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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When long ago were composting pits used by the citizens of Knossos?
(a) 8,000 years.
(b) 4,000 years.
(c) 4,500 years.
(d) 7,500 years.

2. In the year 1000, how many people lived in Rome?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 85,000.
(c) 90,000.
(d) 100,000.

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

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

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

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

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

8. In 1854 if a letter was sent by mail at 9 a.m., when would the recipient across town receive it?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) 1 p.m.

9. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the first time that cholera was known to exist on British soil?
(a) 1797.
(b) 1743.
(c) 1826.
(d) 1831.

10. At the beginning of The Night-Soil Men, what river would the toshers wade through the muck of low tide?
(a) Lea.
(b) Cray.
(c) Thames.
(d) Darent.

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

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

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

14. On September 4, what did Whitehead hear residents blaming as the cause of the cholera outbreak?
(a) Water.
(b) New sewers.
(c) Cesspools.
(d) Stench in the air.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Snow when he apprenticed to a surgeon on Newcastle-on-Tyne?

2. In The Night-Soil Men, what hours did the night-soil men work?

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

4. When did Snow earn his bachelor of medicine degree from the University of London?

5. By Sunday morning, how many people were on the edge of death?

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