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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. In All Smell is Disease, how did John Snow spend September 5?
(a) Treating patients.
(b) Analyzing water samples.
(c) Taking water samples to a chemist.
(d) Looking for patterns.

2. What did John Snow's father do for a living?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Laborer.

3. In The Pump Handle, among the 45 houses extending in all directions from the intersection of Broad and Cambridge streets, how many managed to survive the epidemic without losing a single resident?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. In The Pump Handle, how many directives did Benjamin Hall issue for the three-man committee formed to investigate the Broad Street outbreak?
(a) 60.
(b) 39.
(c) 45.
(d) 50.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Investigator, how old is John Snow?

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

3. According to Mayhew in 1845, how many ships hauled animal manure to England?

4. How old was Snow when he apprenticed to a surgeon on Newcastle-on-Tyne?

5. What did Farr give Snow when he visited the Registrar-General's office?

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