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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The "protection" and "non-harassment" fees of the police in the late 19th century were a precursor to what later crime force?
(a) Street thugs.
(b) Drug lords.
(c) Gangs.
(d) Mafia.

2. How could travel in the Victorian period be defined?
(a) Slow.
(b) Quick and easy.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Exciting.

3. Women on the frontier in the late 1800s also endured the hard work of what daily chore?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Chicken care.
(d) Cooking.

4. How long did a typical rural school year last in the late 19th century?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Only a few months.
(c) Twelve months.
(d) Ten months.

5. What was the biggest problem with the police in the post Civil War era?
(a) They had no weapons.
(b) Corruption.
(c) The crime rate was too overwhelming.
(d) They did not protect the public.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bettmann cite as the main reason for the traffic problems in the cities in the late 1800s?

2. In the late 1800s, how were train passengers treated when traveling?

3. What major problem did window screening help with in the late 1800s?

4. What happened in a famous case in 1870 involving students and their teacher?

5. What was a chief concern with train travel in the late 1800s?

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