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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Rural Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Bettmann in "Housing," where did poorer residents end up who could not afford tenements?
(a) Homeless shelters.
(b) On the outskirts of the city.
(c) Sleeping at railway stations.
(d) Boarding homes.

3. In what decade was window screening introduced?
(a) 1900s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1880s.
(d) 1870s.

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

5. What major problem did window screening help with in the late 1800s?
(a) Drafts.
(b) Privacy.
(c) Insects.
(d) Light control.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bettmann, what percentage of New Yorkers lived in the slums between 1868 and 1875?

2. What was the original purpose of the El Train?

3. When the railroads came to a town after the Civil War, where were they placed?

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

5. Why did tenants in the late 1800s have such big problems when it came to housing in the big cities?

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