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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the railroads came to a town after the Civil War, where were they placed?
(a) They were usually run through the industrial areas.
(b) They were run on the outskirts of town.
(c) They were placed a minimum of one mile from any residential area.
(d) They went straight through the towns.

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

3. What people took advantage of the tenants in the time after the Civil War?
(a) The merchants.
(b) The police.
(c) The immigrants.
(d) The landlords.

4. How did Stewart keep as many employees working at one time as possible?
(a) He hired more than he needed.
(b) With inadequate bathroom facilities.
(c) He hired men to stand over them.
(d) He kept his machines in great working order.

5. Surprisingly, who usually had no knowledge of health or medicine in the late 19th century?
(a) Midwives.
(b) Emmigrants from Europe.
(c) Clinic doctors.
(d) Public health officials.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the era after the Civil War, what was the most dangerous sweatshop activity?

2. What was a major contributor to the contamination and disease in the wells in the late 19th century?

3. What was one initial problem with the electric trolley car?

4. Who was A.T. Stewart?

5. What did overpopulation in the big cities mean for the tenants in the late 1800s?

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