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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Travel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did meat deteriorate so quickly in the late 1800s?
(a) It was injected with hormones.
(b) It was left to hang outdoors.
(c) It was injected with coloring dye.
(d) The cows were poorly fed.

2. What were three diseases that ravaged country populations in the post Civil War era?
(a) Smallpox, cholera, ague.
(b) Ague, influenza, cancer.
(c) Yellow fever, cholera, influenza.
(d) Influenza, smallpox, lice.

3. According to Bettmann in "Health," medical colleges were designed primarily to do what?
(a) Send out qualified physicians to the frontier.
(b) Educate doctors.
(c) Eradicate disease.
(d) Make money off of tuition.

4. In the late 1800s, how was milk treated when it had spoiled?
(a) It was colored with chalk or plaster of paris.
(b) It was thrown away.
(c) It was used to make yogurt.
(d) It was given to the homeless.

5. How did prostitution rings prosper in New York in the late 1800s?
(a) They were largely ignored.
(b) Under "police protection."
(c) They had legitimate businesses as "fronts."
(d) They were entirely underground.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before cars, what was the main source of transportation in the late 1800s?

2. Surprisingly, who usually had no knowledge of health or medicine in the late 19th century?

3. According to the chapter "Work," why were children sought after as employees?

4. In what year was the El Train introduced?

5. What was "swill" milk?

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