Which of the Following Is True of Urban Housing Conditions

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of urban housing conditions in the late nineteenth century?

• A) Because of the construction of model tenements in most American cities, even the poor had clean, affordable housing.
• B) Because population growth outpaced housing supplies in many large cities, low-income families often experienced extreme overcrowding.
• C) Legislation establishing a national housing code made inhumane living conditions, a thing of the past.
• D) In many cities, urban renewal projects funded by the federal government displaced the poor to cardboard shanties.

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