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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 was the first demonstration of ether in Boston?
(a) 1847.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1846.

2. In The Night-Soil Men, how many corpses were packed into a burial ground in Islington?
(a) 80,000.
(b) 55,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 30,000.

3. When did Queen Victoria decide to give chloroform a try?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1853.

4. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the last time it had rained in London?
(a) Middle of August.
(b) End of July.
(c) Middle of July.
(d) First of August.

5. When did Thomas and Sarah Lewis's infant daughter become sick?
(a) August 5, 1854.
(b) August 1, 1854.
(c) August 28, 1854.
(d) August 30, 1854.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did doctors begin recommending chloroform for the discomfort of childbirth?

3. What did John Snow's father do for a living?

4. In The Investigator in 1848 on what steamer did John Harnold work as a crewman?

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how far did the Broad Street Pump extend below the surface of the street?

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