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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bettmann in "Air," many people were cramped together in windowless rooms in the tenements during the summer, causing:
(a) Many people to flee the cities.
(b) An increase in determination to succeed in the working class.
(c) Landlords to lower rents.
(d) Heat stroke and dehydration.

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

3. Besides the lung irritation, vomiting, and sickness, what other ailment was common to those exposed to air pollution in the late 1800s?
(a) Severe cough.
(b) Ulcers.
(c) Migranes.
(d) Depression.

4. Who were the frontier drunkards in the late 19th century?
(a) Saloon owners.
(b) Many who were left alone on the frontier.
(c) Whole families, including children.
(d) The homeless.

5. What was the biggest safety threat in the vertical apartments in the late 1800s?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Lead poisoning.
(c) Unsafe water.
(d) Fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characterized American eating habits in the post Civil War era?

2. What was one problem with the police in the post Civil War era?

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

4. What hours did Steward demand his employees work?

5. What percentage of surgeries in the late 19th century ended in death?

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