ALMSHOUSE TRIVIA
First, what is an almshouse?
A hospital
A mansion
A poorhouse
A library
What did an almshouse provide?
food
clothing
shelter
medical care
all of the above
Could children be forcabily removed from their parents while they were in the almshouse?
True
False
At the start of almshouses, who was only to be admitted?
The poor
the sick
the elderly
Orphans
All the above
2, 3 and 4
When was the Philadelphia City Almshouse established?
1775
1732
1721
1799
Were there rural almshouses?
True
False
When did the Bettering House open?
1767
1977
1785
2005
What was the goal of the Bettering House?
To educate the poor and mentally challenged
To drain Philadelphia's public funding
To convert people to Catholicism
to eliminate Philadelphia’s poor population
Could the Bettering House sort their population by being "good" or "bad"?
True
False
What was first Philadelphia City Almshouse could essentially be called?
The first insane asylum
The first prison
the first public hospital
The first library
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