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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the first apartments constructed?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. Who were the frontier drunkards in the late 19th century?
(a) Saloon owners.
(b) The homeless.
(c) Many who were left alone on the frontier.
(d) Whole families, including children.

3. The diet of the average American in the late 19th century was:
(a) Mostly Italian.
(b) Vegetarian.
(c) Highly varied.
(d) Far from healthful.

4. How did prostitution rings prosper in New York in the late 1800s?
(a) They were largely ignored.
(b) Under "police protection."
(c) They had legitimate businesses as "fronts."
(d) They were entirely underground.

5. After the Civil War, how did the railroad monopoly hurt the rural farmers?
(a) It charged exorbitant prices to haul crops.
(b) The smoke from the smokestacks ruined the crops.
(c) It refused to haul crops.
(d) There were not enough railways to reach most of the farmers.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of work did the young rural girls often find in the cities in the late 1800s?

4. When was opium introduced?

5. Author Otto Bettman wished to shatter the misconceptions of the late 19th century by:

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