The Ghost Map Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Steven Johnson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Ghost Map Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Steven Johnson
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Night-Soil Men, what year was it?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1839.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1841.

2. When Snow studied at Hunterian School of Medicine, how long did it take him to obtain his apothecary and surgeon's license?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 2 1/2 years.
(d) 3 1/2 years.

3. When did cholera first appear in New York City?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1841.
(c) 1837.
(d) 1843.

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) 7-9 hours.
(d) 6-8 hours.

5. How long of a pole did toshers carry in The Night-Soil Men?
(a) 5 foot.
(b) 6 foot.
(c) 8 foot.
(d) 7 foot.

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

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

8. When did Snow's paper on the use of arsenic in the preservation of cadavers appeared in "The Lancet"?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1838.
(c) 1840.
(d) 1841.

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

10. By Sunday morning, how many people had died in the last 24hours?
(a) 55.
(b) 63.
(c) 70.
(d) 46.

11. By the end of the 1800s, how much teas was imported to England?
(a) 13,000 tons.
(b) 9,000 tons.
(c) 15,000 tons.
(d) 11,000 tons.

12. In 1854 if a letter was sent by mail at 9 a.m., when would the recipient across town receive it?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) 2 p.m.
(d) Noon.

13. In That Is To Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died, how long did it take the newapapers to report the cholera outbreak?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 3 days.

14. When did doctors begin recommending chloroform for the discomfort of childbirth?
(a) 1860s.
(b) 1870s.
(c) 1850s.
(d) 1840s.

15. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many animals would a slaughterhouse at the edge of Soho on Marshall Street kill per day on average?
(a) 5 oxen and 7 sheep.
(b) 10 oxen and 12 sheep.
(c) 2 oxen and 6 sheep.
(d) 20 oxen and 23 sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many people were part of the London scavengers in The Night-Soil Men?

2. In The Night-Soil Men, what did the pure-finders collect?

3. In the chapter that takes place on September 4, what corpses were disturbed when the new sewers were built?

4. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, how many workers did the Lion Brewery on Broad Street employ?

5. In 1842, what was the average age of death for the well-to-do male?

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