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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: By Twelve Only.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many blacks were Jones and Allen in direct contact with who might have helped tend the sick?
(a) 300.
(b) 350.
(c) 250.
(d) 150.

2. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?
(a) 39.
(b) 57.
(c) 60.
(d) 48.

3. Where did Jones and Allen discover a house where the mother was dead, the father was dying, and the children were huddled together, frightened and hungry?
(a) Emsley's Alley.
(b) Main St.
(c) Beckett's Allley.
(d) Water St.

4. Besides the mayor, how many members were on the illegal special committee formed to run Philadelphia?
(a) 34.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 26.

5. What doctor wrote about the disgusting aspects of the vomit that spewed from fever victims?
(a) William Lewis.
(b) Walter Reed.
(c) Isaac Cathrall.
(d) Benjamin Rush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the owner of Bush Hill?

2. What was Catherine LeMaigre's husband's name?

3. How many children did Clarkson have?

4. How many Overseers were in charge of managing the city almshouse?

5. Who was the speaker of the Senate in 1793?

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