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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the late 1800s, how was milk treated when it had spoiled?

2. Why were ferry accidents in the late 1800s common?

3. What was a chief concern with train travel in the late 1800s?

4. When was opium introduced?

5. In the late 1800s, why was street crime so rampant in the large cities at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the characteristics of the one-room schoolhouses on the prairie?

2. How did city politicians add to the crime problem?

3. Why didn't people turn to vegetables given the state of the meat industry?

4. In the late 1800s, why were the police not much help in the fight against crime?

5. What teaching methods were emphasized by many teachers in the late 1800s?

6. What was the extent of the prostitution industry in New York City in the late 19th century?

7. According to Bettmann in "Travel," how were the below-deck boilers a danger to ferry travelers?

8. What type of education did blacks receive during the post Civil War era?

9. In the late 1800s, what was the most effective way to fight diseases coming to America by ship?

10. In the late 19th century, how did city doctors often do more harm than good to their patients?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the many ways that milk was adulterated for profit in the late 1800s. What was "swill milk"? How does it make you feel about buying milk today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the medical training that doctors received in the post Civil War era. What is a "diploma-mill" school? Who profited from such institutions? Contrast those schools with the medical schools of today.

Essay Topic 3

Is education a right or a privilege? Or both? Provide examples to support your position.

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