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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bettmann in "Rural Life," why would many young girls leave the country for the promise of the city?
(a) They thought they could find husbands easier in the city.
(b) They would be sent to earn a wage to help the family.
(c) Their families could no longer afford to feed them.
(d) They watched their mothers grow prematurely old with toil.

2. In "Air," what was a common misconception about air pollution?
(a) That it helped horticulture.
(b) That it attracted business.
(c) That it created envy in nations overseas.
(d) That it cured ailments.

3. According to "Rural Life," where were children most likely to be on the prairie?
(a) Playing games on the farm.
(b) At school.
(c) Boarding school.
(d) Physically working to help their parents.

4. What hours did Steward demand his employees work?
(a) 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
(b) 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
(d) 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

5. What kind of problem did the El Train have initially?
(a) It didn't accomodate enough people.
(b) It was loud and poorly scheduled.
(c) It was unattractive.
(d) It didn't go where riders needed it to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. Author Otto Bettman wished to shatter the misconceptions of the late 19th century by:

2. What did Richard M. Hunt develop to help with overcrowding and the housing shortage?

3. In what year was the El Train introduced?

4. According to Bettmann, what kind of wage did Stewart award his workers?

5. Just like their male counterparts, frontier women after the Civil War endured:

Short Essay Questions

1. How did winter pose a health hazard on the frontier?

2. How does author Otto Bettman attempt to shatter the misconception of this era, and what is the result?

3. What made the popular brownstone a stuffy and hazardous place to live for it's occupants?

4. Which animals were a big contribution to air pollution in large cities like New York in the late 19th century?

5. What was pollution misunderstood to be in the time after the Civil War?

6. What was the most famous sewing-related sweatshop in New York?

7. According to Bettman in "Air," how did the lack of a sanitation department contribute to the problem of filth and stench in the cities?

8. How did railroads contribute to the pollution and danger for many cities?

9. In the era after the Civil War, what was a major cause of the hideous traffic problems in the large American cities like New York?

10. In the late 1800s, were strikes an effective way to handle grievances by workers?

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