chapter 24

Chapter 24Life in the Emerging Urban Society in the Nineteenth Century

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Question

Sigmund Freud was the founder of

a) psychoanalysis.

b) behaviorism.

c) cognitivism.

d) psychodynamics.


Answer

Sigmund Freud was the founder of

a) psychoanalysis. (correct)

b) behaviorism.

c) cognitivism.

d) psychodynamics.

Hint: See page 804.


Question

During the nineteenth century, the working class viewed which of the following as the most important consideration for marriage?

a) Mercenary concerns

b) Pregnancy

c) Romantic love

d) Social improvement


Answer

During the nineteenth century, the working class viewed which of the following as the most important consideration for marriage?

a) Mercenary concerns

b) Pregnancy

c) Romantic love (correct)

d) Social improvement

Hint: See page 797.


Question

The belief that people contract disease when they breathe the bad odors of decay and putrefying excrement is known as

a) the germ theory.

b) Night Air.

c) the miasmatic theory.

d) pasteurization.


Answer

The belief that people contract disease when they breathe the bad odors of decay and putrefying excrement is known as

a) the germ theory.

b) Night Air.

c) the miasmatic theory. (correct)

d) pasteurization.

Hint: See page 783.


Question

In Paris alone, ________ women were registered as prostitutes between 1871 and 1903.

a) 50,000

b) 65,000

c) 155,000

d) 750,000


Answer

In Paris alone, ________ women were registered as prostitutes between 1871 and 1903.

a) 50,000

b) 65,000

c) 155,000 (correct)

d) 750,000

Hint: See page 798.


Question

The leader in urban planning was

a) France.

b) Britain.

c) Prussia.

d) Germany.


Answer

The leader in urban planning was

a) France. (correct)

b) Britain.

c) Prussia.

d) Germany.

Hint: See page 784.


Question

By 1891, the percentage of English people living in cities had reached about

a) 35 percent.

b) 54 percent.

c) 64 percent.

d) 78 percent.


Answer

By 1891, the percentage of English people living in cities had reached about

a) 35 percent.

b) 54 percent. (correct)

c) 64 percent.

d) 78 percent.

Hint: See page 780.


Question

From the 1830s onward, many thinkers tried to apply the objective methods of science to the study of

a) health.

b) literature.

c) society.

d) religion.


Answer

From the 1830s onward, many thinkers tried to apply the objective methods of science to the study of

a) health.

b) literature.

c) society. (correct)

d) religion.

Hint: See page 805.


Question

English women attained property rights only in

a) 1882.

b) 1872.

c) 1852.

d) 1832.


Answer

English women attained property rights only in

a) 1882. (correct)

b) 1872.

c) 1852.

d) 1832.

Hint: See page 800.


Question

Which of the following was NOT part of the lower middle class?

a) Small traders

b) Independent shopkeepers

c) White-collar employees

d) Industrialists


Answer

Which of the following was NOT part of the lower middle class?

a) Small traders

b) Independent shopkeepers

c) White-collar employees

d) Industrialists (correct)

Hint: See page 789.


Question

Which of the following professions did NOT gain better status by the late nineteenth century?

a) Nursing

b) Teaching

c) Dentistry

d) Coal mining


Answer

Which of the following professions did NOT gain better status by the late nineteenth century?

a) Nursing

b) Teaching

c) Dentistry

d) Coal mining (correct)

Hint: See page 789.

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