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

2. How many died on September 8?
(a) 42.
(b) 51.
(c) 64.
(d) 38.

3. Where did the sloop Amelia come from?
(a) Santo Domingo.
(b) Bahamas.
(c) Borneo.
(d) Antigua.

4. How many rooms were there in Bush Hill?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

5. How many people who contracted yellow fever usually died from it?
(a) 75 percent.
(b) 10 percent.
(c) 25 percent.
(d) 50 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many humors did physicians believe there were in the human body?

2. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?

3. How many representatives met at the state house on August 27?

4. What was the name of the doctor who had studied yellow fever, but never seen it?

5. How old was Catherine LeMaigre when she became ill?

(see the answer key)

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