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Otto von Guericke was the mayor of what German city in what year when he designed an air pump?
 
 

a. Magdeburg in 1698 c. Magdeburg in 1654
  b. Munich in 1698 d. Munich in 1654



Question 2

What piece of infrastructure was built in London in response to three outbreaks of cholera?
 
 

a. Telegraph lines to report outbreaks c. Sewers to get rid of waste water
  b. Ports to quarantine the sick d. Ports to bring in more shipments of medicine



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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Otto von Guericke was mayor of Magdeburg in 1654 when he designed his air pump.



Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Sewers were built to clean up England following three outbreaks of cholera between 1831 and 1866 that caused the death rate by starvation or disease to rise by a third and left England on the verge of anarchy.



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