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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was St. Luke's Church located in Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue?
(a) Regent Street.
(b) Broad Street.
(c) Hanover Street.
(d) Berwick Street.

2. In 1851 in the subdistrict of Berwick Street, how many people were there per acre of land?
(a) 112.
(b) 432.
(c) 50.
(d) 205.

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the last time it had rained in London?
(a) End of July.
(b) Middle of August.
(c) First of August.
(d) Middle of July.

4. About how many people were part of the London scavengers in The Night-Soil Men?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 80,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 20,000.

5. 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) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

6. In 1854, how long did some people complain that it took a letter to reach its destination in letters written to editors of newspapers?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

7. By Sunday morning, how many people were on the edge of death?
(a) 300.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Thousands.
(d) 105.

8. How old was Snow when he read John Frank Newton's 1811 manifesto "The Return to Nature: A Defense of the Vegetable Regimen"?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

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

10. When Snow studied at Hunterian School of Medicine, how long did it take him to obtain his apothecary and surgeon's license?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 2 1/2 years.
(c) 3 1/2 years.
(d) 3 years.

11. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many sheep would the main livestock market at Smithfield regularly sell in two days?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 23,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 30,000.

12. When did Snow propose a theory that an agent that victims ingested was the cause of cholera?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1851.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1848.

13. At the beginning of the 1800s, how much tea was imported to England?
(a) 5 tons.
(b) 7 tons.
(c) 6 tons.
(d) 4 tons.

14. By September 4, how many workers at the Eley Brothers factory had gotten cholera?
(a) More than 2 dozen.
(b) About 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 35.

15. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, what had been the temperature for several straight days?
(a) 90s.
(b) 60s.
(c) 70s.
(d) 80s.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how long after the Lewis baby fell ill did life in Golden Square continue as usual?

2. At the beginning of The Night-Soil Men, what river would the toshers wade through the muck of low tide?

3. When were Sanskrit writings written that describe a cholera-like disease?

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

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

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