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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Monday, September 4: That Is to Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Snow when he apprenticed to a surgeon on Newcastle-on-Tyne?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

2. In The Night-Soil Men, how far would a bone-picker travel?
(a) 5-10 miles.
(b) 20-30 miles.
(c) 25-35 miles.
(d) 15-20 miles.

3. About how many people were part of the London scavengers in The Night-Soil Men?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 80,000.
(d) 100,000.

4. What did Whithead mix Broad Street water with at the end of The Investigator?
(a) Whisky.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Lemons.
(d) Limes.

5. During the epidemics of the late 1840s and 1850s, how many Londoners would typically die of cholera in a matter of weeks?
(a) 450.
(b) 500.
(c) 800.
(d) 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did London remain the manufacturing center of England?

2. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the last time it had rained in London?

3. When did Snow's paper on the use of arsenic in the preservation of cadavers appeared in "The Lancet"?

4. When did doctors begin recommending chloroform for the discomfort of childbirth?

5. When was a water-flushing device invented by Sir John Harington?

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