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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. When long ago were composting pits used by the citizens of Knossos?
(a) 4,000 years.
(b) 8,000 years.
(c) 7,500 years.
(d) 4,500 years.

2. In The Investigator, how many blocks were ravished by cholera?
(a) 3 square blocks.
(b) 5 square blocks.
(c) 8 square blocks.
(d) 7 square blocks.

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

4. In The Night-Soil Men, how long would it take a bone-picker go go over his rounds?
(a) 7-9 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 6-8 hours.

5. When did Snow's paper on the use of arsenic in the preservation of cadavers appeared in "The Lancet"?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1838.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1840.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Thomas Latta come up with a water cure for cholera?

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

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

4. When was a water-flushing device invented by Sir John Harington?

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

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