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

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

3. How many physicians from the College of Physicians showed up when Matthew Clarkson called a meeting?
(a) 34.
(b) 48.
(c) 16.
(d) 25.

4. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?
(a) Blepharitis.
(b) Amblyopia.
(c) Cataracts.
(d) Strabismus.

5. How old was Catherine LeMaigre when she became ill?
(a) 27.
(b) 33
(c) 41.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did A.B., a contributor to "Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser," find in rainwater barrels?

2. How many people who contracted yellow fever usually died from it?

3. Who was the owner of Bush Hill?

4. How many times a day did Charles Willson Peale fire a musket inside his house?

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

(see the answer key)

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