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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Ghost Map, when did the "Daily News" accuse the sewer builders of unearthing human remains?
(a) September 7.
(b) September 8.
(c) September 9.
(d) September 11.

2. How long did it take after Pacini glimpsed bacteria in his microscope for others to make the same discovery?
(a) 3 decades.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 4 decades.
(d) 50 years.

3. In All Smell is Disease, how did John Snow spend September 5?
(a) Taking water samples to a chemist.
(b) Treating patients.
(c) Looking for patterns.
(d) Analyzing water samples.

4. In Building the Case, after how many hours after receiving Farr's early numbers, had Snow tracked down intimate details of behavior from surviving family and neighbors of more than 70 people?
(a) 30.
(b) 36.
(c) 18.
(d) 24.

5. In The Night-Soil Men, how long would it take a bone-picker go go over his rounds?
(a) 6-8 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 7-9 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John Snow's father do for a living?

2. In The Night-Soil Men, what year was it?

3. Who designed Regent Street to connect Marylebone Park wit the Prince Regent's new home at Carlton House?

4. In 1842, what was the average age of death for the well-to-do male?

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many animals would a slaughterhouse at the edge of Soho on Marshall Street kill per day on average?

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