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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. Where was the city almshouse located?
(a) Main St.
(b) Ashton St.
(c) Spruce St.
(d) Water St.

2. How many physicians from the College of Physicians showed up when Matthew Clarkson called a meeting?
(a) 34.
(b) 25.
(c) 48.
(d) 16.

3. How many times a day did Charles Willson Peale fire a musket inside his house?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

4. How many people lived in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 48,000.
(b) 51,000.
(c) 72,000.
(d) 33,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nationality of the sailor who had a fever and seizures before he died on August 3?

2. How often would Catherine LeMaigre vomit?

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

4. Where was the mansion located that was commandeered for a place to care for seriously ill patients?

5. How many people who contracted yellow fever usually died from it?

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