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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Ghost Map.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Night-Soil Men, what did the toshers wear?
(a) Waders.
(b) Leather boots.
(c) Corduroy jackets.
(d) Velveteen coats.

2. Which college did Henry Whitehead attend at Oxford?
(a) Kellogg.
(b) Exeter.
(c) Mansfield.
(d) Lincoln.

3. In Building the Case, of the 83 deaths recorded on Farr's list, how many of those were in houses that were closer to the Broad Street pump than any other water source?
(a) 67.
(b) 80.
(c) 59.
(d) 73.

4. When were Sanskrit writings written that describe a cholera-like disease?
(a) 1241 B.C.
(b) 500 A.D.
(c) After 40 A.D.
(d) Around 500 B.C.

5. On September 4, what did Whitehead hear residents blaming as the cause of the cholera outbreak?
(a) Stench in the air.
(b) Water.
(c) Cesspools.
(d) New sewers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was The Long Epidemiological Society founded?

2. In The Pump Handle, how long did the deaths in Soho continue after the pump handle was removed?

3. In Building the Case, what did the proprietor of a coffee shop mix with Broad Street water and sell?

4. In the year 1000, how many people lived in Rome?

5. When did Thomas Lewis become ill?

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