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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 4: Those That Will Not Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What seemed to be part of the motivation for a street person to perform?
(a) To be able to steal from the audience as they were caught up in a performance.
(b) Attention from an admiring audience.
(c) A desire to move into the noble class by earning enough money.
(d) Getting away from lives as things such as chimney sweeps, which is what most of their families were.

2. What was a huckster who sold hardware at a fair called?
(a) A Cheap Jack.
(b) A Penny Call.
(c) A Hustler.
(d) A Cheap Con.

3. What type of modern store did costermongers fill in 1800s London?
(a) Convenience stores.
(b) Clothing stores.
(c) Grocery stores.
(d) Department stores.

4. What would the street clown prefer to do than being a clown?
(a) A dock worker.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A groom or police officer.
(d) A musician.

5. What is an example of a mutual aid society?
(a) Star Alliance.
(b) Costermen.
(c) Old Relics.
(d) Foresters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did some young costers commit petty crimes?

2. What did Hemyng call a soldier who was supported by a wealthy woman?

3. What kind of selling required the most capital and equipment?

4. What was the name of the vaudeville show costers enjoyed?

5. What did the mutual aid societies do?

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