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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 speaker of the Senate in 1793?
(a) Samuel Powel.
(b) Mason Brighting.
(c) John Whitcomb.
(d) Jason Manning.

2. What was the name of the second-year medical student who volunteered to help at Bush Hill?
(a) Charles Caldwell.
(b) Edward Franklin.
(c) Isaac Hayes.
(d) Mason Davidson.

3. Where did federal department heads move their offices?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Milbourne.
(c) Mercersburg.
(d) Germantown.

4. Who lent his house to George and Martha Washington?
(a) Matthew Clarkson
(b) Benjamin Rush.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Robert Morris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?

2. What was the name of one of the rivers that was drying up near Philadelphia?

3. How many people do historians estimate fled from Philadelphia during the fever?

4. On August 27, how many senators from the Pennsylvania legislature met at the state house?

5. How many shops were in Philadelphia in 1793?

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