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

2. In The Investigator, how old is John Snow?
(a) 51.
(b) 42.
(c) 60.
(d) 39.

3. On September 6, to how many patients did Snow deliver chloroform?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the last time it had rained in London?
(a) End of July.
(b) Middle of August.
(c) Middle of July.
(d) First of August.

5. When long ago were composting pits used by the citizens of Knossos?
(a) 7,500 years.
(b) 8,000 years.
(c) 4,500 years.
(d) 4,000 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Building the Case, when was the tailor on Cross Street and his 12-year-old son struck with cholera?

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

3. In Building the Case, when did survivors who reported consuming large quantities of water from the Broad Street pump do their drinking?

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

5. When was Edwin Chadwick appointed to the Poor Law Commission?

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