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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Ghost Map.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1851 in the subdistrict of Berwick Street, how many people were there per acre of land?
(a) 50.
(b) 205.
(c) 432.
(d) 112.

3. When did Snow first share his map at a meeting of the Epidemiological Society?
(a) November.
(b) February.
(c) December.
(d) January.

4. In the mid-1800s, how many firms supplied water to London?
(a) 20.
(b) Roughly 10.
(c) 13.
(d) About 12.

5. How long did Queen Victoria inhale chloroform when she had her eighth child?
(a) 53 minutes.
(b) 39 minutes.
(c) 48 minutes.
(d) 62 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, with whom did Susannah Eley share a bottle of water from the Broad Street pump?

2. In Building the Case, within how many days did a tailor on Cross Street and his children die?

3. In The Ghost Map, when did John Snow begin working on his first map of the Broad Street outbreak?

4. In 1854 if a letter was sent by mail at 9 a.m., when would the recipient across town receive it?

5. In Building the Case, of the 83 deaths recorded on Farr's list, how many of those were in houses that were closer to the Broad Street pump than any other water source?

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