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

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

3. Why were foods manipulated with foreign ingredients in the late 19th century?
(a) Because people were trying to make their money go further.
(b) To better the taste.
(c) Because real ingredients were scarce.
(d) For profit.

4. How were medical advances defined during the Victorian period?
(a) Medical breakthroughs were common.
(b) Medical advances were few but very helpful.
(c) They did not keep pace with technological advances.
(d) They were considered a boom during this time.

5. What could the Pullman sleeping car in the late 19th century be compared to?
(a) Sleeping in a cattle car.
(b) Sleeping standing up.
(c) Sleeping in a sardine can.
(d) The luxuries of an ocean liner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Bettmann in "Education," what was the pitiful education for blacks due to?

3. What was "swill" milk?

4. What was one effective way to fight disease carried by ships into New York Harbor?

5. What was Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the late 19th century, how did city doctors often do more harm than good to their patients?

2. What were some of the characteristics of the one-room schoolhouses on the prairie?

3. How did teachers fight the lack of discipline in the schoolroom in the late 1800s?

4. In the late 1800s, why was the public pessimistic about the growing street crime in the cities?

5. How was milk treated for consumers when it has been contaminated or spoiled?

6. What were the ventilation problems associated with train travel in the late 19th century?

7. In the late 19th century, how did the lack of a meat-packing industry affect the quality of meat that was available to the general public?

8. How did alcohol affect families on the frontier?

9. How did the lack of medical advances affect the population of the post Civil War era?

10. What one food was the frontier diet staple?

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