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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Investigator in 1848 on what steamer did John Harnold work as a crewman?
(a) Elbe.
(b) Rosemarie.
(c) Labyrinth.
(d) Hamburg.

2. When was Henry Whitehead offered a position at St. Luke's?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1851.
(d) 1847.

3. On September 4, in the three days since the outbreak, how many residents of well-to-do houses had died?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Third.
(c) Half.
(d) Quarter.

4. During the cholera outbreak of 1831, what group of individuals did Snow treat?
(a) Miners.
(b) Elderly.
(c) Sailors.
(d) Children.

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how long after the Lewis baby fell ill did life in Golden Square continue as usual?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 3 days.

6. In 1842, what was the average age of death for the well-to-do male?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 48.
(d) 55.

7. In The Night-Soil Men, how many corpses were packed into a burial ground in Islington?
(a) 55,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 80,000.

8. When did Snow earn his bachelor of medicine degree from the University of London?
(a) 1842.
(b) 1843.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1845.

9. In the chapter that takes place on September 4, what corpses were disturbed when the new sewers were built?
(a) Victims of the Great Plague of 1665.
(b) Night-soil.
(c) Victims of a cholera outbreak in 1840.
(d) Old graveyard.

10. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how far did the Broad Street Pump extend below the surface of the street?
(a) 25 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

11. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Henry Whitehead share a room?
(a) Father.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Brother.
(d) Grandfather.

12. In The Investigator, in July 1849, how many people died on Thomas Street in Horsleydown?
(a) About 12.
(b) 9.
(c) Around 10.
(d) 11.

13. When was The Long Epidemiological Society founded?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1851.
(d) 1850.

14. What did John Snow's father do for a living?
(a) Laborer.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Blacksmith.

15. When did doctors begin recommending chloroform for the discomfort of childbirth?
(a) 1850s.
(b) 1870s.
(c) 1840s.
(d) 1860s.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the first time that cholera was known to exist on British soil?

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

3. When was the first demonstration of ether in Boston?

4. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, what day of the week did the Eley brothers take a bottle of water from the Broad Street pump to their mother?

5. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many workers did the Lion Brewery on Broad Street employ?

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