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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wednesday, September 6: Building the Case.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In All Smell is Disease, according to Joseph Bazalgette, how many cesspools were abolished in about six years?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 30,000.

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

4. What did Farr give Snow when he visited the Registrar-General's office?
(a) Names of those who recovered.
(b) Names and address of those who died.
(c) Advance copies of the number calculated for the next week.
(d) List of victims.

5. In Building the Case, what was the name of St. Luke's scripture reader?
(a) Martin Trevor.
(b) James Richardson.
(c) Peter Anderson.
(d) David Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1854, where was the scientist from who discovered a small comma-shaped organism in the intestinal mucosa of a cholera victim?

2. In 1846 what did Edwin Chadwick tell a parliamentary committee that the problem of London sewage was?

3. By the end of the 1800s, how much teas was imported to England?

4. During the epidemics of the late 1840s and 1850s, how many Londoners would typically die of cholera in a matter of weeks?

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

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