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

2. In The Pump Handle, for what age children was getting water from the Broad Street pump a common chore?
(a) Any child older than 6 or 7.
(b) Any child older than 9 or 10.
(c) Any child older than 11.
(d) Any child older than 8.

3. 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?
(a) 4 times.
(b) 7 times.
(c) 8 times.
(d) 5 times.

4. In All Smell is Disease, how far back did the miasma theory date to?
(a) Fourth century A.D.
(b) 104 B.C.
(c) 312 A.D.
(d) Third century B.C.

5. In All Smell is Disease, how many people died in the cholera outbreak of 1848-1849?
(a) 7,500.
(b) 9,000.
(c) About 11,000.
(d) Nearly 15,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In The Pump Handle, as Whitehead tracked down residents who left the neighborhood, how many was he able to find?

3. When did Florence Nightingale write her "Notes on Nursing"?

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

5. In The Pump Handle, how many cases of cholera were reported on Saturday morning according to The Globe?

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