Which of the Following Was True of Poor Urban Neighborhoods

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of poor urban neighborhoods?

• A) They were often filled with overcrowded tenements.
• B) There was an atmosphere of filth, pollution, and sewage.
• C) The danger of typhus, smallpox, dysentery, and tuberculosis was very high.
• D) Houses were often mixed in with factories
• E) all of the above

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