was there such massive overcrowding on Manhattan Island in the late 1800s?

4. What was the name of the first vertical apartments?

5. What was one initial problem with the electric trolley car?

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