US Urban History Test 6

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History Test 6 (Us Urban History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us Urban History USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Us Urban History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Test 6 (Us Urban History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 6 (Us Urban History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us Urban History

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What cleaned water?

A) Filtration and chlorine

B) Boiling only

C) No treatment

D) Bottled imports

Question 2

What are movie palaces?

A) Nickelodeons only

B) Grand theaters

C) Drive-ins

D) TV rooms

Question 3

Who consolidated streetcars?

A) City councils

B) Federal agency

C) Transit magnates

D) Drivers union

Question 4

What is city manager?

A) Elected boss

B) Judge

C) Clerk

D) Hired executive

Question 5

What was the 1832 cholera?

A) City epidemic

B) Farm plague

C) Ship fever

D) Cattle disease

Question 6

What are skyscrapers?

A) Wooden sheds

B) Steel-frame towers

C) Stone huts

D) Glass boxes only

Question 7

What is the number of Carnegie libraries?

A) Dozens

B) Hundreds

C) Over 1600

D) Tens

Question 8

Which of the following best defines streetcars?

A) Buses

B) Subways

C) Ferries

D) Rail suburb links

Question 9

Which of the following best defines dumbbell flats?

A) Air-shaft tenements

B) Luxury lofts

C) Farm houses

D) Suburb homes

Question 10

Which of the following best defines subways for masses?

A) Luxury rides

B) Cheap mobility

C) Freight only

D) Tourist traps

Question 11

When exactly did cities explode?

A) 1820 to 1850

B) 1920 to 1950

C) 1870 to 1920

D) 1950 to 1980

Question 12

Which term means "Brooklyn resort"?

A) tenements

B) dumbbell flats

C) the Triple Decker

D) Coney Island

Question 13

Which of the following best defines the Triple Decker?

A) New England three-flat

B) Skyscraper

C) Bungalow

D) Tenement only

Question 14

Which of the following best defines museums for masses?

A) Private vaults

B) Free culture halls

C) College only

D) Ticket scalps

Question 15

Which of the following best defines charity societies?

A) Banks

B) Courts

C) Organized giving groups

D) Unions

Question 16

Which of the following best defines bathhouses?

A) Pools only

B) Saunas

C) Gyms

D) Public wash houses

Question 17

Which term means "Supervised play lots"?

A) playgrounds

B) tenements

C) dumbbell flats

D) the Triple Decker

Question 18

Which of the following best defines the Flatiron?

A) Chicago tower

B) 1902 NYC wedge

C) Boston hall

D) Philly row

Question 19

Which of the following best defines settlement houses?

A) Mansions

B) Banks

C) Hull House model

D) Jails

Question 20

Which of the following best defines commission rule?

A) Boss rule

B) No government

C) State control

D) Expert city management

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