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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Ghost Map.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Thomas Latta come up with a water cure for cholera?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1784.
(d) 1832.

2. In The Night-Soil Men, what did the pure-finders collect?
(a) Rat feces.
(b) Dog feces.
(c) Human feces.
(d) Horse feces.

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

4. In The Pump Handle, how many cases of cholera were reported on Saturday morning according to The Globe?
(a) 11.
(b) 7 or 8.
(c) 8.
(d) 9 or 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Pump Handle, how many directives did Benjamin Hall issue for the three-man committee formed to investigate the Broad Street outbreak?

2. In The Pump Handle, how many deaths did Whitehead say occurred at the model home on Peter Street?

3. In "Sedgwick's Principles of Sanitary Science and Public Health", how many pages are devoted to the Broad Street outbreak?

4. In The Ghost Map, when did Snow suffer a stroke?

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Henry Whitehead share a room?

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