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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. In Building the Case, what part of the body was affected by cholera?
(a) Respiratory system.
(b) Cardiac system.
(c) Small intestine.
(d) Circulatory system.

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

3. How long of a pole did toshers carry in The Night-Soil Men?
(a) 5 foot.
(b) 6 foot.
(c) 7 foot.
(d) 8 foot.

4. In All Smell is Disease, how many homes in 1849 were found to have offensive smells from bad drainage?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 7,000.
(d) 15,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Farr give Snow when he visited the Registrar-General's office?

3. In All Smell Is Disease, when was a study done that discovered that strong smells triggered activity in the amygdala and the ventral insula of the brain?

4. In All Smell is Disease, how many people died in the cholera outbreak of 1848-1849?

5. In That Is To Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died, how long did it take the newapapers to report the cholera outbreak?

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