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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington meet as they traveled toward Philadelphia?
(a) Boston.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Concord.
(d) Manhattan.

2. What state refused to allow a ship from Philadelphia to land and take on water?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New York.
(d) Delaware.

3. When did President Washington leave Mount Vernon and head north?
(a) October 28.
(b) November 12.
(c) October 17.
(d) November 4.

4. On what day did the death toll fall below thirty?
(a) November 1.
(b) October 31.
(c) November 4.
(d) October 26.

5. When Rush contracted yellow fever again, how many days did he spend confined to bed unable to lift his head?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

6. What was the name of a man who lost his entire family, including his wife, to the plague; and then married again?
(a) Matthews.
(b) Williams.
(c) Collins.
(d) Roberts.

7. When was someone hired to design and construct Philadelphia's first waterworks?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1795.
(c) 1799.
(d) 1812.

8. In the 1700s, what was often prescribed to break a slight fever?
(a) Milk.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Herb tea.

9. What was the name of William Cobbett's paper?
(a) The Daily News.
(b) The Daily Prophet.
(c) The Eagle's Courier.
(d) The Porcupine's Gazette.

10. Who wrote that Death was riding triumphant on a pale horse at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Elhanan Winchester.
(b) Evan Manning.
(c) Anderson Ryan.
(d) Martin Whitcomb.

11. How much more did the committee spend than it had received in donations?
(a) $1,439.17.
(b) $5,312.11.
(c) $12,194.05.
(d) $3,245.12.

12. When did the Black Plague strike in England?
(a) 1721.
(b) 1549.
(c) 1438.
(d) 1664.

13. How old was the servant boy that Dr. Rush trained to open a vein and see the sick?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

14. At the beginning of Chapter 6, about how many persons were ill with the fever?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 7,000.

15. What was the occupation of a man named Mr. Brooks who reopened his shop on October 31 and died of yellow fever on November 3?
(a) Apothecary.
(b) Cabinetmaker.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Silversmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of church did Reverend Mr. Helmuth pastor?

2. How often had the College of Physicians promised to meet during the plague?

3. How old was Dr. Deveze in 1793?

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

5. During the plague, how many days might it take for a letter to be sent to or from Philadelphia?

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