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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: Broad Street Revisted.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Epilogue, how many died on 9/11 after a plane hit the Pentagon?
(a) 108.
(b) 79.
(c) 94.
(d) 81.

2. In The Investigator, how old is John Snow?
(a) 39.
(b) 60.
(c) 42.
(d) 51.

3. In The Pump Handle, when did Snow give Whitehead a copy of his monograph?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1857.

4. In All Smell is Disease, what did the records Farr showed Snow reveal about the number of deaths in Soho between Thursday and Saturday?
(a) 91.
(b) 86.
(c) 78.
(d) 83.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On September 4, in the three days since the outbreak, how many residents of well-to-do houses had died?

2. In Building the Case, how far was a tailor on Cross Street from The Little Marlborough Street pump?

3. At number 10 Cross Street, who lived with a tailor in his single room in Building the Case?

4. In All Smell Is Disease, what was the lifespan of some of the men who worked in the sewers?

5. In The Pump Handle, how long did the deaths in Soho continue after the pump handle was removed?

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