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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Rural Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the fare for the electric trolley car in the late 1800s?
(a) Twenty-five cents.
(b) One cent.
(c) Five cents.
(d) Ten cents.

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

3. According to Bettmann, what percentage of New Yorkers lived in the slums between 1868 and 1875?
(a) Thirty percent.
(b) Fifty percent.
(c) Twenty-five percent.
(d) Ten Percent.

4. According to Bettmann in "Housing," where did poorer residents end up who could not afford tenements?
(a) Boarding homes.
(b) Sleeping at railway stations.
(c) On the outskirts of the city.
(d) Homeless shelters.

5. Why did tenants in the late 1800s have such big problems when it came to housing in the big cities?
(a) A lease was seldom renewed.
(b) Landlords did not allow animals.
(c) They had no laws to protect them.
(d) There was too much housing to chose from.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bettmann say street car riders in the late 1800s were encouraged to bring along on their ride?

2. Where were the first apartments constructed?

3. What was a common difficulty for frontiersmen after the Civil War?

4. What was the biggest safety threat in the vertical apartments in the late 1800s?

5. What percentage of a working man's income did streetcar fares account for?

(see the answer key)

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