The Great Stink Quiz Review

What caused the Great Stink in London, England, in 1858?

• horse dung

• human poop

• garbage

• soot from factories

Why was the Great Stink dangerous?

• The smell traveled on the wind.

• The river flooded the streets.

• The sewage system fell apart.

• The water made people sick.

Which line BEST supports your answer to question 2?

• “Still, the Great Stink of 1858 was an odor more putrid than the city had ever experienced.”

• “The poop-filled Thames was London’s main source of drinking water.”

• “People did their business on a wooden box with a hole that sat above an underground pit called a cesspool.”

• “Londoners back then were no strangers to filth.”

What is the meaning of the word intricate?

• simple

• complex

• natural

• diseased

What is most likely the purpose of “Toilets of the Future”?

• to describe possible solutions for dealing with human waste

• to persuade readers to start using a new kind of toilet

• to predict how future toilets will change people’s lives

• to compare past, present, and future toilets

Both “The Great Stink” and “Toilets of the Future” tell why it is important to . . .

• stop climate change.

• build sewer systems everywhere.

• keep toilets unclogged.

• manage waste safely.

Compare and contrast toilets in early London with the worm toilet described in “Toilets of the Future.” (select all answers that apply)

• Toilets in early London were boxes with cesspools underneath.

• They were filled with waste, then emptied.

• The waste would be sold to farmers as fertilizer. The worm toilet also features a hole beneath it.

• But instead of a worker collecting the poop, tiger worms eat it. The digested poop can be used to fertilize plants.

If you were installing one of the “toilets of the future” in your home, which one would you choose? Why? (Sneak Peak for Friday's quiz. Think about it and come up with a good answer. You can answer this questions here or just put 1 word and submit)