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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How long of a pole did toshers carry in The Night-Soil Men?
(a) 8 foot.
(b) 5 foot.
(c) 7 foot.
(d) 6 foot.
2. On September 4, in the three days since the outbreak, how many residents of well-to-do houses had died?
(a) Half.
(b) Quarter.
(c) Eighth.
(d) Third.
3. In 1850, how many gallons of water a day were used by the average London household?
(a) 75.
(b) 150.
(c) 160.
(d) 90.
4. How old was Snow when he read John Frank Newton's 1811 manifesto "The Return to Nature: A Defense of the Vegetable Regimen"?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.
5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how long after the Lewis baby fell ill did life in Golden Square continue as usual?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, what had been the temperature for several straight days?
2. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the first time that cholera was known to exist on British soil?
3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Henry Whitehead share a room?
4. When was a water-flushing device invented by Sir John Harington?
5. In 1851 in the subdistrict of Berwick Street, how many people were there per acre of land?
Short Essay Questions
1. In The Night-Soil Men, why did the invention of water closets have a bad effect on London's sewage problem?
2. Why was the Broad Street Pump popular?
3. How is cholera spread?
4. In The Investigator, what device did Snow create with instrument maker Daniel Ferguson to control the dosage of ether?
5. How was the cholera outbreak that hit New York City reported in 1832, and how did the reports of the outbreak affect the city?
6. In The Night-Soil Men, what type of specialists emerged to take care of waste removal?
7. On September 4, what did Whitehead hear residents saying about the cause of the cholera outbreak?
8. What did the night-soil men do and what were they paid?
9. Who was John Snow?
10. How did Snow get test subjects for his work in The Investigator?
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