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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?
(a) Cesspools.
(b) Trenches.
(c) Canals.
(d) Sinks.

2. Who was the owner of Bush Hill?
(a) Robert Ashworth.
(b) William Hamilton.
(c) George Smythe.
(d) David Browning.

3. How many humors did physicians believe there were in the human body?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

4. When was the Free African Society founded?
(a) 1764.
(b) 1787.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1772.

5. When did Clarkson ask the physicians from the College of Physicians to come to a meeting about the plague?
(a) August 19.
(b) August 14.
(c) August 25.
(d) August 28.

6. What illness was seen in January of 1793?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Measles.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Scarlet fever.

7. How many people do historians estimate fled from Philadelphia during the fever?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 35,000.
(d) 15,000.

8. How many Guardians were in charge of caring for the poor who did not live in the city almshouse?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 34.

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

10. How many shops were in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 415.
(b) 312.
(c) 229.
(d) 184.

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

12. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) August 3.
(b) August 1.
(c) July 15.
(d) July 31.

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

14. Who lent his house to George and Martha Washington?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Matthew Clarkson
(c) Benjamin Rush.
(d) Robert Morris.

15. How many of his children did Charles Willson Peale shut inside his museum-residence along with himself and his wife?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a savage storm hit the city bringing winds and torrents of rain?

2. Where did John Bill Ricketts take his circus for the summer?

3. What was the name of the newspaper that was printed at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?

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

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