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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 1890, what was the ratio of railroad workers to work-related deaths?
(a) 1 out of 600.
(b) 1 out of 65.
(c) 1 out of 360.
(d) 1 out of 1000.

2. How did parents in the late 1800s react to teachers using necessary classroom discipline?
(a) They began to educate their own children.
(b) They withdrew their children from school.
(c) They encouraged it.
(d) They fought against it.

3. In the late 19th century on the frontier, what was a child's formal education considered to be?
(a) Totally unnecessary.
(b) Secondary to the needs of the family farm.
(c) Not needed after the age of eight.
(d) Of the highest priority.

4. What hours did Steward demand his employees work?
(a) 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
(b) 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
(d) 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

5. According to "Rural Life," where were children most likely to be on the prairie?
(a) Physically working to help their parents.
(b) Boarding school.
(c) At school.
(d) Playing games on the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of black children received any education at all in 1890?

2. Surprisingly, who usually had no knowledge of health or medicine in the late 19th century?

3. According to Bettmann in "Housing," where did poorer residents end up who could not afford tenements?

4. According to Bettmann in "Air," many people were cramped together in windowless rooms in the tenements during the summer, causing:

5. What was the original purpose of the El Train?

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