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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. When had Dr. Rush seen a similar sickness before?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1750.
(c) 1771.
(d) 1762.

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

3. What did A.B., a contributor to "Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser," find in rainwater barrels?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Dead cats.
(c) Dead dogs.
(d) Mosquitoes.

4. When was the last time that there was a yellow fever epidemic?
(a) 1762.
(b) 1719.
(c) 1784.
(d) 1684,

5. When did a savage storm hit the city bringing winds and torrents of rain?
(a) August 21.
(b) August 30.
(c) August 25.
(d) August 29.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did federal department heads move their offices?

2. Where did the sloop Amelia come from?

3. Where was the city almshouse located?

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

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

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