Chapter 24
Life in the Emerging
Urban Society in the
Nineteenth Century
Question
Sigmund Freud was the founder of
a) psychoanalysis.
b) behaviorism.
c) cognitivism.
d) psychodynamics.
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Answer
Sigmund Freud was the founder of
a) psychoanalysis. (correct)
b) behaviorism.
c) cognitivism.
d) psychodynamics.
Hint: See page 804.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Question
The leader in urban planning was
a) France.
b) Britain.
c) Prussia.
d) Germany.
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Answer
The leader in urban planning was
a) France. (correct)
b) Britain.
c) Prussia.
d) Germany.
Hint: See page 784.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Question
English women attained property rights only in
a) 1882.
b) 1872.
c) 1852.
d) 1832.
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Answer
English women attained property rights only in
a) 1882. (correct)
b) 1872.
c) 1852.
d) 1832.
Hint: See page 800.
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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
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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.
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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
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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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