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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Traffic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problems did the railroads add to any town in the late 1800s?
(a) Prestige.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Crime.
(d) Pollution and noise.

2. According to Bettmann in the chapter "Air," what did some people think air pollution was a good sign of?
(a) Industry.
(b) Health.
(c) Wind currents.
(d) Luck.

3. Why, does Bettmann explain, were pigs tolerated in the cities?
(a) They provided good food.
(b) They were inexpensive to keep.
(c) They made good pets.
(d) They ate garbage.

4. Author Otto Bettman wished to shatter the misconceptions of the late 19th century by:
(a) Demonstrating what life was really like for average people.
(b) Describing the westward movement.
(c) Reporting how the nineteenth century immigrants flourished in the New World.
(d) Reporting how glorious life in the late nineteenth century really was.

5. Why were some animals a pollutant problem as noted in the chapter "Air"?
(a) The made noise pollution within city limits.
(b) Their manure made an awful stench.
(c) They had way too much carbon monoxide emissions.
(d) They got in the way of street cleaners.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the electric trolley car introduced?

2. What was the fare for the electric trolley car in the late 1800s?

3. In the time after the Civil War, humans generated an amazing amount of:

4. What was the main cause of lung irritation, vomiting and sickness for people in the large cities in the early 19th century?

5. In "Air," what was a common misconception about air pollution?

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