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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: It Was Our Duty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many families did Jones and Allen visit in one day?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

2. What did A.B., a contributor to "Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser," find in rainwater barrels?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Dead cats.
(d) Dead dogs.

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

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

5. How many representatives met at the state house on August 27?
(a) 18.
(b) 23.
(c) 36.
(d) 41.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?

2. After a sailor died in a boarding house, who was the next person to die?

3. Where did the sloop Amelia come from?

4. How many groups in Philadelphia stepped forward and offered to help with the sick and deceased?

5. How old was Benjamin Rush in 1793?

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