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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. How did the electric trolley car create even bigger traffic problems for cities?
(a) It was poorly scheduled.
(b) It was way too slow.
(c) It was built on the busiest streets.
(d) Too many people wanted to ride.

2. Before cars, what was the main source of transportation in the late 1800s?
(a) Walking.
(b) Horses.
(c) Bicycles.
(d) Subways.

3. The air quality in homes was dangerous in the late 1800s because of:
(a) The smog would get trapped inside.
(b) High temperatures from the heat outside.
(c) Animals that were kept indoors.
(d) Sewer gas from primitive drainage systems.

4. What was the biggest safety threat in the vertical apartments in the late 1800s?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Lead poisoning.
(c) Fire.
(d) Unsafe water.

5. According to Bettmann in "Rural Life," why would many young girls leave the country for the promise of the city?
(a) They thought they could find husbands easier in the city.
(b) They watched their mothers grow prematurely old with toil.
(c) Their families could no longer afford to feed them.
(d) They would be sent to earn a wage to help the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What area in New York City had an abundance of industrial factories in the early 19th century ?

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

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

4. What was a major contributor to the contamination and disease in the wells in the late 19th century?

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

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