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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four: Confusion, Distress, and Utter Desolation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the militia company stationed that shot off a cannon in Chapter 4?
(a) Fort Ligonier.
(b) Fort Gaddis.
(c) Fort Allen.
(d) Fort Mifflin.

2. On August 27, how many senators from the Pennsylvania legislature met at the state house?
(a) 12.
(b) 17.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

3. How long did George Washington plan to be gone from Philadelphia when he left the city?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 15 days.
(d) 1 month.

4. Who was the speaker of the Senate in 1793?
(a) Mason Brighting.
(b) John Whitcomb.
(c) Jason Manning.
(d) Samuel Powel.

5. Where was the city almshouse located?
(a) Ashton St.
(b) Water St.
(c) Spruce St.
(d) Main St.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of the state house building were the rooms of Joseph Fry, the doorkeeper who died from the fever?

2. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?

3. How many of his children did Charles Willson Peale shut inside his museum-residence along with himself and his wife?

4. How did Louis XVI die?

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

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