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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Saturday, September 2: Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who designed Regent Street to connect Marylebone Park wit the Prince Regent's new home at Carlton House?
(a) William Marlboro.
(b) John Nash.
(c) David Withers.
(d) Andrew Smythe.

2. How many men were on a team of night-soil workers?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

3. When were Sanskrit writings written that describe a cholera-like disease?
(a) 1241 B.C.
(b) 500 A.D.
(c) After 40 A.D.
(d) Around 500 B.C.

4. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how long after the Lewis baby fell ill did life in Golden Square continue as usual?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many workers did the Lion Brewery on Broad Street employ?
(a) 39.
(b) 24.
(c) 70.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the last time it had rained in London?

3. At the beginning of The Night-Soil Men, what river would the toshers wade through the muck of low tide?

4. In 1851 in the subdistrict of Berwick Street, how many people were there per acre of land?

5. About how many people were part of the London scavengers in The Night-Soil Men?

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