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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1843, where did a proposal want to have cast-iron sewers transport waste?
(a) Surrey.
(b) Shropshire.
(c) Cumbria and Suffolk.
(d) Kent and Essex.

2. In Building the Case, what part of the body was affected by cholera?
(a) Cardiac system.
(b) Circulatory system.
(c) Small intestine.
(d) Respiratory system.

3. In The Pump Handle, how many people did the author say were crowded into three city blocks?
(a) 600.
(b) 250.
(c) 750.
(d) 1,000.

4. In The Ghost Map, when did Snow suffer a stroke?
(a) July 3, 1858.
(b) May 11, 1858.
(c) August 10, 1858.
(d) June 10, 1858.

5. In All Smell is Disease, how many homes in 1849 were found to have offensive smells from bad drainage?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 1,000.

6. 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) 10%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 20%.

7. In Building the Case, after how many hours after receiving Farr's early numbers, had Snow tracked down intimate details of behavior from surviving family and neighbors of more than 70 people?
(a) 18.
(b) 24.
(c) 30.
(d) 36.

8. 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) 59.
(b) 67.
(c) 73.
(d) 80.

9. In All Smell is Disease, how far back did the miasma theory date to?
(a) 312 A.D.
(b) Third century B.C.
(c) Fourth century A.D.
(d) 104 B.C.

10. In "Sedgwick's Principles of Sanitary Science and Public Health", how many pages are devoted to the Broad Street outbreak?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

11. In The Ghost Map, when the new sewer system was designed, when was sewage discharged into the Thames?
(a) Low tide.
(b) High tide.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

12. In Building the Case, how far was a tailor on Cross Street from The Little Marlborough Street pump?
(a) 3 blocks.
(b) 4 blocks.
(c) 2 blocks.
(d) 1 block.

13. In All Smell Is Disease, what was the lifespan of some of the men who worked in the sewers?
(a) 40-50.
(b) 60-80.
(c) 30-40.
(d) 50-60.

14. According to Mayhew in 1845, how many ships hauled animal manure to England?
(a) 281.
(b) 549.
(c) 683.
(d) 311.

15. In Building the Case, what did the proprietor of a coffee shop mix with Broad Street water and sell?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Soup.
(d) Sherbet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Ghost Map, how many days after suffering a stroke, did Snow die?

2. During the Great Stink along the Thames in The Ghost Map, how did the rates of death from epidemic disease rise or fall?

3. In Building the Case, how many cholera patients were admitted to Middlesex Hospital?

4. In Building the Case, what was the name of St. Luke's scripture reader?

5. What did the Board of Health have put on the streets in All Smell is Disease?

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