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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2: Of the Street-Jews.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who often undersold Jewish traders?
(a) Irish traders.
(b) No one.
(c) German traders.
(d) British traders.

2. What were the two usual reasons customers bought from patterers?
(a) They felt God wanted them to buy.
(b) The patterers were almost always pretty, young women.
(c) To make fun of the patterers.
(d) For the entertainment and because they believed the spiel.

3. What would very occasionally happen to a dependable crossing sweep?
(a) He would be given such good tips he could retire.
(b) He would be beat up by less scrupulous workers.
(c) He would be given a job as footman or porter in a household.
(d) He would be hired by the city council to supervise other crossing sweeps.

4. What did one Jewish trader claim to have purchased?
(a) A knight's sword.
(b) An old cloak belonging to the King.
(c) An old cloak belonging to the Queen.
(d) A bishop's miter.

5. What type of modern store did costermongers fill in 1800s London?
(a) Convenience stores.
(b) Clothing stores.
(c) Grocery stores.
(d) Department stores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of education did most costermongers have?

2. How did the police sometimes help crossing sweeps?

3. How often did chimney sweeps bathe in times earlier than that of Mayhew?

4. How long had the crossing week Mayhew interviewed work as a crossing sweep at the time of the interview?

5. What occasionally happened to one of the bolder boys?

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