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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. When did cholera first appear in New York City?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1843.
(d) 1832.

2. In All Smell is Disease, how far back did the miasma theory date to?
(a) 104 B.C.
(b) 312 A.D.
(c) Third century B.C.
(d) Fourth century A.D.

3. In All Smell is Disease, up until what date was it illegal to discharge raw waste into the sewers?
(a) 1819.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1815.
(d) 1821.

4. When did Thomas Latta come up with a water cure for cholera?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1784.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1841.

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Henry Whitehead share a room?
(a) Father.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. By September 5, how many residents of the Golden Square neighborhood died in the last 5 days?

2. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, what had been the temperature for several straight days?

3. In That Is to Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died, who went up in a hot-air balloon to examine the entire city of London?

4. When did the Earl of Craven purchase a block of land called Soho Field?

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many animals would a slaughterhouse at the edge of Soho on Marshall Street kill per day on average?

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