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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sunday, September 3: The Investigator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Charles Dickens' novels had scene a where a team of toshers took coins from a corpse?
(a) Bleak House.
(b) Little Dorrit.
(c) Hard Times.
(d) Out Mutual Friend.

2. In The Night-Soil Men, what did the pure-finders collect?
(a) Rat feces.
(b) Dog feces.
(c) Human feces.
(d) Horse feces.

3. How old was Henry Whitehead in Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue?
(a) 54.
(b) 31.
(c) 42.
(d) 28.

4. When did the Earl of Craven purchase a block of land called Soho Field?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1709.
(c) 1594.
(d) 1665.

5. In The Investigator, in July 1849, how many people died on Thomas Street in Horsleydown?
(a) About 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) Around 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men were on a team of night-soil workers?

2. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many sheep would the main livestock market at Smithfield regularly sell in two days?

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how long after the Lewis baby fell ill did life in Golden Square continue as usual?

4. How long did Queen Victoria inhale chloroform when she had her eighth child?

5. When Snow studied at Hunterian School of Medicine, how long did it take him to obtain his apothecary and surgeon's license?

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