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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a popular type of big city housing during the late 1800s?
(a) The brownstone.
(b) High-rise apartments.
(c) Shanties.
(d) The suburbs.

2. What was the original purpose of the El Train?
(a) To show off new technology.
(b) To improve commute times.
(c) To replace the horse and cart.
(d) To relieve massive overcrowding.

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

4. According to Bettmann in "Housing," why did people keep their windows closed even in the heat of summer?
(a) For privacy.
(b) To protect themselves from intruders.
(c) The windows didn't open.
(d) To keep out the stench from the street.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of a working man's income did streetcar fares account for?

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

3. What was the biggest safety threat in the vertical apartments in the late 1800s?

4. What area in New York City had an abundance of industrial factories in the early 19th century ?

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

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