Chapter 24

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

2. Question • Sigmund Freud was the founder of • psychoanalysis. • behaviorism. • cognitivism. • psychodynamics.

3. Answer • Sigmund Freud was the founder of • psychoanalysis. (correct) • behaviorism. • cognitivism. • psychodynamics. Hint: See page 804.

4. Question • During the nineteenth century, the working class viewed which of the following as the most important consideration for marriage? • Mercenary concerns • Pregnancy • Romantic love • Social improvement

5. Answer • During the nineteenth century, the working class viewed which of the following as the most important consideration for marriage? • Mercenary concerns • Pregnancy • Romantic love (correct) • Social improvement Hint: See page 797.

6. Question • The belief that people contract disease when they breathe the bad odors of decay and putrefying excrement is known as • the germ theory. • Night Air. • the miasmatic theory. • pasteurization.

7. Answer • The belief that people contract disease when they breathe the bad odors of decay and putrefying excrement is known as • the germ theory. • Night Air. • the miasmatic theory. (correct) • pasteurization. Hint: See page 783.

8. Question • In Paris alone, ________ women were registered as prostitutes between 1871 and 1903. • 50,000 • 65,000 • 155,000 • 750,000

9. Answer • In Paris alone, ________ women were registered as prostitutes between 1871 and 1903. • 50,000 • 65,000 • 155,000 (correct) • 750,000 Hint: See page 798.

10. Question • The leader in urban planning was • France. • Britain. • Prussia. • Germany.

11. Answer • The leader in urban planning was • France. (correct) • Britain. • Prussia. • Germany. Hint: See page 784.

12. Question • By 1891, the percentage of English people living in cities had reached about • 35 percent. • 54 percent. • 64 percent. • 78 percent.

13. Answer • By 1891, the percentage of English people living in cities had reached about • 35 percent. • 54 percent. (correct) • 64 percent. • 78 percent. Hint: See page 780.

14. Question • From the 1830s onward, many thinkers tried to apply the objective methods of science to the study of • health. • literature. • society. • religion.

15. Answer • From the 1830s onward, many thinkers tried to apply the objective methods of science to the study of • health. • literature. • society. (correct) • religion. Hint: See page 805.

16. Question • English women attained property rights only in • 1882. • 1872. • 1852. • 1832.

17. Answer • English women attained property rights only in • 1882. (correct) • 1872. • 1852. • 1832. Hint: See page 800.

18. Question • Which of the following was NOT part of the lower middle class? • Small traders • Independent shopkeepers • White-collar employees • Industrialists

19. Answer • Which of the following was NOT part of the lower middle class? • Small traders • Independent shopkeepers • White-collar employees • Industrialists (correct) Hint: See page 789.

20. Question • Which of the following professions did NOT gain better status by the late nineteenth century? • Nursing • Teaching • Dentistry • Coal mining

21. Answer • Which of the following professions did NOT gain better status by the late nineteenth century? • Nursing • Teaching • Dentistry • Coal mining (correct) Hint: See page 789.