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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just like their male counterparts, frontier women after the Civil War endured:
(a) Harsh weather.
(b) Small town life.
(c) Lack of voting rights.
(d) Back-breaking labor.

2. Why did meat deteriorate so quickly in the late 1800s?
(a) It was left to hang outdoors.
(b) The cows were poorly fed.
(c) It was injected with hormones.
(d) It was injected with coloring dye.

3. What did Bettmann cite as the main reason for the traffic problems in the cities in the late 1800s?
(a) Prevalence of the horse and cart.
(b) Too many one-way streets.
(c) Unpaved roads.
(d) Unsynchronized traffic lights.

4. What prognosis did alcoholism usually carry in the late 19th century?
(a) Blood disease.
(b) Mental Illness.
(c) Liver disease.
(d) Early death.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bettmann, what was the homemade frontier liquor made from?

2. Between 1860 and 1890, how much did the crime rate go up?

3. In the late 19th century, where was New York's shantytown?

4. What work did an ancient stove require on the frontier?

5. In large cities in the late 1800s, what animals created massive amounts of pollution problems?

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