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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wednesday, September 6: Building the Case.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Florence Nightingale write her "Notes on Nursing"?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1853.

2. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Susannah Eley share a bottle of water from the Broad Street pump?
(a) Niece.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Neighbor.

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?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

4. When did cholera first appear in New York City?
(a) 1843.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1832.

5. In Building the Case, who were the proprietors of the Lion Brewery?
(a) Robert and David Smythe.
(b) Edward and John Huggins.
(c) Richard and Andrew Wyatt.
(d) Bryan and Peter Strothers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many men were on a team of night-soil workers?

3. During the epidemics of the late 1840s and 1850s, how many Londoners would typically die of cholera in a matter of weeks?

4. In The Investigator, how many blocks were ravished by cholera?

5. In The Night-Soil Men, what did the pure-finders collect?

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