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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 mid-1800s, how many firms supplied water to London?
(a) 20.
(b) Roughly 10.
(c) 13.
(d) About 12.

2. About how many people were part of the London scavengers in The Night-Soil Men?
(a) 80,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 50,000.

3. What did Farr give Snow when he visited the Registrar-General's office?
(a) Names and address of those who died.
(b) Names of those who recovered.
(c) Advance copies of the number calculated for the next week.
(d) List of victims.

4. How long of a pole did toshers carry in The Night-Soil Men?
(a) 7 foot.
(b) 5 foot.
(c) 8 foot.
(d) 6 foot.

5. Who was the first Englishman to die from cholera in Britain?
(a) Peter Franklin.
(b) John James.
(c) David Morris.
(d) William Sproat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was St. Luke's Church located in Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue?

2. In 1842, what was the average age of death for the well-to-do male?

3. In All Smell Is Disease, what was the lifespan of some of the men who worked in the sewers?

4. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Henry Whitehead share a room?

5. In That Is To Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died, how long did it take the newapapers to report the cholera outbreak?

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