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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tuesday, September 5: All Smell Is Disease.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Night-Soil Men, how far would a bone-picker travel?
(a) 20-30 miles.
(b) 15-20 miles.
(c) 25-35 miles.
(d) 5-10 miles.

2. In 1851 in the subdistrict of Berwick Street, how many people were there per acre of land?
(a) 50.
(b) 112.
(c) 432.
(d) 205.

3. In All Smell is Disease, how many homes in 1849 were found to have offensive smells from bad drainage?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 1,000.

4. On September 4, what did Whitehead hear residents blaming as the cause of the cholera outbreak?
(a) Cesspools.
(b) Stench in the air.
(c) Water.
(d) New sewers.

5. In 1850, how many gallons of water a day were used by the average London household?
(a) 90.
(b) 75.
(c) 160.
(d) 150.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1854, where was the scientist from who discovered a small comma-shaped organism in the intestinal mucosa of a cholera victim?

2. By Sunday morning, how many people were on the edge of death?

3. In the chapter that takes place on September 4, what corpses were disturbed when the new sewers were built?

4. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the first time that cholera was known to exist on British soil?

5. When did Edwin Chadwick publish his study of sanitation among the laboring classes?

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