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John Snow

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Cholera have its first outbreak?

a)

1821

b)

1831

c)

1841

d)

1851

2.

How many people did the SECOND cholera outbreak kill in 1855?

a)

400,000

b)

20,000

c)

200,000

d)

40,000

3.

Pick the incorrect statement. People originally tried to get rid of cholera by ...

a)

... burning tar and vinegar.

b)

... removing the pump handle from Broad Street.

c)

... wearing lucky charms.

d)

... burning the bedding and clothing of victims.

4.

When did John Snow publish his book about cholera?

a)

1849

b)

1859

c)

1869

d)

1879

5.

How did John Snow think cholera was spread?

a)

Miasma

b)

Water

c)

Bacteria

6.

How did people react when John Snow first published his book?

a)

You're amazing John Snow!

b)

You know nothing John Snow!

7.

Which area of London did Snow investigate a cholera epidemic?

a)

Bond Street

b)

Broad Street

c)

Bean Street

d)

Bored Street

8.

How did John Snow collect all of his data on the cholera victims?

a)

On his phone

b)

On a map

c)

In a notebook

d)

In his head

9.

What did he discover about the water pump?

a)

Human waste was leaking into the well

b)

Chemicals from factories leaking into the well

c)

A dead rat in the well

d)

A boy had fallen into the well

10.

True or false? After John Snow discovered what caused cholera there were no more epidemics.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Why did the government not pass a new law after John Snow's discovery?

a)

Wealthy people didn't want to pay more taxes

b)

The government couldn't be bothered

c)

No one wanted the government interfering in their lives

d)

No one believed John Snow was right

12.

What changes were eventually made to London in 1858?

a)

No more water pumps

b)

Better sewage system

c)

Broad Street pump was destroyed

d)

People drank rain water instead

13.

Which factors led to John Snow making his discovery?

a)

Chance

b)

Church

c)

Individuals

d)

Attitudes: Seeking improvements

e)

Government

14.

What did Louis Pasteur discover in 1861 which made people believe John Snow's theory?

a)

Germs

b)

Miasma

c)

Four Humours

d)

Human dissection

15.

Where did the first outbreak of cholera happen?

a)

Middlesbrough

b)

Newcastle

c)

Sunderland

d)

Hartlepool