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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall?
(a) An infamous night club known for illegal trafficking.
(b) A corrupt political crime ring.
(c) A country-western song.
(d) Two famous New York cops.

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

3. The "protection" and "non-harassment" fees of the police in the late 19th century were a precursor to what later crime force?
(a) Drug lords.
(b) Gangs.
(c) Mafia.
(d) Street thugs.

4. How many labor laws were there during the 19th century?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Zero.
(d) A few.

5. 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) Industry.
(d) Health.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bettmann cite as the main reason for the traffic problems in the cities in the late 1800s?

2. What prognosis did alcoholism usually carry in the late 19th century?

3. What did Richard M. Hunt develop to help with overcrowding and the housing shortage?

4. In what year was the El Train introduced?

5. Why did farmers in the 1880s have to mortgage their land?

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