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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the mid-1800s, how many firms supplied water to London?
(a) 20.
(b) 13.
(c) About 12.
(d) Roughly 10.

3. Who was the first Englishman to die from cholera in Britain?
(a) William Sproat.
(b) David Morris.
(c) Peter Franklin.
(d) John James.

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

5. In That Is To Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died, how long did it take the newapapers to report the cholera outbreak?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 days.

6. In The Night-Soil Men, how far would a bone-picker travel?
(a) 5-10 miles.
(b) 25-35 miles.
(c) 20-30 miles.
(d) 15-20 miles.

7. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Susannah Eley share a bottle of water from the Broad Street pump?
(a) Daughter.
(b) Neighbor.
(c) Niece.
(d) Cousin.

8. How long did London remain the manufacturing center of England?
(a) Until 1845.
(b) Until 1835.
(c) Until 1855.
(d) Until 1850.

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

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

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

12. In 1842 in Bethnal Green was was the average life expectancy for the working poor?
(a) 34.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

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

14. When was the first demonstration of ether in Boston?
(a) 1847.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1848.

15. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many workers did the Lion Brewery on Broad Street employ?
(a) 24.
(b) 39.
(c) 12.
(d) 70.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Investigator, how old is John Snow?

2. When was Henry Whitehead offered a position at St. Luke's?

3. When did Queen Victoria decide to give chloroform a try?

4. In The Investigator, when was the cholera outbreak that made curing cholera one of the most urgent medical riddles of the time?

5. Where was St. Luke's Church located in Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue?

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