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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Ghost Map.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1843, where did a proposal want to have cast-iron sewers transport waste?
(a) Shropshire.
(b) Kent and Essex.
(c) Cumbria and Suffolk.
(d) Surrey.

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

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many citizens were inmates at the St. James Workhouse?
(a) 250.
(b) 475.
(c) 115.
(d) 500.

4. How old was Snow when he died?
(a) 45.
(b) 39.
(c) 62.
(d) 51.

5. When did Snow earn his bachelor of medicine degree from the University of London?
(a) 1842.
(b) 1843.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1845.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Pump Handle, how many deaths did Whitehead say occurred at the model home on Peter Street?

2. In The Ghost Map when a new sewer system was designed, how many main lines were to run north of the Thames?

3. When did Snow's paper on the use of arsenic in the preservation of cadavers appeared in "The Lancet"?

4. When did Whitehead believe that paitent zero would have fallen ill?

5. In The Ghost Map during the cholera outbreak in 1866, how many people had died by the end of August?

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