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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were ferry accidents in the late 1800s common?
(a) The ferries were overcrowded.
(b) The captains were inept.
(c) Hidden rocks were a constant threat.
(d) With no radar, they often collided in the fog.

2. What danger did many industrial laborers face in the latter part of the 19th century?
(a) Unsafe working equipment.
(b) Lack of medical benefits.
(c) Toxic inhalants.
(d) Fire hazards.

3. What other problems did city schools face in the post Civil War era?
(a) Teacher turnover.
(b) Poor lighting and poor air quality.
(c) Lack of decent materials.
(d) Student crime.

4. Providing the reader with a truer understanding of the late 1800s, Bettmann demonstrated:
(a) How the Civil War improved our economy.
(b) How the days from the Civil War to WWI were key to the development of our nation.
(c) The large amounts of progress our civilization has made.
(d) Why we should long for those simpler days.

5. What did the police often do with offending boys in the late 1800s?
(a) Released them to parents.
(b) Sent them to Juvenile Hall.
(c) Tried to scare them into being law-obiding citizens.
(d) Locked them up with adults.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did people know when a ship in the late 19th century was infected with disease?

2. What was a common difficulty for frontiersmen after the Civil War?

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

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

5. What did teaching methods of the late 19th century emphasize?

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