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

2. In 1854, where was the scientist from who discovered a small comma-shaped organism in the intestinal mucosa of a cholera victim?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

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

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

5. In The Night-Soil Men, what hours did the night-soil men work?
(a) 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.
(b) 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.
(c) Midnight to 5 a.m.
(d) 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. By September 5, how many residents of the Golden Square neighborhood died in the last 5 days?

2. What did Whithead mix Broad Street water with at the end of The Investigator?

3. Which college did Henry Whitehead attend at Oxford?

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

5. How long did Queen Victoria inhale chloroform when she had her eighth child?

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