Author Question: On the whole, medieval cities tended to be A) huge, rivaling modern cities in population. B) ... (Read 49 times)

kshipps · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

A major cause of pollution in medieval cities was

A) the smell and waste of animals and humans.
B) burning coal, a common fuel of the era.
C) the production of iron in urban smelters.
D) the use of lead paint in private and public buildings.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 2

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

A) divided the unorganized Louisiana Purchase territories into the Kansas and Nebraska.
B) left the issue of slavery up to popular sovereignty.
C) fueled sectional division.
D) overturned the territorial restrictions on slavery established by the Missouri Compromise.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 3

Medieval cities

A) were generally clean and covered a large area.
B) had low population densities.
C) had skylines dominated by the towers of churches, castles, and town halls.
D) had low standards of hygiene due to the absence of public or private baths.
E) usually experienced low death rates.

Question 4

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed in

A) 1848.
B) 1850.
C) 1852.
D) 1854.
E) 1856.

Question 5

On the whole, medieval cities tended to be

A) huge, rivaling modern cities in population.
B) relatively undemocratic; the wealthy usually ruled and voted in civic elections.
C) totally dominated by rural nobles.
D) devoid of sophisticated internal systems of government.
E) under the control of democratic communes.