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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: Broad Street Revisted.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1850, how many gallons of water a day were used by the average London household?
(a) 150.
(b) 90.
(c) 160.
(d) 75.

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

3. In The Ghost Map when the news sewers were construction, how much did it cost to build the main intercepting sewers?
(a) 5 million pounds.
(b) 3 million pounds.
(c) 4 million pounds.
(d) 2 million pounds.

4. In The Ghost Map, in what publication did an unsigned editorial appear that lambasted Snow's waterborne theory of cholera?
(a) The Daily Telegraph.
(b) The Lancet.
(c) Daily Mail.
(d) The Times.

5. At the beginning of The Night-Soil Men, what river would the toshers wade through the muck of low tide?
(a) Thames.
(b) Darent.
(c) Cray.
(d) Lea.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Epilogue, what birthrates are Italy, Russia, Spain, and Japan seeing per woman?

2. In 1854, what was the population of London?

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how man dogs did a man at 38 Silver Street keep in one room?

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

5. By September 5, how many residents of the Golden Square neighborhood died in the last 5 days?

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