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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. What did Whithead mix Broad Street water with at the end of The Investigator?
(a) Lemons.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Whisky.
(d) Limes.

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

3. When was Henry Whitehead offered a position at St. Luke's?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1851.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1847.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Night-Soil Men, how many corpses were packed into a burial ground in Islington?

2. By Sunday morning, how many people had died in the last 24hours?

3. In The Investigator, in July 1849, how many people died on Thomas Street in Horsleydown?

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

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the first time that cholera was known to exist on British soil?

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