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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where did the cholera epidemic start?
Indonesia
India
China
- 2. Multiple Choice
When did the cholera epidemic start in Britain?
1830
1831
1832
1833
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which English city was badly affected by cholera in 1832?
Leeds
Manchester
Liverpool
Bradford
- 4. Fill in the Blank
What did people think caused cholera?
- 5. Multiple Choice
What actually caused cholera?
Dirty streets
Overcrowding
Contaminated water
Poor living conditions
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did ordinary people respond to cholera?
They used herbal remedies from apothecaries.
They used homemade remedies such as mustard poultices.
They burned incense and carried sweet smelling herbs.
They wore masks and avoided contact with the sick.
- 7. Multiple Choice
How did the church respond to the cholera epidemic?
They organised a national day of fasting, humiliation and worship.
They encouraged people to whip themselves.
They made people walk barefoot.
They send people on pilgrimages.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did the government respond to the cholera epidemic?
They circulated information about cholera.
They gave speeches about cholera.
They set up Boards of Health and cholera hospitals.
- 9. Fill in the Blank
Who discovered the real cause of cholera?
- 10. Fill in the Blank
Who discovered the link between dirt and disease?
- 11. Multiple Choice
When was cholera identified as a water-borne disease?
1840s
1850s
1860s
1870s
- 12. Multiple Choice
How many people died of cholera in England, between 1831-32?
11,000
21,000
31,000
41,000
- 13. Multiple Choice
How many people died of cholera during the second outbreak of 1848?
45,000
55,000
65,000
75,000
- 14. Multiple Choice
The cholera germ was discovered by Filippo Pacini.
When was the cholera germ discovered?
1851
1852
1853
1854
- 15. Multiple Choice
When did the cholera epidemic end in Britain?
1880
1890
1900
1910
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