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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bettmann in "Air," one observer called the worst New York industrial area a:
(a) "Nasal Disaster."
(b) "Smog City."
(c) "Industrial wasteland."
(d) "Heart of the New Economy."

2. Between 1860 and 1890, how much did the crime rate go up?
(a) 445%.
(b) 330%.
(c) 200%.
(d) 50%.

3. How did most landlords treat their tenants in the late 1800s?
(a) Landlords kept their places nice for good tenants.
(b) With reasonable rents.
(c) With unfair cruelty.
(d) With a hands-off policy.

4. Before cars, what was the main source of transportation in the late 1800s?
(a) Subways.
(b) Horses.
(c) Walking.
(d) Bicycles.

5. What was the biggest problem with the police in the post Civil War era?
(a) They did not protect the public.
(b) Corruption.
(c) The crime rate was too overwhelming.
(d) They had no weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the police often do with offending boys in the late 1800s?

2. According to Bettmann in "Health," how was insanity regarded?

3. Traffic in the large American cities in the late 1800s was:

4. The weather was often an obstacle for what mode of transportation in the large cities after the Civil War?

5. Who ran the hospitals of the late 1800s?

(see the answer key)

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