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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Health.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what form did opium become widespread?
(a) Laudanum.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Leaves for smoking.
(d) Cough syrup.

2. How were on-the-job accidents dealt with in the late 1800s?
(a) Workers were treated on site.
(b) They were ignored.
(c) With a letter of apology.
(d) With pay compensation.

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

4. How were the prisoners in the prison system treated in the post Civil War era?
(a) They were treated according to their crimes.
(b) Much as prisoners today are treated.
(c) Like subhuman species.
(d) Although incarcerated they were treated with respect.

5. In "Air," what was a common misconception about air pollution?
(a) That it created envy in nations overseas.
(b) That it attracted business.
(c) That it helped horticulture.
(d) That it cured ailments.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the late 1800s, how did city politics affect the criminal justice system?

2. How did the electric trolley car create even bigger traffic problems for cities?

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

4. In the cities in the late 1800s, what did the public health officials do to help stop disease?

5. In the late 1800s, what disease affected the city dwellers as well as the frontier people?

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