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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 did the sloop Amelia come from?
(a) Bahamas.
(b) Antigua.
(c) Borneo.
(d) Santo Domingo.

2. What was the largest city in North America in 1793?
(a) Charlestown.
(b) New York.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Philadelphia.

3. What did many people sprinkle around their rooms after whitewashing them?
(a) Baking soda.
(b) Ashes.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Dirt.

4. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?
(a) 23.
(b) 37.
(c) 16.
(d) 41.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many humors did physicians believe there were in the human body?

2. What was the name of the second-year medical student who volunteered to help at Bush Hill?

3. Where was the militia company stationed that shot off a cannon in Chapter 4?

4. According to Dr. Hodge, where did the first deaths from the fever happen?

5. What was the name of the doctor who had studied yellow fever, but never seen it?

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