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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven: A Modern-Day Time Bomb.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the average yearly income in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) $100.
(b) $200.
(c) $400.
(d) $300.

2. What was the name of Clarkson's son who died during the plague?
(a) James.
(b) William.
(c) Gerard.
(d) Peter.

3. To Catherine LeMaigre, what part of her body did she feel as though it was burning up?
(a) Head.
(b) Back.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Face.

4. What was Charles Willson Peale's wife's name?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Patience.
(c) Martha.
(d) Betsy.

5. By the time Dr. Rush contracted yellow fever, how many doctors had died?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lent his house to George and Martha Washington?

2. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. What was the name of a man who lost his entire family, including his wife, to the plague; and then married again?

4. From Rev.Helmuth's congregation, how many died at the beginning of October?

5. On October 17, which committee member wrote in the official minutes that the fever was winning?

(see the answer key)

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