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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the time after the Civil War, humans generated an amazing amount of:
(a) Offspring.
(b) Ingenuity.
(c) Trash.
(d) Textiles.

2. According to Bettmann in "Housing," why did people keep their windows closed even in the heat of summer?
(a) To protect themselves from intruders.
(b) For privacy.
(c) To keep out the stench from the street.
(d) The windows didn't open.

3. Education in the rural setting in the late 19th century was considered to be:
(a) A waste of time.
(b) Optional.
(c) A good way to keep children occupied.
(d) Important.

4. What were three diseases that ravaged country populations in the post Civil War era?
(a) Yellow fever, cholera, influenza.
(b) Influenza, smallpox, lice.
(c) Ague, influenza, cancer.
(d) Smallpox, cholera, ague.

5. The air quality in homes was dangerous in the late 1800s because of:
(a) High temperatures from the heat outside.
(b) Animals that were kept indoors.
(c) The smog would get trapped inside.
(d) Sewer gas from primitive drainage systems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hours did Steward demand his employees work?

2. Who managed the insane asylums of the late 1800s?

3. According to Bettmann in "Rural Life," why would many young girls leave the country for the promise of the city?

4. How did parents react to child labor in the late 1800s?

5. According to Bettmann in "Education," what was the pitiful education for blacks due to?

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