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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sunday, September 3: The Investigator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Investigator, how old is John Snow?
(a) 42.
(b) 39.
(c) 60.
(d) 51.

2. How long did Queen Victoria inhale chloroform when she had her eighth child?
(a) 62 minutes.
(b) 53 minutes.
(c) 39 minutes.
(d) 48 minutes.

3. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Henry Whitehead share a room?
(a) Father.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Brother.
(d) Cousin.

4. When did Snow earn his bachelor of medicine degree from the University of London?
(a) 1843.
(b) 1844.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1845.

5. In The Investigator, when was the cholera outbreak that made curing cholera one of the most urgent medical riddles of the time?
(a) 1846-1847.
(b) 1851-1852.
(c) 1848-1849.
(d) 1853-1854.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1850, how many gallons of water a day were used by the average London household?

2. In The Investigator, in July 1849, how many people died on Thomas Street in Horsleydown?

3. By Sunday morning, how many people were on the edge of death?

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

5. What did Whithead mix Broad Street water with at the end of The Investigator?

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