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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. When Snow studied at Hunterian School of Medicine, how long did it take him to obtain his apothecary and surgeon's license?
(a) 2 1/2 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 3 1/2 years.

3. When did Florence Nightingale write her "Notes on Nursing"?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1849.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1853.

4. In The Investigator, in July 1849, how many people died on Thomas Street in Horsleydown?
(a) About 12.
(b) 11.
(c) Around 10.
(d) 9.

5. In The Investigator, how many blocks were ravished by cholera?
(a) 8 square blocks.
(b) 5 square blocks.
(c) 7 square blocks.
(d) 3 square blocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Snow when he apprenticed to a surgeon on Newcastle-on-Tyne?

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

3. In Building the Case, what part of the body was affected by cholera?

4. In 1842, what was the average age of death for the well-to-do male?

5. In 1850, how many gallons of water a day were used by the average London household?

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