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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the late 19th century, how did families deal with members who had mental illnesses?
(a) They hid them.
(b) They had them sent away.
(c) They drugged them.
(d) They took them for treatment.

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

3. What was the primary cause of surgical deaths after the Civil War?
(a) Ineptitude.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Infection.
(d) Lack of anesthesia.

4. According to Bettmann in "Crime," what higher-level organizations were just as corrupted as the police?
(a) SWAT.
(b) FBI.
(c) The senate.
(d) City politics.

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

6. In the late 1800s, how did the poor immigrants cross the ocean?
(a) They had to find passage on container ships.
(b) In the lower decks or "steerage" compartments.
(c) They worked on the ocean liners.
(d) On small, unstable boats.

7. What was a chief concern with train travel in the late 1800s?
(a) Personal safety.
(b) Lost luggage.
(c) Overcrowding.
(d) Being on schedule.

8. Why did meat deteriorate so quickly in the late 1800s?
(a) The cows were poorly fed.
(b) It was injected with coloring dye.
(c) It was left to hang outdoors.
(d) It was injected with hormones.

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

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

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

12. What was the General Slocum?
(a) A ferry that had the best safety record on the Hudson River.
(b) A ferry that collided with a barge, killing hundreds.
(c) A ferry that sank due to overcrowding.
(d) A ferry that blew up and killed 1000 passengers.

13. What prognosis did alcoholism usually carry in the late 19th century?
(a) Mental Illness.
(b) Liver disease.
(c) Early death.
(d) Blood disease.

14. In the late 1800s, how were train passengers treated when traveling?
(a) With the utmost respect.
(b) Women were always given seats, whereas men often had to stand.
(c) The passenger's comfort was most important.
(d) Like luggage.

15. According to Bettmann in "Food and Drink," in what condition were the cows when they arrived at the slaughterhouse?
(a) Starved and sickly.
(b) Fattened up by feed.
(c) Tainted with disease.
(d) Fattened up by steroids.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the late 1800s, how was milk treated when it had spoiled?

2. In what form did opium become widespread?

3. In the late 1800s, who especially suffered from such a monotonous diet?

4. How were the prisoners in the prison system treated in the post Civil War era?

5. According to Bettmann in "Food and Drink," the frontier diet was dominated by what single food?

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