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

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

3. When did Thomas Lewis become ill?
(a) September 7.
(b) September 8.
(c) September 6.
(d) September 5.

4. In The Pump Handle, when did the board of governors of St. James Parish hold an emergency meeting?
(a) Friday night.
(b) Thursday night.
(c) Wednesday night.
(d) Tuesday night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Snow's paper on the use of arsenic in the preservation of cadavers appeared in "The Lancet"?

2. In All Smell is Disease, how many people died in the cholera outbreak of 1848-1849?

3. In All Smell is Disease, when did Benjamin become president of the Board of Health?

4. How long did it take after Pacini glimpsed bacteria in his microscope for others to make the same discovery?

5. When was Edwin Chadwick appointed to the Poor Law Commission?

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