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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. Who was the first Englishman to die from cholera in Britain?
(a) Peter Franklin.
(b) David Morris.
(c) William Sproat.
(d) John James.

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

3. When did Snow earn his bachelor of medicine degree from the University of London?
(a) 1842.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1843.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did London remain the manufacturing center of England?

2. During the cholera outbreak of 1831, what group of individuals did Snow treat?

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

4. In That Is to Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died, who went up in a hot-air balloon to examine the entire city of London?

5. How long of a pole did toshers carry in The Night-Soil Men?

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