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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the primary cause of surgical deaths after the Civil War?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Infection.
(c) Ineptitude.
(d) Lack of anesthesia.

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

3. According to Bettmann in "Work," in cases of a worker's death the courts ruled with the employers, calling the death:
(a) Bad luck.
(b) An acceptable loss.
(c) The worker's fault.
(d) Unpreventable.

4. How were the prisoners in the prison system treated in the post Civil War era?
(a) They were treated according to their crimes.
(b) Much as prisoners today are treated.
(c) Like subhuman species.
(d) Although incarcerated they were treated with respect.

5. Wind as well as the heat of summer exacerbated what problem in the large cities after the Civil War?
(a) The health problems of the animals.
(b) The constant putrid stench.
(c) Overcrowding.
(d) The dark smoke emitting from the factories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a popular type of big city housing during the late 1800s?

2. In what form did opium become widespread?

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

4. How was meat transported in the late 1800s?

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

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