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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 year 1000, how many people lived in Rome?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 90,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 85,000.

2. In The Ghost Map, in 1854, how much of your neighborhood did the author say might die in London if you left town for a weekend?
(a) 20%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 5%.

3. In The Night-Soil Men, what hours did the night-soil men work?
(a) 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.
(b) 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.
(c) 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.
(d) Midnight to 5 a.m.

4. In The Investigator, in July 1849, how many people died on Thomas Street in Horsleydown?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) About 12.
(d) Around 10.

5. In The Ghost Map, how many days after suffering a stroke, did Snow die?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first demonstration of ether in Boston?

2. In "Sedgwick's Principles of Sanitary Science and Public Health", how many pages are devoted to the Broad Street outbreak?

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how far did the Broad Street Pump extend below the surface of the street?

4. When did Queen Victoria decide to give chloroform a try?

5. At number 10 Cross Street, who lived with a tailor in his single room in Building the Case?

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