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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. In Building the Case, when did survivors who reported consuming large quantities of water from the Broad Street pump do their drinking?
(a) After Tuesday.
(b) After Saturday.
(c) After Sunday.
(d) After Monday.

2. By September 5, how many residents of the Golden Square neighborhood died in the last 5 days?
(a) 450.
(b) More than 500.
(c) About 300.
(d) 630.

3. In 1854, what was the population of London?
(a) 1 1/2 million.
(b) 2 1/2 million.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 1 million.

4. In All Smell is Disease, how many homes in 1849 were found to have offensive smells from bad drainage?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 1,000.

5. By the end of the 1800s, how much teas was imported to England?
(a) 15,000 tons.
(b) 9,000 tons.
(c) 13,000 tons.
(d) 11,000 tons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In All Smell is Disease, what did the records Farr showed Snow reveal about the number of deaths in Soho between Thursday and Saturday?

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

4. In Building the Case, how many quarts of Broad Street water did a boy tell Whitehead he had drunk from the Broad Street pump?

5. Who was the first Englishman to die from cholera in Britain?

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