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

2. What was the name of one of the rivers that was drying up near Philadelphia?
(a) Lehigh.
(b) Allegheny.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Susquehanna.

3. What was the name of the doctor who had studied yellow fever, but never seen it?
(a) Dr. Samuel Griffitts.
(b) Dr. Benjamin Rush.
(c) Dr. Benjamin Duffield.
(d) Dr. William Currie.

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

5. How old was Catherine LeMaigre when she became ill?
(a) 41.
(b) 22.
(c) 33
(d) 27.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the governor of Pennsylvania in 1793?

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

4. What day of the week did Catherine LeMaigre die?

5. How long had medical professionals believed that disease was caused by body humors being out of balance?

(see the answer key)

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