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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Housing," what did Bettmann cite as an additional cause of dangerous air quality in homes?
(a) Industrial soot.
(b) Nearby railroads.
(c) Pesticides.
(d) Particles in the air from coal stoves.

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

3. According to Bettmann in "Crime," how did juvenile delinquency affect the large cities?
(a) With lack of school attendance.
(b) With rampant kidnappings.
(c) With large scale gambling.
(d) With organized youth gangs.

4. What happened in a famous case in 1870 involving students and their teacher?
(a) The students picketed their school and would not attend.
(b) The students stoned the teacher to death.
(c) The teacher refused to teach such an unruly group of students.
(d) The students set their school house on fire, injuring their teacher.

5. According to Bettmann in "Crime," who was treated the worst in the prison system?
(a) Italians.
(b) Murderers.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hours did Steward demand his employees work?

2. What was a chief problem of the lower decks of an ocean liner?

3. The weather was often an obstacle for what mode of transportation in the large cities after the Civil War?

4. Between 1860 and 1890, how much did the crime rate go up?

5. After the Civil War, how did the railroad monopoly hurt the rural farmers?

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