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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 was a water-flushing device invented by Sir John Harington?
(a) Early fifteenth century.
(b) Eighteenth century.
(c) Late sixteenth century.
(d) Seventeenth century.

2. According to Mayhew in 1845, how many ships hauled animal manure to England?
(a) 281.
(b) 683.
(c) 311.
(d) 549.

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

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

5. In Building the Case, how many cholera patients were admitted to Middlesex Hospital?
(a) About 130.
(b) 145.
(c) 125.
(d) More than 120.

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. When did cholera first appear in New York City?

3. When did Snow's paper on the use of arsenic in the preservation of cadavers appeared in "The Lancet"?

4. When did Edwin Chadwick publish his study of sanitation among the laboring classes?

5. In the year 1000, how many people lived in Rome?

(see the answer key)

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