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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Leisure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the chapter "Work," why were children sought after as employees?
(a) They worked faster.
(b) They took up less space.
(c) They ate less.
(d) They were more obedient and cheaper than adults.

2. What major problem did window screening help with in the late 1800s?
(a) Light control.
(b) Insects.
(c) Privacy.
(d) Drafts.

3. What was a chief problem of the lower decks of an ocean liner?
(a) Not enough beds.
(b) Lack of proper ventilation.
(c) Improper lighting.
(d) Leaks.

4. What happened in a famous case in 1870 involving students and their teacher?
(a) The students stoned the teacher to death.
(b) The students set their school house on fire, injuring their teacher.
(c) The teacher refused to teach such an unruly group of students.
(d) The students picketed their school and would not attend.

5. How were the prostitution laws enforced in New York City in the late 19th century?
(a) Regularly and vigorously.
(b) Only loosely.
(c) They were only enforced in certain areas of the city.
(d) They were ignored entirely.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were three diseases that ravaged country populations in the post Civil War era?

3. According to Bettmann in "Work," in cases of a worker's death the courts ruled with the employers, calling the death:

4. According to Bettmann in "Health," medical colleges were designed primarily to do what?

5. How did parents react to child labor in the late 1800s?

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