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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 what year was the El Train introduced?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1870.

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

3. Why did tenants in the late 1800s have such big problems when it came to housing in the big cities?
(a) Landlords did not allow animals.
(b) A lease was seldom renewed.
(c) There was too much housing to chose from.
(d) They had no laws to protect them.

4. Why, does Bettmann explain, were pigs tolerated in the cities?
(a) They provided good food.
(b) They ate garbage.
(c) They made good pets.
(d) They were inexpensive to keep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the lung irritation, vomiting, and sickness, what other ailment was common to those exposed to air pollution in the late 1800s?

2. In "Housing," what did Bettmann cite as an additional cause of dangerous air quality in homes?

3. What did overpopulation in the big cities mean for the tenants in the late 1800s?

4. According to Bettmann in "Housing," how did apartments turn into vertical versions of tenements?

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

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