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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tuesday, September 5: All Smell Is Disease.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Thomas Latta come up with a water cure for cholera?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1784.
(d) 1841.

2. What did John Snow's father do for a living?
(a) Grocer.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Professor.
(d) Laborer.

3. How old was Henry Whitehead in Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue?
(a) 31.
(b) 42.
(c) 54.
(d) 28.

4. What did the Board of Health have put on the streets in All Smell is Disease?
(a) Water and bleach.
(b) Chloride of lime.
(c) Salt.
(d) Bleach.

5. When did Queen Victoria decide to give chloroform a try?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1853.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1842, what was the average age of death for the well-to-do male?

2. In 1854, how long did some people complain that it took a letter to reach its destination in letters written to editors of newspapers?

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many citizens were inmates at the St. James Workhouse?

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

5. When did the Earl of Craven purchase a block of land called Soho Field?

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