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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. By September 4, how many workers at the Eley Brothers factory had gotten cholera?
(a) 18.
(b) More than 2 dozen.
(c) About 20.
(d) 35.

2. In the chapter that takes place on September 4, what corpses were disturbed when the new sewers were built?
(a) Victims of a cholera outbreak in 1840.
(b) Victims of the Great Plague of 1665.
(c) Old graveyard.
(d) Night-soil.

3. In 1842, what was the average age of death for the well-to-do male?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 48.
(d) 55.

4. What did John Snow's father do for a living?
(a) Laborer.
(b) Professor.
(c) Grocer.
(d) Blacksmith.

5. In The Investigator, in July 1849, how many people died on Thomas Street in Horsleydown?
(a) About 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) Around 10.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1854, what was the population of London?

3. In 1854, how long did some people complain that it took a letter to reach its destination in letters written to editors of newspapers?

4. When long ago were composting pits used by the citizens of Knossos?

5. When did Queen Victoria decide to give chloroform a try?

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