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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 "Education," children from different villages in the same classroom invariably led to what?
(a) Communication problems.
(b) Difficulty getting all the children attending at the same time.
(c) Tardiness.
(d) Violence and fighting.

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

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

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

5. In what form did opium become widespread?
(a) Leaves for smoking.
(b) Laudanum.
(c) Cough syrup.
(d) Aspirin.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bettmann in "Crime," who was treated the worst in the prison system?

2. According to Bettmann in "Crime," what higher-level organizations were just as corrupted as the police?

3. In the late 1800s, how did city politics affect the criminal justice system?

4. In the late 1800s, why was street crime so rampant in the large cities at night?

5. Who were the frontier drunkards in the late 19th century?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were doctors on the frontier like, and what were the primary diseases that ravaged the country populations?

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

5. In the late 1800s, what was the most effective way to fight diseases coming to America by ship?

6. In the late 19th century, how did ocean liner travel exemplify the differences in travel for the rich and travel for the poor?

7. How were criminals treated in the prisons in the late 1800s?

8. What was the extent of the prostitution industry in New York City in the late 19th century?

9. What type of education did blacks receive during the post Civil War era?

10. According to Bettmann in "Travel," how were the below-deck boilers a danger to ferry travelers?

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