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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did overpopulation in the big cities mean for the tenants in the late 1800s?
(a) Families often had to split up.
(b) Only very small accomodations were available.
(c) A lack of food.
(d) A housing shortage.

2. Who were most of the shantytown residents in the late 1800s?
(a) Runaways.
(b) People displaced by their landlords.
(c) African-Americans.
(d) Newly-arrived immigrants.

3. In New York after the Civil War, in what area was the greatest contrast between rich and poor seen?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Housing.
(c) Family size.
(d) Job security.

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

5. What did teaching methods of the late 19th century emphasize?
(a) How to learn a craft.
(b) Recitation and obedience.
(c) Memorization of dull facts.
(d) Skill mastery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other problems did city schools face in the post Civil War era?

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

3. What did the police often do with offending boys in the late 1800s?

4. The air quality in homes was dangerous in the late 1800s because of:

5. How did parents in the late 1800s react to teachers using necessary classroom discipline?

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