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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. The weather was often an obstacle for what mode of transportation in the large cities after the Civil War?
(a) City Buses.
(b) Street cars.
(c) Taxis.
(d) Rickshaws.

2. 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.

3. In the time after the Civil War, air pollution was:
(a) Not understood.
(b) Only a problem in the South.
(c) Not a problem.
(d) Much less than it was before the Civil War.

4. What did Bettmann cite as the main reason for the traffic problems in the cities in the late 1800s?
(a) Prevalence of the horse and cart.
(b) Unsynchronized traffic lights.
(c) Unpaved roads.
(d) Too many one-way streets.

5. What problems did the railroads add to any town in the late 1800s?
(a) Pollution and noise.
(b) Crime.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Prestige.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What work did an ancient stove require on the frontier?

3. In the late 1800s, who was it that posed a threat to those on the frontier and instilled a sense of fear?

4. According to Bettmann in "Housing," why did people keep their windows closed even in the heat of summer?

5. What was a popular type of big city housing during the late 1800s?

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