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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bettmann in "Travel," what was often the result of an open-window train car?

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

3. In 1890, how many prostitutes were estimated to be living in New York City?

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

5. The "protection" and "non-harassment" fees of the police in the late 19th century were a precursor to what later crime force?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why didn't people turn to vegetables given the state of the meat industry?

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

5. What was "bogus butter"?

6. After the Civil War, how effective were the hospitals at helping the sick and infirm?

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

8. Why were many young men suspicious of and disrespectful of the law in the post Civil War era?

9. How did alcohol affect families on the frontier?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the addition of the railways to the American cities in the late 1800s. How did the railways hurt or help the traffic problems? Do you think the problems caused by the railroads were outweighed by the benefits? Cite examples from the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Air pollution was poorly understood in the time after the Civil War. Discuss what some popular misconceptions were about air pollution, and contrast those with the realities and dangers of air pollution.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the medical training that doctors received in the post Civil War era. What is a "diploma-mill" school? Who profited from such institutions? Contrast those schools with the medical schools of today.

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