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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mayhew think of the reason for wealthier people to become patterers?
(a) He thought it was extremely dishonorable.
(b) He thought it was courageous.
(c) He had no personal opinion.
(d) He thought it was against God's commandments.

2. What kind of selling required the most capital and equipment?
(a) Medicines.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Food and beverage.
(d) Clothing.

3. Where did the dust men take the debris?
(a) They piled it up in vacant buildings.
(b) They dumped it in huge piles.
(c) They took it to a huge dump outside the city.
(d) They dumped it in the Thames.

4. What did a lodging manager do when a child brought in a stolen item for rent?
(a) Called the constable.
(b) Gave the child a small fraction of its value and pawned it.
(c) Let the child stay for the night in exchange for the item.
(d) Gave the child half of what it was worth.

5. What occasionally happened to one of the bolder boys?
(a) They would be arrested for grain theft and put in jail for a week.
(b) They would get smothered when a load of grain was dumped in the bin.
(c) They would get smashed when a load of coal was dumped in the barge.
(d) They would be arrested for coal theft and put in jail for a week.

6. What had one crossing sweep worked at until he was injured at age 36?
(a) A bricklayer.
(b) A ostler.
(c) A painter.
(d) A carpenter.

7. What did Ragmen do?
(a) Washed windows with rags.
(b) Washed carriages with rags.
(c) Wandered the streets buying used clothing.
(d) Play various instruments on street corners.

8. How did coster runaway children usually support themselves?
(a) Entering orphanages.
(b) Selling items on the street.
(c) Joining the military.
(d) Living with another adult.

9. What did the city of London use several tons of per year?
(a) Corn.
(b) Coal.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Flour.

10. Who usually watched Jewish girls who peddled fruit?
(a) Their brothers.
(b) Their mothers.
(c) Their boyfriends.
(d) No one.

11. What were costermongers called who carried their wares on their backs?
(a) Packmen.
(b) Pack vendors.
(c) Back sellers.
(d) Mobile vendors.

12. What did Mayhew say all blind musicians had in common?
(a) They were all the best musicians.
(b) They were all religious.
(c) They were all blind at birth.
(d) They were all poor musicians.

13. Who most often hosted lodging houses?
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) There was no host.

14. What was another name for a patterer?
(a) Speakeasy.
(b) Montebank.
(c) Con artist.
(d) Riggers.

15. What was a huckster who sold hardware at a fair called?
(a) A Cheap Jack.
(b) A Cheap Con.
(c) A Hustler.
(d) A Penny Call.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who often became chimney sweepers?

2. What type of modern store did costermongers fill in 1800s London?

3. What is one thing crossing sweeps did for tips?

4. What kind of education did most costermongers have?

5. Who looked down upon chimney sweepers?

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