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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Friday, September 8: The Pump Handle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Whitehead believe that paitent zero would have fallen ill?
(a) Around August 29.
(b) August 31.
(c) Around August 28.
(d) August 30.

2. In The Pump Handle, how many deaths did Whitehead say occurred at the model home on Peter Street?
(a) 12.
(b) 21.
(c) 5.
(d) 17.

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

4. When did Florence Nightingale write her "Notes on Nursing"?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1849.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Thomas Lewis become ill?

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

3. As Whitehead conducted his investigation in The Pump Handle, how much did drinking from the Broad Street well increase a person's risk of infection?

4. How long did Thomas Lewis fight the disease before dying?

5. During the cholera outbreak of 1831, what group of individuals did Snow treat?

(see the answer key)

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