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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 was one initial problem with the electric trolley car?
(a) It competed with the horse-drawn streetcars for space.
(b) It was way too slow.
(c) It didn't hold enough people.
(d) It broke down often.

2. According to Bettmann in the chapter "Air," what did some people think air pollution was a good sign of?
(a) Luck.
(b) Wind currents.
(c) Health.
(d) Industry.

3. The air quality in homes was dangerous in the late 1800s because of:
(a) High temperatures from the heat outside.
(b) Sewer gas from primitive drainage systems.
(c) Animals that were kept indoors.
(d) The smog would get trapped inside.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the late 19th century on the frontier, what was a child's formal education considered to be?

2. What was the fare for the electric trolley car in the late 1800s?

3. In the late 19th century, where was New York's shantytown?

4. Just like their male counterparts, frontier women after the Civil War endured:

5. Who were most of the shantytown residents in the late 1800s?

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