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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. What did Richard M. Hunt develop to help with overcrowding and the housing shortage?
(a) The suburbs.
(b) The vertical apartment building.
(c) Government sponsored housing.
(d) Homeless shelters.

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

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

4. In the late 19th century on the frontier, what was a child's formal education considered to be?
(a) Totally unnecessary.
(b) Secondary to the needs of the family farm.
(c) Of the highest priority.
(d) Not needed after the age of eight.

5. What was the fare for the electric trolley car in the late 1800s?
(a) Twenty-five cents.
(b) One cent.
(c) Five cents.
(d) Ten cents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to "Rural Life," where were children most likely to be on the prairie?

3. After the Civil War, how did the isolation of the endless prairie affect many homesteaders?

4. What does Bettmann say street car riders in the late 1800s were encouraged to bring along on their ride?

5. Women on the frontier in the late 1800s also endured the hard work of what daily chore?

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