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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sunday, September 3: The Investigator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was a water-flushing device invented by Sir John Harington?
(a) Late sixteenth century.
(b) Eighteenth century.
(c) Seventeenth century.
(d) Early fifteenth century.

2. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many citizens were inmates at the St. James Workhouse?
(a) 500.
(b) 115.
(c) 250.
(d) 475.

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many workers did the Lion Brewery on Broad Street employ?
(a) 39.
(b) 70.
(c) 12.
(d) 24.

4. In The Night-Soil Men, how long would it take a bone-picker go go over his rounds?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 6-8 hours.
(d) 7-9 hours.

5. How old was Snow when he read John Frank Newton's 1811 manifesto "The Return to Nature: A Defense of the Vegetable Regimen"?
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first Englishman to die from cholera in Britain?

2. What did Whithead mix Broad Street water with at the end of The Investigator?

3. How old was Henry Whitehead in Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue?

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

5. How many men were on a team of night-soil workers?

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