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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Education in the rural setting in the late 19th century was considered to be:
(a) Important.
(b) A good way to keep children occupied.
(c) A waste of time.
(d) Optional.

2. How was meat transported in the late 1800s?
(a) Live, on rail.
(b) Packaged in refrigerated rail cars.
(c) In refrigerated trucks.
(d) Packaged and delivered by the meat-packers.

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

4. According to Bettmann in "Food and Drink," the frontier diet was dominated by what single food?
(a) Corn.
(b) Beef.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Pork.

5. How did the gun laws after the Civil War compound the problem?
(a) There were no real gun laws.
(b) Only the frontier lawmen were allowed to carry guns.
(c) The waiting period was too short to buy a weapon.
(d) The laws enabled known criminals to carry weapons.

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

7. How were the prisoners in the prison system treated in the post Civil War era?
(a) Although incarcerated they were treated with respect.
(b) Much as prisoners today are treated.
(c) Like subhuman species.
(d) They were treated according to their crimes.

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

9. What was a chief problem of the lower decks of an ocean liner?
(a) Leaks.
(b) Not enough beds.
(c) Lack of proper ventilation.
(d) Improper lighting.

10. According to Bettmann in "Education," what was the pitiful education for blacks due to?
(a) Racism.
(b) Lack of materials.
(c) Lack of qualified teachers.
(d) Lack of desire.

11. Disease and sickness on the ocean liners caused them to be nicknamed:
(a) "Funeral ships."
(b) "Hospital ships."
(c) "Dead man's ships."
(d) "Floating coffins."

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

13. Prisons in the latter 19th century were regarded as places of:
(a) Punishment.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Crime.
(d) Rehabilitation.

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

15. What was blamed for the cholera epidemic in 1832?
(a) Unsanitary restaurants.
(b) Tainted Meat.
(c) Unclean water.
(d) Vegetables.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what form did opium become widespread?

2. According to Bettmann in "Education," children from different villages in the same classroom invariably led to what?

3. Who managed the insane asylums of the late 1800s?

4. In the late 19th century, how did families deal with members who had mental illnesses?

5. What was the General Slocum?

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