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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the teachers in the late 1800s fight the lack of discipline with the students?
(a) Lots of field trips.
(b) Corporal punishment.
(c) They segregated their classes by age.
(d) They refused to teach without help.

2. In the cities in the late 1800s, what did the public health officials do to help stop disease?
(a) Opened clinics.
(b) Began to clean up public areas.
(c) Quarantined carriers.
(d) Sprayed disinfectant.

3. According to Bettmann in "Health," how was insanity regarded?
(a) As a social imposition.
(b) As demon possession.
(c) As a condition that could not be cured.
(d) As a humorous condition.

4. According to Bettmann, what was the homemade frontier liquor made from?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Apples.
(c) Beets.
(d) Corn.

5. What percentage of surgeries in the late 19th century ended in death?
(a) 10%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 25%.

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

7. In the late 1800s, why would a cop be encouraged to beat up a perpetrator?
(a) They were awarded for violence.
(b) Violence was the only control they had.
(c) Self defense.
(d) To have something to show in court.

8. When was opium introduced?
(a) In the 1850s.
(b) As early as 1862.
(c) As early as 1840.
(d) 1845.

9. What phrase describes medical colleges of the late 19th century?
(a) Under-staffed.
(b) Diploma-mills.
(c) Under-educated.
(d) Ivy-League schools.

10. What characterized American eating habits in the post Civil War era?
(a) People only ate what they could grow.
(b) Eating only the most healthful foods.
(c) Gorging and speed.
(d) Eating primarily fast food.

11. What were three diseases that ravaged country populations in the post Civil War era?
(a) Smallpox, cholera, ague.
(b) Yellow fever, cholera, influenza.
(c) Ague, influenza, cancer.
(d) Influenza, smallpox, lice.

12. In the late 1800s, how was milk treated when it had spoiled?
(a) It was colored with chalk or plaster of paris.
(b) It was given to the homeless.
(c) It was thrown away.
(d) It was used to make yogurt.

13. What was "bogus butter"?
(a) Butter that was made from mashed potatoes, bleach or hog fat.
(b) Butter that was made from swill milk.
(c) Butter that the poor ate.
(d) Margarine.

14. What were doctors on the frontier in the late 1800s thought to have been?
(a) Better than nothing.
(b) Needed and appreciated.
(c) Worthless quacks.
(d) Quality physicians.

15. According to Bettmann in "Health," medical colleges were designed primarily to do what?
(a) Educate doctors.
(b) Send out qualified physicians to the frontier.
(c) Eradicate disease.
(d) Make money off of tuition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What could the Pullman sleeping car in the late 19th century be compared to?

2. In the late 1800s, how did the poor immigrants cross the ocean?

3. How were the prostitution laws enforced in New York City in the late 19th century?

4. According to Bettmann in "Food and Drink," what percentage of people in prison were alcoholics?

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

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