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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Building the Case, what part of the body was affected by cholera?
(a) Respiratory system.
(b) Small intestine.
(c) Circulatory system.
(d) Cardiac system.

2. According to Mayhew in 1845, how many ships hauled animal manure to England?
(a) 683.
(b) 311.
(c) 281.
(d) 549.

3. In The Pump Handle, how many cases of cholera were reported on Saturday morning according to The Globe?
(a) 11.
(b) 7 or 8.
(c) 8.
(d) 9 or 10.

4. How long was the monograph titled "The Cholera in Benwick Street" that Whitehead wrote?
(a) 17 pages.
(b) 9 pages.
(c) 11 pages.
(d) 12 pages.

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.

6. In Building the Case, what was the name of St. Luke's scripture reader?
(a) Peter Anderson.
(b) James Richardson.
(c) David Wilson.
(d) Martin Trevor.

7. By September 5, how many residents of the Golden Square neighborhood died in the last 5 days?
(a) About 300.
(b) More than 500.
(c) 630.
(d) 450.

8. In The Ghost Map, who was sometimes credited instead of Snow for the discovery of the waterborne theory of the dispersion of cholera?
(a) William Farr.
(b) William Budd.
(c) John Sutherland.
(d) Benjamin Hall.

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

10. In The Ghost Map when a new sewer system was designed, how many main lines were to run north of the Thames?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

11. In All Smell is Disease, how did John Snow spend September 5?
(a) Looking for patterns.
(b) Taking water samples to a chemist.
(c) Analyzing water samples.
(d) Treating patients.

12. At number 10 Cross Street, who lived with a tailor in his single room in Building the Case?
(a) 4 children.
(b) Wife and 2 children.
(c) Mother, wife, and 3 children.
(d) 5 children.

13. In Building the Case, what was the career of St. Luke's scripture reader?
(a) Grocer.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Professor.
(d) Grenadier guard.

14. In All Smell is Disease, how many people died in the cholera outbreak of 1848-1849?
(a) Nearly 15,000.
(b) About 11,000.
(c) 7,500.
(d) 9,000.

15. In The Ghost Map, when did the "Daily News" accuse the sewer builders of unearthing human remains?
(a) September 9.
(b) September 11.
(c) September 8.
(d) September 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Board of Health have put on the streets in All Smell is Disease?

2. What class of people did Whitehead notice during a sermon had survived the plague in disproportionate numbers?

3. In The Pump Handle, as Whitehead tracked down residents who left the neighborhood, how many was he able to find?

4. In All Smell is Disease, up until what date was it illegal to discharge raw waste into the sewers?

5. In Building the Case, who were the proprietors of the Lion Brewery?

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