1. In 1854, where was the scientist from who discovered a small comma-shaped organism in the intestinal mucosa of a cholera victim?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

2. In All Smell is Disease, according to Joseph Bazalgette, how many cesspools were abolished in about six years?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 30,000.

3. In The Night-Soil Men, what did the toshers wear?
(a) Leather boots.
(b) Corduroy jackets.
(c) Waders.
(d) Velveteen coats.

4. When did the Earl of Craven purchase a block of land called Soho Field?
(a) 1665.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1709.
(d) 1594.

5. In The Night-Soil Men, what year was it?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1854.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. By September 4, how many workers at the Lion Brewery had contracted cholera?

3. On September 6, to how many patients did Snow deliver chloroform?

4. During the Great Stink along the Thames in The Ghost Map, how did the rates of death from epidemic disease rise or fall?

5. When did Thomas Latta come up with a water cure for cholera?

(see the answer key)

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