Social Studies Review Game Question Preview (ID: 16991)

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b) to make the roads and sidewalks

c) above the waterline and by several feet

d) in some place and in other places

a) These districts were crossed by miles of pine-block streets and wooden sidewalks.

b) These districts contained many wooden buildings that were built closely together.

c) The roofs of the buildings in these districts were made of materials that burned easily.

d) The buildings in these districts had wooden decorations painted to look like marble or stone.

a) The location of the businesses was one reason “the situation was worst in the middle-class and poorer districts.”

b) The location of the businesses provided some of “the links between richer and poorer sections” of the city.

c) The location of the businesses meant that the “wealthier districts were by no means free of fire hazards.”

d) The location of the businesses helped bind “the 23,000 acres of the city in a highly combustible knot.”

a) The paragraphs support the idea that the fire spread widely because of the amount of wood in all three areas.

b) The paragraphs support the idea that wood was the most readily available resource because of the number of trees in the area.

c) The paragraphs support the idea that long ago people were unaware of the importance of well-constructed buildings.

d) The paragraphs support the idea that Chicago was different from other large cities during that time.

a) The Great Fire of Chicago was one of the most damaging fires in American history.

b) The Great Fire of Chicago quickly got out of control in some neighborhoods but not others.

c) Chicago firefighters could not put out the fire even though many people tried to help.

d) Chicago provided almost perfect conditions for a widespread and damaging fire.

a) “Neighbors rushed from their homes, many carrying buckets or pots of water.”

b) “Chicago in 1871 was a city ready to burn.”

c) “The situation was worst in the middle-class and poorer districts.”

d) “Fires were common in all cities back then, and Chicago was no exception.”

a) Neighbors rushed from their homes, many carrying buckets or pots of water.

b) On the day the fire started, over 55 miles of pine-block streets and 600 miles of wooden sidewalks bound the 23,000 acres of

c) Chicago had been built largely on soggy marshland that flooded every time it rained.

d) Between July and October only a few scattered showers had taken place and these did not produce much water at all.

a) Chicago had been built largely on soggy marshland that flooded every time it rained.

b) over 55 miles of pine-block streets and 600 miles of wooden sidewalks bound the 23,000 acres

c) eighbors rushed from their homes, many carrying buckets or pots of water.

d) What made Sunday the eighth different and particularly dangerous was the steady wind blowing in from the southwest.

a) Land for building homes was abundant in Chicago.

b) Firefighters in Chicago were inexperienced.

c) The growth of Chicago was being carefully planned.

d) A fire was likely to occur almost every day in Chicago.

a) “Lot sizes were small, and owners usually filled them up with cottages, barns, sheds, and outhouses - all made of fast-burnin

b) “As the years passed and the town developed, a quick solution to the water and mud problem was needed.”

c) “Records for 1870 indicate that fire-fighting companies responded to nearly 600 alarms.”

d) “On Saturday the seventh, the night before the Great Fire, a blaze destroyed four blocks and took over sixteen hours to contr