View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Work.

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) To keep out the stench from the street.
(d) For privacy.

2. Wind as well as the heat of summer exacerbated what problem in the large cities after the Civil War?
(a) The dark smoke emitting from the factories.
(b) Overcrowding.
(c) The constant putrid stench.
(d) The health problems of the animals.

3. In 1890, what was the ratio of railroad workers to work-related deaths?
(a) 1 out of 1000.
(b) 1 out of 65.
(c) 1 out of 360.
(d) 1 out of 600.

4. Why did winter pose a health problem to those on the frontier according to Bettmann in "Rural Life"?
(a) Flu epidemics were common.
(b) It was hard to stay healthy in drafty homes.
(c) Frostbite was common.
(d) People inhaled smoke in their closed houses.

5. How did parents react to child labor in the late 1800s?
(a) They hid their children with distant relatives.
(b) They sued the industries that practiced it.
(c) They encouraged it.
(d) They fought against it.

Short Answer Questions

1. To some, the time between the end of the Civil War and the early 1900s was known as what?

2. Providing the reader with a truer understanding of the late 1800s, Bettmann demonstrated:

3. How many labor laws were there during the 19th century?

4. How did Stewart keep as many employees working at one time as possible?

5. What was the name of the first vertical apartments?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 324 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample