View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Whithead mix Broad Street water with at the end of The Investigator?
(a) Lemons.
(b) Limes.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Whisky.

2. By Sunday morning, how many people had died in the last 24hours?
(a) 70.
(b) 63.
(c) 46.
(d) 55.

3. When was Edwin Chadwick appointed to the Poor Law Commission?
(a) 1827.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1829.
(d) 1832.

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

5. In All Smell is Disease, what did the records Farr showed Snow reveal about the number of deaths in Soho between Thursday and Saturday?
(a) 91.
(b) 86.
(c) 83.
(d) 78.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In The Pump Handle, for what age children was getting water from the Broad Street pump a common chore?

3. What did John Snow's father do for a living?

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

5. When was the first demonstration of ether in Boston?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 188 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample