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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Leisure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of the population got to enjoy the luxuries of ocean liners in the late 19th century?
(a) Politicians.
(b) The rich.
(c) Foreign dignitaries.
(d) Immigrants.

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. How long would it take to reach Coney Island by streetcar in the late 1800s?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Half a day.
(c) Two and a half hours.
(d) One and a half hours.

4. What area in New York City had an abundance of industrial factories in the early 19th century ?
(a) New York City.
(b) Hunter's Point.
(c) Lower East side.
(d) Chelsea.

5. What was the fare for the electric trolley car in the late 1800s?
(a) One cent.
(b) Five cents.
(c) Ten cents.
(d) Twenty-five cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of a working man's income did streetcar fares account for?

2. What kind of work did the young rural girls often find in the cities in the late 1800s?

3. How did the gun laws after the Civil War compound the problem?

4. According to Bettmann in "Crime," who was treated the worst in the prison system?

5. On the frontier in the late 1800s, what was the homemade liquor called?

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