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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wednesday, September 6: Building the Case.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue, when was the first time that cholera was known to exist on British soil?
(a) 1826.
(b) 1797.
(c) 1743.
(d) 1831.

3. In Building the Case, upon what skills did Snow's cholera theory ultimately depend?
(a) Researcher.
(b) Sociologist.
(c) Inventor.
(d) Physician.

4. In Building the Case, what was the career of St. Luke's scripture reader?
(a) Professor.
(b) Grenadier guard.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Grocer.

5. When did Thomas and Sarah Lewis's infant daughter become sick?
(a) August 30, 1854.
(b) August 5, 1854.
(c) August 28, 1854.
(d) August 1, 1854.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Building the Case, when did survivors who reported consuming large quantities of water from the Broad Street pump do their drinking?

2. In 1846 what did Edwin Chadwick tell a parliamentary committee that the problem of London sewage was?

3. By September 4, how many workers at the Eley Brothers factory had gotten cholera?

4. During the cholera outbreak of 1831, what group of individuals did Snow treat?

5. By September 4, how many workers at the Lion Brewery had contracted cholera?

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