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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Monday, September 4: That Is to Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Snow studied at Hunterian School of Medicine, how long did it take him to obtain his apothecary and surgeon's license?
(a) 3 1/2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 1/2 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

3. In 1854 if a letter was sent by mail at 9 a.m., when would the recipient across town receive it?
(a) Noon.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

4. How old was Snow when he read John Frank Newton's 1811 manifesto "The Return to Nature: A Defense of the Vegetable Regimen"?
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

5. Which college did Henry Whitehead attend at Oxford?
(a) Mansfield.
(b) Exeter.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Kellogg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who designed Regent Street to connect Marylebone Park wit the Prince Regent's new home at Carlton House?

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

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

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

5. In The Night-Soil Men, how long would it take a bone-picker go go over his rounds?

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