Typhoid Mary Quiz
Authored by Kelly Schlitt
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Why was typhoid such a serious disease?
It gave people a rash.
It caused people to die.
It spread through the air.
Only woman got it.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
How was Mary Mallon involved with typhoid?
She cooked for families and spread the disease.
She nursed families through the illness.
She caught typhoid and nearly died.
She got it from one of the children she watched.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Why did George Soper follow Mary?
He wanted to date her.
He was investigating the disease.
He wanted Mary to cook for his family.
She looked like someone he used to know.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What did the city government decide to do about Mary?
Have her killed.
Give her a job in the government.
Allow her to work as a cook in a restaurant.
Lock her up on an island.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What made Mary infamous?
She was a good cook.
She liked to be in the spot light.
She was famous for being bad.
She lived on an island by herself.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which is NOT a true statement of how typhoid spread?
It can be transferred to food if you don't wash your hands.
Germs that are passed after using the toilet.
it is caused by germs that live inside the body
It came from spoiled milk
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
When the doctor first told Mary she had typhoid and was a carrier she didn't believe them.
true
false
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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