NYC Tour Guide Complete Practice Test 2025

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What did Jacob Riis write?

How The Other Half Lives

Jacob Riis wrote "How The Other Half Lives." This book was a groundbreaking work of photojournalism that exposed the harsh living conditions of the poor in New York City during the late 19th century. Riis' work shed light on the squalid tenements and poverty experienced by many immigrants and lower-class residents, ultimately leading to social reform and improvements in housing and living conditions in the city. The other options are not relevant to Jacob Riis or his work.

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Auguste Bartholdi, Gustave Eiffel

Antonio Meucci

Peter Stuyvesant

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